FROM USER Thiago
Even with my weight configured in the profile, the distance and my speed are not recorded. What can I be doing wrong?
We currently only spend distance (and speed) to Strava. Vote for this feature if you would like it added. I understand why to send it to Strava but not sure why to TP.
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This isnāt something that is a deal breaker if TrainerDay doesnāt have it, but is a feature I voted for and would like to have. While distance doesnāt matter to most people (as time is the more important metric), itās nice to use as a progress tracker week-to-week and at the end of the year. I like TrainingPeaks and Strava to be pretty consistent to one another.
There are also metrics on TrainingPeaks that show longest workouts, weekly distance, total distance, etc, and without distance, there is missing data (shows 1 hour ride time, but 0.00mi, for example). I have been manually adding in the missing mileage up to this point to keep things consistent
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We are going to add it. I have had many people ask actually. Add to both TP and dropbox.
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The free version of TP is pretty useless though and the paid version, wellā¦
Iād ask what does TrainerDay add? Just curious, please do no take offense.
Iāve paid for it before switching to Xert and I have just used the workout libraries they have and created one myself like 5 times.
I also got WKO4, but Iāve removed that from my Mac as I got a headache trying to use/understand it. Likewise with GCā¦
Funny thing is, if you have WKO4, they figure you donāt need TP online, as itās not even free if you own the software. Itās either/or, or pay for both.
Do you mean TrainingPeaks?
No, I meant TrainerDay. If you are a paying user on TrainingPeaks, what does TrainerDay add?
I could answer that question, clear to but I will refrain, I would love to hear other answers first. I think you can answer this too because it is almost the same answer as what does TD give you over intervals.icu
That doesnāt make sense, to me anyway.
For me, intervals.icu is about analysis, not workout tools. This has been added by David recently, but this is exactly why I suggested a cooperation between services.
So, intervals.icu for the analysis, TrainerDay for the workout library / creation.
If you pay (too much) for TrainingPeaks, you already have a vast workout library and you can create your own.
I can see why you would want to move away from TP, if there is a workout (library/creation) / data analysis alternative that is better and saves you money.
As I said, maybe Iām missing something, or have never digged deep enough into TP to understand where it is failing and why you would want to add TD to itā¦
TP you have to buy most of the plans. You donāt get any workouts for free even in the paid version uness you can find a free plan which I donāt think is so easy.
You canāt even import ERG/MRC files to TP unless you use TD. intervals.icu has almost all the same basic functionality of TP. Analysis, planning and create workouts and plans. TP has more depth but the idea is very similar to intervals.icu. One of their main advantages of TP is workout distrobution to all the major platforms. They also have an annual training plan creator. If you have a coach, many coaches like using TP so TP is the choice. Many coaches need to have 100% trust in their tools, this is a business, TP provides trust. I am still avoiding answering why TP vs TD 
I paid for TP online and WKO for many years. TP gives me the online verison for free now. I still have up to date WKO. TP is far closer to intervals then it is to TD.
Okay - I seem to remember that TP offers a (limited, probably) library that was sufficient for most.
As for the coaches prefering TP: yeah, they didnāt have much else to go with for years 
I switched to Xert with itās adaptive training advice - I have never seen the need of creating a plan for more than two weeks tops, let alone for a year. Too many factors that can interfere and thatās the beauty of Xert - it adapts automatically.
Then again, Iām not a pro athlethe and I donāt need to spend money (easily $200/mo) on a coachā¦
Not unless itās hidden some where
I donāt even have an account anymore, but as I remember it when I was paying for it, there was a lot more available (at that time anyway), including a big library of āloseā workouts and a limited coachās plans library.
I can imagine that you would have to create a specific plan yourself, with the available workouts.
Or hire a coach. Preferably a level x certified TP oneā¦
Now, you can do that on TrainerDay and intervals.icu - admittedly, with TD is easier to build a plan.
I have never seen a workout library in TrainingPeaks although maybe you are thinking about TodaysPlan which does have about 2,000 āfreeā workouts if you pay their monthly fee. What is funny is I saw a user in intervals.icu saying he was switching to their workout creator because it was betterā¦ To each his own.
I have been using Todayās Plan as well and that was actually better than TP, despite people initially using the same āknock offā argument they do for TR and TD.
Anyway, if you have a paid account on TP and donāt get what I remember, Iām either wrong, or theyāve changed it.
As to intervals.icu workout builder, to me
Main set 6x
- 3m 100%
- Recovery 3m @ 55%
is not that easy 
I also think you need to include TCX syntax in the workout fileā¦
Read the thread: https://forum.intervals.icu/t/workout-builder/1163/29
Yeah I have paid account on TP for years and never seen these free workouts. I doubt they would remove them if they had them but I did not pay that much attention.
I donāt understand what you mean about this TCX syntax. See below, we have had this for a long time.
I know you do, otherwise you wouldnāt be able to export it, but I donāt have to write the total workout using a text editor - I like your building interface better.
Having said that: I never build workouts anyway
What does this mean?
I still donāt get it. I just tried and I canāt even figure how to use their workout editorā¦ Theirs is similar to Garminās but better.