Runvas

Run a wordor a heart, a star, your name.

Type a word or pick a shape and say how far you want to run. Runvas finds the streets that draw it, then you go run it.

Get it on the App Store Or make one in your browser

Free for iPhone with iOS 17 or later, in 10 languages.

13 routes Runvas fitted around Manhattan. Every line runs on a real street.

In the app

  1. The Runvas app showing the word RUN drawn on the streets of Barcelona

    Words and shapes on your streets

    Type a word, pick a shape or draw your own. Runvas fits it to the streets near you at the distance you choose.

  2. A half marathon training plan in Runvas, with today’s intervals drawn as a star

    Free training plans

    Plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and 50K. Each workout comes with a route, so today’s intervals might be a star.

  3. Today’s workout as a heart-shaped route through Midtown Manhattan

    Then go run it

    Follow the route with turn-by-turn directions, and Runvas records the run as you go.

Free training plans

Beginner, intermediate and advanced plans, with every week written out. Read them here, or let the app lay one out around your race date with a route for every run.

  1. 5K8 weeksLongest run 4.3 mi7 km to 8.1 mi13 km
  2. 10K10 weeksLongest run 6.2 mi10 km to 10.6 mi17 km
  3. Half marathon12 weeksLongest run 11.2 mi18 km to 14.3 mi23 km
  4. Marathon16 weeksLongest run 18.6 mi30 km to 21.1 mi34 km
  5. 50K ultra20 weeksLongest run 19.9 mi32 km to 24.9 mi40 km

Website or app?

runvas.app, in any browser

  • Words, five shapes, or a route you draw
  • Any distance from half a mile up
  • GPX download for your watch
  • A link to share the route
Make a route

Runvas for iPhone

  • Words, shapes, or a route you draw
  • Training plans, 5K to 50K
  • Turn-by-turn directions while you run
  • Routes traced from a photo
  • Share cards for finished runs
  • In 10 languages
Get the app

Questions

Is Runvas free?
Yes. The app and the website are free. There are no ads and you don’t need an account.
Can I use my route in Strava or Garmin?
Yes, as a GPX file. Download it from any route on runvas.app, then import it into Strava, Garmin Connect, Komoot or your watch as a route.
Where does it work?
Anywhere OpenStreetMap has streets. Grid cities like Manhattan, Chicago and Barcelona give the cleanest letters. Shapes like hearts and circles cope better with winding streets than words do.
Is there an Android app?
It’s coming soon. Until then, runvas.app works on any phone, and you can download its routes as GPX for your watch or running app.
Who makes Runvas?
. Questions and route ideas go to ryantempledeveloper@gmail.com, or find Runvas on Instagram at @runvas.app.