TrainingPeaks WebApp / Mobile

TrainingPeaks allows you to plan, track, and analyse your training all in one place. You can sync your account with your favourite apps and devices for real-time workout guidance and monitor your fitness progress with powerful data tools. Plus, training plans and coaching services guide you along the way.

The browser-based WebApp summarises uploaded workouts and fitness data, and you can use it with a training plan or with a coach. Premium adds the ability to plan workouts, analyse fitness trends and more.

The Mobile app provides on the go access to planned and completed workouts, along with a Performance Management Chart to monitor your training.

TrainingPeaks is available to runners for free. Some features require a subscription to TrainingPeaks Premium.

Functionality

Here’s the row from the Choosing Apps page.

Below the row are sections for each of the workout steps, with more information about how this choice implements specific functionality.

Planning

1.P – Plans. Are there power-based training plans for various event distances/experience levels? Or can you connect to a coach who can provide planned workouts?

• The WebApp app offers a library of (paid) power-based training plans
• You can find an accredited coach from a directory of coaches or using coach-match. Once connected, your coach can schedule planned workouts into your calendar.

1.C – Customisation. Can you adjust training plans, create your own plans, and build your own workouts?

• TrainingPeaks Premium ($) enables you to adjust training plans, create your own plans, and build your own workouts.

Download

2.D – Download. Can planned workouts be downloaded for execution?

• You can download planned workouts for free from TrainingPeaks to Garmin, COROS, Wahoo, Suunto and Polar watches. You can also sync planned workouts to the Stryd ecosystem.
• You can download planned workouts to Apple Watches (using the TrainingPeaks app), but only if you use the Apple Workout app to execute the workout.

Execution

3.P – Power. Can you choose various ways to display power while running, at a minimum: real-time power; lap power? Can you display power in Watts/kg or as a percentage or threshold power?

• TrainingPeaks does not offer a workout app

3.G – Guided workouts. Can the app guide you through a structured workout – a workout with multiple steps, each with their own target and duration?

• TrainingPeaks does not offer a workout app

Upload

4.U – Upload. Can completed workouts be uploaded for reviewing?

• You can upload completed workouts into TrainingPeaks from all sports watch brands and from Apple Health. You can also sync completed workouts to/from the Stryd ecosystem.

Reviewing

5.W – Workout review. Can you review workout summary data and detailed (per second) workout data? Can you review workout compliance (actual vs. target)?

• Both apps provide summary metrics for completed runs, including workout averages, ‘peaks’ by duration or distance, time in zones and per-lap averages. The apps do not provide second-by-second numbers, and they do not provide actuals vs. target.

5.M – Metrics. Does the app provide power metrics, at a minimum: threshold power; training load balance; a power-duration curve? Does it also provide ramp rate or running effectiveness?

• Neither app calculates threshold power (instead relying on WKO for that).
• Both apps present a Performance Management Chart showing cumulative training loads (shorter-term and longer-term) and training load balance (called ‘stress balance’).
• Neither app charts a Power-Duration Curve (instead relying on WKO for that).
• Neither app provides a weekly Ramp Rate, but you can manually track Ramp Rate using CTL from the Performance Management Chart.
• Neither app provides running effectiveness (instead relying on WKO for that).
• Neither app offers custom metrics.

5.E – Events. Does the app offer a way to calculate power targets for upcoming events and races?

• TrainingPeaks does not offer a race/event calculator.

Coaching

6.C – Coaching. Is it possible to coach athletes using the app, at a minimum: multiple athletes, reviewing results/metrics? Can you also provide planned workouts, or communicate with your athletes?

• Coaches can accept connections from multiple runners (depending on runner and coach subscriptions).
• Once connected, coaches can can plan workouts for their runners, and review completed workouts and per-runner metrics.
• Two-way communication is available via comments on individual workouts.

Filling the gaps

Execution

For a workout app, you could consider:

• pbRun (FD) for Garmin Watches
• Watchletic (F$) for Apple Watches

Reviewing

For workout review and multi-workout metrics, you could consider:

• WKO (P)

For race/event planning, you could consider:

• SuperPower Calculator (F) for race/event planning.

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