
Start with your running
Connect Apple Health with your permission, or describe your recent running yourself.
Private beta · Running built around you
A training plan should fit your life—not the other way round. Build42 brings together where you are now, what you’re aiming for and the days you can realistically run.
Not yet available in the public app stores. Beta requests are handled through Project42 Apps.
A silent look inside the app, from first setup to plan progress. Video examples use demonstration data.
One clear path from where you are to what comes next.
FIRST PLAN / STEP BY STEP
Follow an experienced runner who is new to Build42 through Apple Health linking, importing recent runs, choosing a half marathon, setting a race date and selecting training days. The example builds towards the Southend Half Marathon.
A silent 40-second walkthrough using demonstration data. You can pause on any step.
HOW IT WORKS
Set your direction, shape your week, then keep an eye on the training ahead. The app gives you the detail without making the first step feel complicated.

Connect Apple Health with your permission, or describe your recent running yourself.

Pick a distance. Add an event date if you have one; you don’t need a race booked to begin.

Choose the days you can train, then see easy runs and long runs laid out week by week.

Compare planned runs with recorded runs and see how your training is going.
Screens show a private-test demonstration using synthetic running history and recorded runs.
MADE FOR REAL LIFE
Holidays happen. Work gets busy. Some weeks need to be lighter. Build42 is designed to take your availability into account and let you review changes to future training.
There is a reason behind the plan, and you can see more of it whenever you want.
Explore how plans workGOOD TO KNOW
No. With your separate permission, Build42 can use recent runs from Apple Health on iPhone or Health Connect on Android. You can also enter your recent running background manually.
No. Choose a distance first. An event date and target time are optional; Build42 does not invent them for you.
Build42 is in private testing and is not yet available from the public app stores. You can request beta access through the Project42 Apps contact form.
YOUR NEXT RUN STARTS HERE
Interested in trying Build42 while it’s being tested? Tell us a little about your running and your device.