“NOBODY BEATS ME FIRST TRY. NOBODY.”
The beep test sucks. It has demonic powers stronger than Final Destination. There’s only one way to beat it before it beats you… cheat the beep.
Outsmart the beep.
- Pacing cues At 70, 80 and 90% of every shuttle: know where you should be before the beep.
- A weekly plan Steady runs, goal intervals and practice tests, three runs a week.
- Apple Watch Run it from your wrist with haptic cues.
- 3 free sessions No account. Nothing leaves your phone.
Free to try · iPhone + Apple Watch
How it worksPacing cues
Hear where you should be, three times a shuttle
Three short cues sound at 70%, 80% and 90% of every shuttle, so you can hear whether you are ahead or behind before the beep arrives — not after. It is the difference between learning the pace and chasing it.
“WHO TAUGHT YOU TO PACE? WAS IT THE APP? IT WAS THE APP.”
The plan
Outsmart the beep.
First session: a benchmark beep test. Then three runs a week, never back to back. We suggest Monday, Thursday, Saturday, but it’s flexible.
- Mon Steady run 500 m or 1 km at your PB pace, held by the Pacer.
- Thu Goal intervals Big Scary Goal pace. 30 s on, 30 s off, 4 reps, 3 sets.
- Sat Beep test practice The full test, with the cues at 70, 80 and 90%.
Never back to back. Miss a day and the rest of the week re-spaces itself around a rest day.
New in the app: a how-it-works walkthrough that plays the 70, 80 and 90% cues before your first run, and a Home dashboard with this week’s sessions, your PB, your Big Goal, the gap between them and your streak.
The app
What you’ll be looking at
Apple Watch
Run from your wrist.
Run from your wrist with haptics for every cue and beep. Leave the phone on the sideline.
“THE BEEPS ARE WARMED UP. ARE YOU?”
Before you start
It is designed to beat you.
The beep test is a maximal fitness test: it is designed to be run until you cannot keep up.
It is demanding. Consult a doctor before undertaking strenuous exercise, particularly if you have a heart or respiratory condition, an injury or have not exercised recently. Warm up first, run on a flat non-slip surface, and stop immediately if you feel dizzy, faint, unwell or in pain.
This app is a training aid. It is not medical advice, it does not assess your fitness to take part, and it is not a substitute for the official assessment conducted by a recruiting agency.