Who this is for
Runners who want a record of distance, pace, and how the run actually felt, without fighting a watch app while gasping for air.
The moment this saves you
I finish a run knowing exactly how it felt, the legs, the breathing, the negative split I'm proud of, and by the time I've showered it's just a line of numbers with none of the story.
See it work
Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.
Okay just got back, good run. Did about 8k, took me like 42 minutes so that's around a 5:15 pace which is solid for me. First half I went out too fast, regretted it on the hill at the 4k mark, that always gets me. But I found a second wind in the back half and actually negative split it, which I'm pretty happy about. Legs felt good, slight tightness in the right calf I should keep an eye on. Beautiful morning for it.
Run log, June 5, 2026
- Distance: ~8 km
- Time: ~42 min (~5:15/km)
- How it went: Out too fast, paid for it on the hill at 4k, found a second wind and negative split the back half
- Body: Legs good; slight right-calf tightness to watch
- Conditions: Beautiful morning
Happy with the negative split.
The workflow
Record a voice note
Hit the hotkey and talk, no formatting, no typing.
Tag it with this context
Contextli shapes your words into the structured output above.
Find it later
Everything's searchable and organised by context.
Pull it into Claude or ChatGPT
Bring your contexts straight into your AI tools with the Contextli MCP.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
The prompt behind this context
I'm going to talk through a run I just finished. Turn it into a dated run log with labeled lines: a bold "Run log, [today's date]" heading, then Distance, Time (with pace if I give or it can be derived from distance and time I stated), How it went (the narrative, in my voice, keeping specifics like the hill or the split), Body (how my legs/breathing felt and any niggle), and Conditions (only if I mention weather/terrain). End with an italic line for what I was happy or frustrated about if I said. Use my exact numbers; never invent splits or distances. Output only the log.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Use this context
One tap adds it to your clipboard. Open Contextli and paste to add it.
Next, open Contextli, Contexts, Import, paste.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
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