What ShadePath does
Comfort-optimized routes
Analyzes dozens of environmental factors in real time to generate the most comfortable path available, whether you're avoiding heat, wind, or humidity.
Voice-guided navigation
Turn-by-turn voice guidance about conditions ahead. Put your phone in your pocket. ShadePath keeps talking so you can keep moving.
6 personas, one app
Each persona adjusts comfort scoring and voice guidance, because a runner and a senior experience the same weather very differently.
Your data stays yours
All GPS and route data stays on your device. No tracking. No ads. No selling your location to anyone. That's not a feature. That's a promise.
Why I built this
I have always loved running. Running makes me feel alive. The constant scenery change, the fresh air, the feeling of pushing yourself a little further than yesterday.
On February 9, 2026, I set out for a 9-mile run in Allen, Texas. I was preparing for the Irving Half Marathon at the end of March. My New Year's resolution. My first real race. February in Texas is supposed to be manageable. It wasn't.
I finished the run. But my body was done. Severe cramps. Completely dehydrated. Heart rate peaked at 181 BPM. I didn't run again for months. The half marathon came and went without me.
What frustrated me most wasn't the distance. I'd trained for it. It was that no running app I used considered weather or comfort at all. They designed routes for distance and pace while the elements wore me down.
So I started building the app I wished I had.
I think about my kids, growing up in Texas where summers are unforgiving and even the other seasons can be unpredictable. I've always been watchful of the times I let them play outside. I think about my friends with dogs who worry about hot pavement burning their paws. I think about my parents, seniors in their 60s who walk every day but plan their entire schedule around the sun. I think about every person who loves being outside but has learned the hard way that the weather doesn't care about your plans.
ShadePath is free for everyone. I built it for people like me. For anyone who has ever stepped outside and wished they had a better way to know what they were walking into.
I'm not giving up on running. But this time, I have ShadePath to protect me. And I want everyone out there to have the same thing.
Allen, Texas
Built for everyone outside
Each persona adjusts comfort scoring and voice guidance to match how you move.