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Planned Workouts.
Tomorrow, already configured.
Schedule a workout for tomorrow morning. PeakPulse drops it on your calendar, pulls a WeatherKit forecast at your actual trailhead, pre-caches the map tiles, and has Return-to-Home armed before you wake up. Decide the night before, leave first thing.
City weather lies to mountain athletes
You live at 1,200 feet. Your favorite trailhead is at 4,800. The weather widget on your phone tells you "62°F and sunny." The trailhead is 48°F with patchy fog rolling through. The weather you check isn't the weather you'll be running in, and you don't always know until you get there.
PeakPulse pulls the forecast for the exact coordinates of your planned trailhead, at the exact time you plan to start. That's a different question than "weather in your city," and WeatherKit answers it well.
The trail starts where the trailhead is. So should the forecast.
What planning includes
How planning works
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Set the trailhead and start time
Pick a trailhead from your map or your past workouts. Pick a start time. Pick the activity type. That's the minimum.
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Optionally attach a route
If you have a planned route — a past run you want to repeat, a route you drew, or a saved route — attach it. This unlocks tile prefetch and accurate RTH predictions.
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Get the forecast
WeatherKit returns the forecast for your trailhead at your start time. Refreshed in the hours leading up to the workout. Color-coded if conditions become concerning.
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Wake up, leave, tap Start
The planned workout is already loaded when you arrive at the trailhead. Tap Start. Everything you configured the night before just works.
Common questions
Do I need a paid WeatherKit subscription?
No. WeatherKit is provided by Apple as part of iOS — PeakPulse uses it on your behalf. Forecast data costs you nothing.
Will planned workouts sync across my devices?
Yes. Plan on iPad, see it on iPhone and Apple Watch. Sync happens via iCloud.
What if I skip the planned workout?
Nothing happens. The calendar event remains for your records (you can configure it to auto-delete if you prefer). Your goals don't penalize you. PeakPulse isn't a streak-shamer.
Can I plan recurring workouts?
Yes. "Every Tuesday morning at 6:30 AM, hill repeats route, 90-minute RTH" — set once, applied every week. Override individual instances anytime.
Can the forecast change my plan automatically?
It can warn you. If the forecast in the hours before a planned workout crosses a threshold you've configured ("don't run in lightning," "warn me below 25°F"), PeakPulse sends a notification. You decide what to do.