Mac and Windows app is being worked on now.
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Iāve played with toggling the ā Sponsored Partner Integrationsā on (enabled) & off (disabled), so I think the effect is as I described, but easy to check for yourself: disabling is a non-destructive action, so you can try it and then re-enable again afterwards to see the difference it makes, and no data is ever lost.
Yep, thereās something ārelentlessā looking about a great long list of completed interval workouts each showing ever greater blue areas of workload completedā¦
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Iām fully Mac environment but prefer to use my iPhone for TR. but I only listen to music so a screen isnāt important to me. Iāve never downloaded the Mac app
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Yeah, Iām with you. I just open TR and do whatever workout is up next.
Astonished that this thread is STILL GOING ON every time I log in (so many pitchforks!). Maybe itās because I work in software? @Nate_Pearson & co, you folks are far too patient.
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This topic actually seems to tie into other discussions about how TrainerRoad is used by its customers. I came back this winter after trying other apps and found the calendar a slight annoyance but not a dealbreaker. The calendar is probably excellent for anyone preparing for a specific event. Thatās not the way I use TR though. Iām only on a trainer November through March and even then only when the weather is totally unsuitable for riding, single-track or road. Family obligations get in the way too. That being said, following a calendar is not going to happen for me. It seems that TR needs to break out into two paths, one for those who need event-specific structure and then one for the rest of us.
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Yeah, Iām definitely a ātraining for a specific thingā type user. The calendar feature was a godsend for my process - probably the most desirable thing they could have done for me.
The first time I read this TR article I thought āthis should absolutely be functionality they should add to the productā. The calendar does this flawlessly.
I seem to use the TR pretty much the same way. I ride with it from Nov to Mar and donāt target any event. However, I find the calendar just perfect for my needs.
I start by adding a plan to my calendar and then modify it to suit my needs: I move, remove and change the workouts according to my schedule etc. The calendar feature makes it very easy to move and swap even full weeks. I sometimes also duplicate weeks, if I feel that it is better to do some workouts again, instead of moving on. Of course, everything cannot be planned before hand, but with calendar it is easy to change the plan even daily. Best of all, I can do the planning and changes with my iPad while commuting, for example.
I probably should at least try to make better use of the calendar. I tend to focus on MTB this time of year and rideable, frozen trails depend on mostly on temp. and cloud cover. The forecast can change quickly and I donāt really want to be constantly fiddling with the calendar. Right now I just pick the next TR ride in succession and thatās good enough for me. My preference would be for the old non-calendar format, but I wouldnāt fault TR for not offering that option.
When might we see this? If not soon, I may have to consider canceling my subscription. I have an unpredictable job/ life so the calendar doesnāt work for me. I just want to see the next workout I need to do regardless of day.
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Use the Ipad for all my rides. Wouldnt think of using anything else.
Everyone has their own preferences.
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Using the TR app on my iPhone it shows all the workouts in a list order. If the days have passed you can still go back and do the workouts in order. Once completed the workout has a green check so you know youāve completed them. Youād never have to use the calendar except to load the next plan. If you plan out your year or a base - build - specialty youād be all set for a long time.
The app works as the old system did if you just ignore the days/dates.
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Everyone has an opinion, and in the interest of being the dissenting opinion to this discussion, I must say that I love the calendar. I donāt use the app on my MacBook, but I use the calendar and ride analysis every single day. I was a Training Peaks user for over 15 years (I still have an account, if only because I have 15 years of data thereā¦) and I am very pleased with the new Calendar, and I look forward to the new releases the guys cook up. There is the occasional hiccup, and not everyone will love everything (you are of course welcome to go off and take your anger to fuel your creativity and create a whole new product that functions EXACTLY the way you want it to.)
One thing that really, really irritates me is when you kids say things like āAngry User, will cancel my subscription!ā. āI will stop reading this (free) forum if you donāt do exactly what I want!ā
Dude. Take your ball and go home then, but donāt continually THREATEN to do it just to get what you want, Its churlish.
If youāre going to do that, at least make it entertaining for the rest of us and and just threaten (or actually do) hold your breath til you get what you want.
Theres a whole slew of feature request threads already as well as a āfeature-requestā tag and sub. I suggest that you go there, lodge your issue, and wait for the inevitable and almost always timely response from the crew.
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But I am not paying to have to go back. It was fine before. They removed functionality that worked for me. The can just create a ālist viewā using the old code.
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I had a product like that. It was called Trainerroad. It existed and I was very satisfied until they went and changed it. They completely removed the old interface. It was an existing feature and they deleted it. Its not a new feature request. I am not the only person to ask for them to essentially bring back an old feature.
BTW, for a guy with āmellowā in his name, you are not very mellow.
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It COULD be there in a display of situational irony.
My point wasnāt to your request, lots of people make the requests as I linked to above. Itās the way the ārequestsā are phrased.
In any case, I hope you get what you want. I hope everyone gets what they want. Perhaps the TR guys will simply create a āTR Liteā version for those who donāt want the full feature set, with performance measurements and goal setting functionality, but with all the workouts. Seems like a reasonable request. Iād post it as a āfeature-requestā and see what flies.
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I actually find all that stuff annoying and wish people wouldnāt post it but I get why thereās motivation in that. Me? I set my strava to make workouts private by default and just manually set them to public after I come home from an actual ride.
Some of the only reasonable takes on this thread.
I still canāt wrap my head around peopleās calendar hate. If you sign up for a structured progressive training program and get mad that thereās a timeline attached?
Stay mellow.
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Because I have a job in public safety. Sometimes something happens and suddenly I am asked to stay at work for 3 days straight or get deployed and I am away from home for 4-7 days. I can usually meet weekly or monthly fitness goals. But I canāt nail down the exact day that I can do a workout ahead of time. I will be sure to ask mother nature to schedule her hurricanes and wildfires so that I can stick to my training plan.
When I get back I just want to pick-up where I left off. I donāt want to start scrolling back and figuring out how many days ago my last workout was or if I squeezed in an outdoor ride. I just want to get on the trainer and do work.
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Hey @nebregman, I totally get that and I too get pulled away by work. I had to restart my current plan because of it.
BUT, I think thatās the nature of a structured training plan. If life gets in the way of the plan, donāt just start where you left off. You may have to go back and repeat some previous workouts, or restart a plan like I did, or add some workouts in manually and then get back to the plan. The whole idea of a plan is that you can see what the consequences of the deviation from plan are, and then decide what to do. If its just carry on where you left off, fair enough: just push the next workout to today.
I think your problem is pretty well supported by the calendar, and it only takes a few clicks to update the plan once reality has hit it 
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I can definitely sympathize, having an inconsistent work schedule and heavy travel isnāt conducive to structured training.
Iām a fairly new TR user, but have plenty of experience training and Iāve had success in a similar situation by focusing on sweetspot work. Maybe pick a few workouts that generally work for you, save as favorites and plug in whichever one, whenever you get the chance. Maybe a 1hr, 1.5, and 2hr option, or a low volume plan that only has 3 rides/week.
Right now Iām in the middle of a high volume build. Iāve got a variable work schedule, a wife, four kids, a farm, travel, and a 125mile one way commute. With six workouts per week Iām shuffling almost every day on a good week and skipping or substituting on occasion but trying to keep TSS on target. With a schedule like the one you have, that sound even less consistent, I wouldnāt be using this plan at all. Just hammering sweetpot whenever I get the chance and not stressing the details. Youāll get faster either way.
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