OPTIRUN BASE+ — FOR EKIDEN & DISTANCE TEAMS

Protect athletes from injury.
Optimize their performance.

A training-management platform built for ekiden and distance teams. Visualize training load scientifically, and let each athlete's tapering plan toward their target race optimize itself automatically. Go beyond "just logging data" — guide every athlete to a successful peak.

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Dashboard

Dashboard

EA Monitor

EA Monitor

Training Log

Training Log

19-79%
Annual incidence of running-related injuries
Knee
Most common injury site
+30%
Sharp weekly mileage increases raise injury risk

That's why daily monitoring of training load and condition matters. OptiRun BASE tracks ACWR (acute:chronic workload ratio) and daily readiness to catch warning signs before pain starts. (van Gent et al. 2007 / Nielsen et al. 2014)

Key Features

Everything your team needs to run itself.

Scientific Load Management

Track distance, pace, and sRPE, and visualize weekly and monthly load. ACWR and distance-spike detection help prevent injuries caused by sudden load increases.

Automatic Tapering

Working backward from the target race, generate an optimal tapering plan for each athlete automatically. Plan the load reduction and guide every athlete to a successful peak.

Condition Monitoring

Log sleep, fatigue, body weight, and resting heart rate daily to catch changes in athlete condition early.

Coach Dashboard

See the whole team's condition and load at a glance, and spot at-risk athletes instantly.

Device Integration

Sync with Garmin Connect, Strava, and Apple HealthKit to import heart rate, runs, and sleep data automatically — no manual entry required.

Energy Availability (EA) Monitoring

Detect drops in energy availability early and send alerts, supporting each athlete's underlying condition.

Research Collaboration

Expert insight behind the load model.

Timothy Liau

Research Engineer, OptiRun BASE

Research collaborator on our training load model. Working on state-space formulations of load prediction and integrating heart-rate-based (TRIMP) metrics into next-generation load analytics.

DEVICES

Works with the devices
you already use.

Activities, heart rate, and sleep sync automatically — daily monitoring without manual entry.

GARMIN

Garmin

Activities, laps & heart rate

Strava

Strava

Activity sync

COROS

COROS

Activities, sleep & HRV

Polar

Polar

Activities

Apple Health

Apple Health

iOS workouts, sleep & heart rate

Health Connect

Health Connect

Android workouts, sleep & heart rate

No device? No problem — every feature also works with manual entry.

Plans & Pricing

Every plan includes every feature. Simple, per-member pricing.

Free

Personal use & trial

Teams up to 5 members

Free up to 5 members

  • Condition logging
  • Training logging
  • ACWR analysis
  • Sleep analysis
  • EA management
  • Coach dashboard
Start for free

High school

For high school clubs

High school track & field

¥9,800 ~/mo (incl. tax)

Up to 20¥9,800/mo
21-40¥14,800/mo
41+¥19,800/mo

Within the same band the fee does not change, however many you add

  • All features included
  • Unlimited members
  • Unlimited coach accounts
  • Team chat
  • Goal management
  • Reconditioning
Sign the contract online

Corporate & club

For corporate teams & clubs

Corporate teams & clubs

¥14,800 ~/mo (incl. tax)

Up to 15¥14,800/mo
16-30¥22,800/mo
31+¥29,800/mo

Within the same band the fee does not change, however many you add

  • All features included
  • Unlimited members
  • Unlimited coach accounts
  • Team chat
  • Goal management
  • Reconditioning
Sign the contract online

HOW TO START

STEP 1

Apply via the form

About one minute: plan, team size, contact. No charge at this point.

STEP 2

Sign the contract online

Review and e-sign via the emailed link. No printing or mailing required.

STEP 3

Start right after signing

All features are activated automatically. An invoice follows by bank transfer.

From application to signed contract and activation, everything is completed online. Contact us to discuss a free trial. Bank transfer (invoice) and Stripe online payment supported. Cancel anytime — card subscriptions via the billing page, invoice contracts with a single email.

Optional add-ons "Running Science Lecture Videos" and "Running Science Columns" are also available.

Ambassadors

Trusted on the field.

Teams building their programs with OptiRun BASE+ under our ambassador partnership.

FAQ

Questions we hear before teams sign up.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Teams of up to 5 athletes use every feature for free, with no card required and no time limit. Beyond that, each team pays a flat monthly fee based on its size band: high school programs from 9,800 JPY, university programs from 14,800 JPY, and clubs and corporate teams from 14,800 JPY. Within a band the price does not change as athletes are added.

Which watches and services does it sync with?

Garmin, COROS, Polar, Strava, Apple Health on iOS and Health Connect on Android. Once connected, duration, distance, heart rate, laps and sleep are imported automatically, so athletes only log how they feel.

Can athletes without a GPS watch use it?

Yes. Sessions can be entered by hand and training load is calculated from session RPE, so squads where only some athletes own a watch are still fully covered on one dashboard.

How is this different from a general athlete monitoring platform?

Most athlete monitoring platforms are sport-agnostic and focus on collecting and sharing wellness data. OptiRun BASE is built for distance running and turns that data into distance-specific decisions: training load via sRPE and ACWR, energy availability, injury risk flags and taper evaluation, with automatic import from GPS watches so daily compliance stays realistic across a season. See how to choose an athlete monitoring app.

Is the app available in English?

Yes. The iOS app, the Android app and the web dashboard are all available in English. Pricing is billed in Japanese yen.

Who can see an athlete's data?

Only the athlete and the coaching staff of that athlete's team. Athlete data is never sent to external generative AI services. See the privacy policy for details.

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