Science-Based Training
RUN FASTER.
RECOVER SMARTER.
Norwegian Method training plans that adapt to your body. Heart-rate zones, threshold protocols, and VO2max training — built on the research behind Olympic champions.
Norwegian Method training plans that adapt to your body. Heart-rate zones, threshold protocols, and VO2max training — built on the research behind Olympic champions.
Whether you're training solo or leading a team, StartLane gives you the same science-backed system.
Get a personalized training plan based on your heart rate zones, current fitness, and goals.
Manage your team's training, monitor recovery, and build season plans — all in one place.
StartLane replaces the spreadsheets, group texts, and guesswork. Set up your team in minutes — athletes join with an invite code and start training on science-backed plans you control.
Set Up My Team Free
Create your team, get an invite code, share it with your athletes. They sign up and appear on your roster automatically. Assign squads, levels, and track status.
Generate Norwegian Method or periodized plans for your athletes. Assign by individual or squad. Every workout has HR targets and pace prescriptions.
Build your season calendar with A/B/C meet priorities. The plan auto-tapers your athletes for priority meets. Sync to calendar with one click.
Athletes log readiness, sleep, soreness, HRV, and hydration every morning. You see recovery trends across your entire roster at a glance.
Need to modify a workout for an athlete? Swap, reduce, or add rest days with a reason and coach note. The athlete sees your adjustment immediately.
Get flagged when an athlete's readiness drops, HRV trends down, or they miss check-ins. Catch overtraining before it becomes an injury.
StartLane is designed for high school and college cross-country coaches. Free to start, no per-athlete fees during beta.
StartLane is built on the Norwegian Method — the training system used by Jakob Ingebrigtsen's team and backed by peer-reviewed sports science.
“The most undervalued thing in endurance training is consistency. Small gains, compounded.”
Every workout has a specific heart rate target. No guessing, no gray zone. Your zones are calculated from your age or tested max HR.
Calculate My ZonesAge, current pace, heart rate. 2 minutes. We calculate your 5 training zones.
8-week block or race-specific periodization. Every session has HR targets and paces.
Log workouts, record recovery, or import device data. The plan adapts to you.
Run faster at the same heart rate. After 8 weeks, the data shows your improvement.
Every logged workout feeds your progress. Watch your pace drop at the same heart rate — that's your aerobic engine getting stronger.
No credit card. Generate your first plan in 2 minutes.