Missed a Run? Review the Rest of Your Week

Separate the record from the decision

Was the run skipped, recorded on another device or simply waiting to sync? These are different situations. Check recent movement and pending imports before treating an empty calendar entry as evidence that no running happened.

Then identify the reason for the disruption. A meeting changes available time. Feeling unwell or having pain raises a different question. A calendar adjustment cannot establish whether exercise is appropriate for you.

Ask three useful questions

• Is the activity history accurate, including any run recorded elsewhere?
• Which upcoming days and time limits are still realistic?
• Has your current check-in or any professional restriction changed?

This is a planning checklist. It does not tell you how much training to add, remove or repeat. The purpose and spacing of sessions require context beyond an empty square in a calendar.

An example: a meeting replaces a run

Choose the workflow that matches the disruption

A temporary schedule change can cover upcoming dates from tomorrow through the next fourteen days. No running removes running on those dates; Less time can shorten runs; Fewer running days removes runs on days you cannot use without adding work to the others. Completed or started sessions remain in history. The accepted calendar changes only after acceptance.

A separate eligible move to today can move an upcoming easy or run/walk session and make its original day rest. It does not add running or turn an old skip into a completed session. Recovery limits can rule it out. A longer interruption can use the separate pause-plan flow and a fresh review when returning.

Follow the change-your-week instructions, or see how the accepted running week works.

Review the whole week, including strength and an event goal

Optional strength shares Plan with running, but keeps its own records. Read any strength changes in the same temporary preview. No running does not mean all training is removed: planned strength can remain, subject to existing recovery checks. See how strength fits beside your runs before assuming a calendar edit covers both.

An event date stays fixed when you change availability. If the remaining preparation no longer fits, review the goal rather than assuming the app will move the event or squeeze missed sessions in. The half-marathon app workflow explains goal setup and review without supplying a universal training plan.

When a missed run is not a scheduling problem

NHS guidance says not to run while in pain and describes seeking help for running injuries. This article cannot provide an injury assessment or a return dose. If the break concerns injury, follow your treating professional’s instructions and read the separate return-to-running workflow and limits.