Coach.
We’ll handle
the rest.

A professional plan-builder, paying athletes matched to you, structured workouts pushed to their watches, and automatic payouts. One place to run your coaching business. AI does the grunt work; you make the calls.

Your roster12 ACTIVE
MR
Maya R.
Marathon · 4:52 /km
CTL 62
TSB +4
TV
Tom V.
10k · 3:58 /km
CTL 48
TSB −9
PS
Priya S.
Ultra · 5:40 /km
CTL 74
TSB −2
Nightly flag: Tom V. ramping fast. Suggest easy week.
REVIEW
Team load · 12 wkCTL 61 · ATL 58
Watch it work

The toolkit, in motion.

Plan builder · Marathon 16-wk
Week 3 · BuildRECOVERY
TUE8 × 800m intervals12 km
SUN20 km long run20 km
SUN10 km easy + drills10 km
Make week 3 a recovery week
AI
Planner · Marathon 16-wk
Wed
Easy
8 km
Thu
Tempo
6 km · 32:00
Fri
Strides
6 × 20s
We bring you the athletes
Runners matched to your distance, ready to pay.

You focus on coaching, not lead-gen. Ekiden routes paying athletes to the coach who fits their event, pace, and goals.

What you get

A pro toolkit, not a stack of spreadsheets.

Everything the business of coaching needs, built on one consistent model, with the AI doing the grunt work.

01

A plan builder, not a spreadsheet

Rep builder, reusable templates, bulk edits, and taper automation. Edit a whole block in plain English and let the AI rewrite the sessions.

02

Roster analytics & anomaly flags

ATL / CTL / TSB on one consistent model across every athlete. Nightly flags surface who's ramping too fast. You approve the call, it's never automated.

03

Workouts straight to their watch

Structured sessions auto-sync to Garmin & COROS. Your athlete steps out the door with the workout already on their wrist.

04

Get paid automatically

Athletes pay your coaching business through Stripe Connect. Stripe deducts processing fees and Ekiden's commission, then pays out the balance on schedule.

How the relay works

Four legs from apply to paid.

LEG 01
Apply

Tell us who you coach and where. Two minutes, no upfront cost.

LEG 02
Get verified

We confirm you're a real, qualified coach within 48 hours.

LEG 03
Build or import

Bring your existing plans or build new ones in the editor. Templates included.

LEG 04
Coach & get paid

Matched athletes start paying. You coach; payouts land automatically.

Honest by design

No upfront cost. Commission only.

You only pay when you earn. The athlete pays your coaching business through Stripe, which deducts processing fees and Ekiden's commission before paying out the balance.

STEP 1
Athlete pays coach

Your athlete pays your coaching business through one secure recurring Stripe subscription.

STEP 2
Fees are deducted

Stripe deducts its processing fees and Ekiden's commission from each payment.

STEP 3
Coach gets paid

Your share lands on schedule, net of commission. No chasing, no invoicing, no surprises.

Founding coaches lock a preferential commission rate, for life.
Founding cohort · 10–15 coaches

Help us
build it.

We’re hand-picking 10–15 founding coaches and reaching out to each one personally. Get in early and shape the product.

Commission-free for your first 3 months
A permanent preferential rate, locked for life
Prominent placement in the marketplace
A founding badge on your coach profile
Direct input on what we build next
We reach out personally

Apply to coach

Founding · 10–15
Specialties

Founding coaches only, while we build. We’ll reach out personally.

The obvious questions.

Both work. We route paying athletes to you based on their event and pace, but you’re also free to bring your existing roster onto the platform. Either way you keep the coaching relationship.

A quick human review of who you are and your coaching background. Certifications, experience, and a profile or socials link all help. We confirm you’re a real, qualified coach within 48 hours. It’s about trust, not red tape.

We’re in pre-release now, onboarding the founding cohort of 10–15 coaches first. Founding coaches get in before public launch, help shape the product, and lock a preferential rate for life.

Workouts auto-sync to Garmin and COROS, with three platforms synced in total. Wherever your athletes are, the session lands on their wrist.

Nothing upfront. Ekiden is commission-only, so you’re paid net of commission, on schedule, via Stripe Connect. Founding coaches lock a preferential commission rate permanently, and start commission-free for their first 3 months.

Get in touch

Talk to a human.

Questions about coaching on Ekiden, partnerships, or press? We read every message and reply personally.

Coaches looking to join — the fastest route is the founding-cohort application above.