Event date, goal time.

When you have a specific race in the next few months, telling the AI about it makes the program peak around the date instead of running on a generic schedule. Edit in Settings → Training inputs → Program shape under your stream’s preferences card.

What each field does

• Event / race date — anchors the peak. The AI counts back from this date to place the threshold and race-prep phases.
• Goal type (marathon only) — finish strong / personal best / specific time / qualify. Drives whether goal-time work is prescribed at all.
• Goal time — your target finish time. Used as the pace anchor for race-pace work in the final third of the block.
• Goal-time range (marathon only) — a single time vs a range. Useful when you’re between paces — the AI prescribes the lower of the two for race-specific sessions.
• First marathon / first half / first hyrox — when on, the aerobic base phase extends and threshold work starts later. Conservative-volume opt-in for users who haven’t raced the distance before.
• Walk breaks (full marathon only) — opts you into a run-walk pacing structure on long runs. Off by default.

Hybrid users can also set an optional event from the Hybrid preferences card — when set, the slider still drives strength-vs-cardio balance but the program times the peak around the event. Changes apply to next week’s plan.