Zepho is an adaptive AI coaching platform for endurance athletes that syncs biometric data from Garmin Connect to deliver daily, personalized training plans. It adjusts workouts in real time based on life stress, sleep, and recovery, replacing static spreadsheet-based programs. The service targets runners and cyclists seeking flexible, data-driven coaching without the cost of a human coach.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional training plans are static and ignore real-life disruptions like travel delays, illness, or work stress, leading to burnout, injury, and missed goals. Most athletes lack access to affordable, adaptive coaching that responds to their daily physical state rather than a pre-set schedule.
Solution
Zepho provides world-class, adaptive coaching that syncs automatically with Garmin Connect to pull heart rate, HRV, pace, power, and sleep data. Each day, it generates a personalized workout calibrated to the athlete's current recovery, stress, and schedule, ensuring sessions are appropriate for how the body feels today. The platform builds a Unified Athlete Record (UAR) that tracks every mile as a living asset, using history to inform future training decisions. This approach helps athletes build aerobic capacity, avoid overtraining, and improve performance, as evidenced by user success stories like a sub-20 5km after 7 years and a masters track championship win.
Target Audience
Primary customers are time-crunched amateur runners and cyclists, including those training for events from 5km to marathons and track championships, who need flexible, data-driven coaching.
Features
- Automatic sync with Garmin Connect for heart rate, HRV, pace, power, and sleep data, eliminating manual entry
- Daily adaptive coaching that adjusts workouts based on real-time recovery, stress, and schedule changes
- Unified Athlete Record (UAR) that stores training history as a living asset to inform future sessions
- Emphasis on aerobic base building with science-backed guidance on easy running, pacing strategy, and race-day fuelling
- Subscription-based access with a monthly plan at £16/month, including a free first month