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Mac program to keep workout data

Ralph MooreRalph Moore
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I just found rubiTrack 3.  It is a Mac program that I saw mentioned in a thread on DC Rainmaker to consolidate your workout data on your home PC to avoid potentially losing the ability to download your workout data from online services.

I imported data from Nike+ (really old), Garmin connect, and Runkeeper with no problems and it has a nice display similar to TrainingPeaks or Garmin but your data is all on your PC.  It also imports from your GPS device and most formats of workout data.

http://www.rubitrack.com

 

If anyone else has tried this product, I would be interested in their thoughts.

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  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    I have no experience, but I did peruse the web site. Key lack: does not import cycling power data, so tracking that would be manual.

    I have a Mac. Since 2005, I've been using this cheap piece of software to consolidate my training data:

    http://www.stevenscreek.com/tad.html

    It's pretty simple and straightforward, works on iPad, PC, as well as Mac, and transfers files/database amongst them via dropbox easily. It's all manual entry, meaning a bit of time after each workout to enter.

    But I also have a keen interest in analyzing cycling and run data from wkos and races. TrainingPeaks WKO+ software (not the web-based subscription service) serves that role for me. Initially, I ran this PC only program on my Mac using Parallels to emulate a PC. Three years ago, I bought a $250 PC netbook, and house it there.

    Another Mac solution (free) which has a following here is Golden Cheetah. There may even be a wiki entry about it.

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    Training Peaks is supposed to issue WKO 4.0 native for Mac literally any week now. It was due in October, but they keep putting it off. The current date is "some time in January" or words to that effect. They are advertising that they will have "new science and new metrics", which they sort of explain but are keeping proprietary in detail so that every other program in the world doesn't just pick them up. That irks me, but I'll be looking into the program when it comes out.

    For a bike-only program, the FREE Golden Cheetah 3.0 is EXCELLENT.
  • RumpoleRumpole

    +1 on GC

    You can use it as a general training log.  Swims, runs, and kinds of rides can all be color-coded depending on keywords.  The one thing that it does NOT have are built-in metrics that would measure rTSS or similar (e.g., running stress) or sTSS (swim).  What I typically do is just manually guess the TSS for running and swimming workouts (particularly running).  It's not too hard to create a decent guess with the E/N plans because of the intensity of the work, especially for running.  Those estimates will show up on the performance manager.  

    I would be tempted to get WKO 4,and had they met their release date Santa might have delivered.  Now I'm waiting for reviews.

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    This was written a couple of years ago, but is still largely accurate: http://members.endurancenation.us/Resources/Wiki/tabid/91/Default.aspx?topic=WKO++options+for+Mac+Users (I wrote it.)

    As it points out, you can get rTSS and sTSS from a free TP account if all you're looking for is data to feed into a performance manager, but the free account will not give you the PMC itself.
  • Trish MarshallTrish Marshall
    I'm a new (and tech challenged!) Mac user...loved reading the info here. I have the TP paid account (got used to it when I had a one to one coach and didn't want to lose all that data!). Looking forward to what the new upgrade brings and what you all have to say about it. Last year was my most in depth year looking at my power data and the performance charts. Ok...it was my FIRST year looking at it all. image Just one more reason I love being in the haus...I've learned so much!!! image
  • Ralph MooreRalph Moore

    Thanks for the input team.



    I have used most of the common online services at one time or another and that is why I am interested in a program that will allow me to consolidate all of my data on my home computer. So far, this program imports data from different sources well and seems to have most of the needed features. Even though the web site does not mention power data specifically, it seems to handle power data.



    I actually downloaded a trial version of the program above just becasuse I like to keep my data locally and I am to f^%&^# lazy to enter it into the spreadsheet that the team has (although it is an excellent tool). I don't have power but the program DOES let me download the virtual power from my trainerroad workouts and syncs with my garmin. I am not convinced that it is the be all end all but it does seem to have some advantages for a mac user. Further review to follow

    Edit: I am out of town this weekend and just noticed another drawback, can't download and view data since I have my data on my home machine. Clearly there are other issues to be considered.

  • Ralph MooreRalph Moore
    update
    It does do power data.
    I am finding it very useful and I haven't run up on any significant limitations yet.
  • Ralph MooreRalph Moore

    Working pretty well and formatted kind of like training peaks.

    screen shots below.

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    Yeah, but there's accept power data (a la Garmin) and analyze power data. Does it do the latter?
  • Ralph MooreRalph Moore
    William, I do not know that because I do not have power.
    Would I be able to analyze power data from TrainerRoad to test and see if it does that?
    Seems like I should be able to do that.
    I will check.
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