6 Reasons to Use a TrainingPeaks Training Plan

If you’re looking to better focus towards your endurance goals, using TrainingPeaks will help bring structure and specificity to your running or triathlon workouts.

Here’s why training plans built for the TrainingPeaks platform are a great choice:

1) You can easily find the training plan tailored to your specific needs.

Whether you’re training for your first trail running race or you’re a seasoned triathlete looking to take on a new challenge, you can filter by your race distance, type of sport and even length of training plan duration, to find the best option for you. There is a wide variety of training plans for every level. You can find our whole array here.

2) The platform makes it easy to track your progress and see how you're improving over time.

There are a wealth of metrics you can use while you’re following a training plan on TrainingPeaks. Since the website syncs with your watch and bike computer, you can access specific data after every workout, see how you’ve performed against each interval, and track your improvements. TrainingPeaks will also notify you when you set personal bests, within the year or all-time (since you’ve had an account).

Tracking data and progress with TrainingPeaks metrics has proven extremely successful for coached and non-coached athletes alike. Have a read of this article showing some key metrics trail runners and ultrarunners can benefit from, to get you started.

3) You can set goals and monitor your progress towards them.

Goals don’t always need to be races. You can use TrainingPeaks to monitor progress against any type of goal, a personal challenge, or even body metrics. Setting quantifiable, clear goals and tracking against them will keep you motivated and make you more likely to stick with a training plan, too.

4) There is a huge community of athletes on TrainingPeaks who can provide support and advice.

Connecting with other likeminded runners or triathletes can make a huge difference to your motivation and enjoyment of your chosen sport. You can exchange training tips and techniques, share experiences and motivation, and get support and accountability to help you reach your goals.

5) The platform integrates with a whole range of devices and apps, making it easy to track your data in one place.

You’d have a hard time wearing a heart rate monitor, running watch, triathlon watch or bike computer that doesn’t sync seamlessly to your TrainingPeaks account. Once you’ve set up your account and your syncing preferences, it all happens almost instantaneously after you’ve finished your workouts (depending on your Internet connection and your Bluetooth settings, of course!).

6) It's an invaluable tool for coaches, as it allows them to easily monitor the progress of their athletes and make adjustments to their training plans.

Once you get a flavour of how a training plan is improving your performance, you can easily upgrade to personalised coaching through TrainingPeaks. What's more, your historic data will already be there to provide your coach with invaluable information about your past performance.

TrainingPeaks is the perfect platform for anyone looking to take their training seriously. It's easy to use, powerful and provides detailed insights into your progress. Head over and browse our training plans collection to find the best one for you!