REN builds your training plan dynamically, adapting day by day based on your progress, recovery, and availability. But sometimes life gets in the way — maybe you want to do Tuesday's interval session on Thursday instead. That's where moving workouts comes in.
What Happens When You Move a Workout
When you move a workout to another day, two things happen:
- The workout is pinned to the new day. This means REN will not change or replace it, regardless of what happens in the days before.
- REN adapts the planning around the pinned workout. It looks both backward (what have you already done?) and forward (what is pinned?) to make sure workout types are properly spaced. For example, REN will avoid scheduling two hard sessions or two tests back to back.
This means you stay in control of that specific session, while REN continues to optimize everything else around it.
Rules for Moving Workouts
There are a few boundaries to keep things realistic and plannable:
- You can move a workout up to 2 days earlier or 2 days later.
- You can only move workouts scheduled for today or the next 6 days.
- You cannot move a workout into the past. If you missed a workout, you can link a completed activity to a skipped workout from a previous day instead.
What Happens to the Original Day
When you move a workout away from its original day, that day becomes open. If you still have availability set for that day, REN may use it to plan a different session — for example, an easy run or a recovery workout.
If you don't want REN to plan anything on the original day, you have two options:
- Skip the workout that was originally there, or
- Change your availability for that day so REN knows you're not running.
How REN Protects Your Plan Around Pinned Workouts
REN is smart about what it schedules near a pinned workout. Specifically:
- It will not plan a performance test if you already have a test pinned in the coming week, or if you have a hard session (such as a CS, VO₂max, or combined session) pinned for the next day.
- It will not plan a key session if another key session is already pinned nearby, or if a hard workout is scheduled for the following day.
This prevents unwanted repetition of high-intensity or test workouts and ensures proper recovery between hard efforts.
In Summary
Moving a workout gives you flexibility without breaking your plan. REN pins the moved session, adapts the surrounding days, and respects the spacing your body needs between hard efforts. Just remember to manage the original day's availability if you don't want REN to fill it with something else.