What training planner / diary do you use??
Kirky
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Sorry, sure this is a question that's been done to death on these pages (!!) but I need to get myself sorted and on the move for 2010 - I know I'm already way behind where I wanted to be!! One thing I want to do is get / set-up a decent PC based training planner / diary to track my progress.
Might not sound like the hardest thing in the world, but I'm a bit of a 'planner'. I like to get thoughts down on paper, plan my training on a monthly basis, include monthly targets etc and then round-up at the end of the month. As well as (ideally) being able to write additional notes on individual training sessions / days etc. I think my best ever season was when I used a paper based diary to write it all down - but then it was all a bit of a pain to write in details / data from the ride I did, and the monthly planning was then done seperately!! I'd really like to bring it all together into one package.
Would be interested to know what people use and its benefits / drawbacks. Kit wise, I've got a Garmin 705 edge - so if I can download data from it on a daily basis it would make life easier. I don't currently train using power (can't justify the expense) but do use a HRM.
Thanks
KIRKY
Might not sound like the hardest thing in the world, but I'm a bit of a 'planner'. I like to get thoughts down on paper, plan my training on a monthly basis, include monthly targets etc and then round-up at the end of the month. As well as (ideally) being able to write additional notes on individual training sessions / days etc. I think my best ever season was when I used a paper based diary to write it all down - but then it was all a bit of a pain to write in details / data from the ride I did, and the monthly planning was then done seperately!! I'd really like to bring it all together into one package.
Would be interested to know what people use and its benefits / drawbacks. Kit wise, I've got a Garmin 705 edge - so if I can download data from it on a daily basis it would make life easier. I don't currently train using power (can't justify the expense) but do use a HRM.
Thanks
KIRKY
Las Vegas Institute of Sport
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Fitness plan on the iphone
Last year was just a desk diary0 -
Fitness plan on the iphone
Last year was just a desk diary0 -
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NapoleonD wrote:
Cheers - having a look on the site at the moment, is it expensive?? Will have a read through and figure it out.
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SportTracks is very good.
http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/
Its free and you can import Garmin data into it.The revolution will not be televised0 -
+1 for SportTracks.0
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Have a look at polar heart rate monitors I have an old one that came with very usefull diary software.Training for the Cycle to Spain and the Quebrantahuesos
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I have a coach so use the stuff they send me. Otherwise I log really basic stuff on cyclogs to compete compare with mates.0
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Another one for SportTracks0
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Definately Sporttracks, with most of the add-ons added on.0
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Just downloaded that sport tracks software - seems pretty good. Previously I was just logging via an excel spreadsheet I had made up which seemed to work ok.0
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Another vote for SportsTracks (ST). As you don't have a power meter, you won't need any/many plugins.
If you do get a meter, I'd recommend the training plugin. That'll give you metrics such as FTP, CP, VI etc.
Another nice thing about ST is that you can keep track of milage/wear of bikes and components (as well as yourself!)0 -
I use outlook for planning, sportstrack for recording"And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
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