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iPhone · Marathon training

Your calm road to
the start line.

Taper is a marathon coach in plain English. An adaptive plan that learns from your runs, gut-friendly fuelling you actually practise, and gentle nudges to keep you on track — without the jargon or the noise.

Free during beta  ·  Works with Apple Health  ·  No ads

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Taper does the thinking so you can just run. Tap once for the exact numbers — the rest stays quietly out of the way.

A plan in plain words

Tell Taper your race and recent times. It builds a full base‑build‑peak‑taper marathon plan — explained simply, with the exact paces a tap away.

Learns from your runs

Connect Apple Health and Taper ticks off sessions automatically, re‑estimates your fitness, and quietly adapts the weeks ahead.

A coach in your pocket

An on‑device read on how training's going — what's working, what to ease off, and an honest check on your goal as race day nears.

Gentle reminders

A calm nudge for each day's session at the time you choose, a confirmation when a run logs, and a weekly note from your coach.

Strength, made clear

Optional strength on your chosen days, with tap‑to‑learn guides for every exercise so you're never guessing what to do.

Race day or just for fun

Training for a marathon? Get the full plan. Running casually? Switch to a rolling weekly rhythm — no countdown, no pressure.

The bit most plans skip

Train your gut, not just your legs.

Most runners hit the wall because they never practised eating on the move. Taper builds fuelling into your long runs — so race‑day carbs feel routine, not a gamble.

  • Carb targets that ramp with your long runs
  • A practised race‑day fuelling plan
  • Gut‑training so your stomach is ready too

“The fittest legs in the world won't finish a marathon on an empty tank. Taper makes fuelling a habit you've already rehearsed.”

Up and running in a minute

No long forms, no account required. Add a race whenever you're ready.

1

Tell it about you

Your training days, a recent race time, and whether you've got a marathon on the calendar.

2

Get your plan

A week‑by‑week plan with paces, fuelling and strength — all explained in plain English.

3

Just run

Taper tracks your runs, adapts the plan, and keeps you calm all the way to the start line.

Be an early tester

Taper is in private TestFlight beta with a small group of early runners. Want in? Email us and we'll send you an invite.

Request a beta invite