Note: The article below focuses on our new Calendar, currently in Beta. If you don't see the new Calendar in your account, you can switch to Beta from the Early Access page [Click Here]
When you need to take time off the bike - be it due to illness, injury, or travel - add a Training Adjustment and TrainerRoad will adapt your training for your goals or events.
For any other relevant information that might impact training - fuel intake, hydration status, menstrual cycle - but not require adaptations, add a Note.
What are the Different Types of Training Adjustments and Notes?
Time Off
Select this option if you have any planned obligations that may interrupt your training, which may include:
- Relaxing vacations
- Family time around the holidays
- Low-stress work functions
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A much-needed break from structured training
These types of interruptions are unique because, if planned carefully, they can act as recovery time, which helps to minimize their impact on your training.
Injury
If you sustain an injury, you should consult a medical professional to see how you can proceed. Athletes who take time off from training due to an injury need to be sensible by listening to their body (and physician if applicable), then ease back into their training load. You can account for this time away from training by selecting the Injury option, and TrainerRoad will take care of the rest.
Illness
If you fall ill, you should rest your body. If possible, meet with a medical professional to determine the full extent of your illness. Enjoy the time out of the saddle and use it as a break from structured training. TrainerRoad will ensure you reach your goals by taking this into account and ensuring your training is still on track by the time you can ride again.
Notes
Notes are what you make them! Use them to record any pertinent information that could be helpful to plan and analyze your training. As mentioned above, some athletes use Notes to track fuel intake, hydration status, menstrual cycle, race reports, etc. but you can use them however you want.
Differences Between Training Adjustments and Notes
Training Adjustments (Time Off, Injury, Travel) will prompt a plan adaptation if the it overlaps with scheduled workouts. Notes do not prompt an adaptation if it overlaps on a day of a workout(s).
Skipping Workouts
While the options above will allow you to account for scheduled adjustments preemptively, simply skipping a workout will still prompt the necessary adaptations with no extra input needed.
How to Add a Training Adjustment or Note
- Click the “+Add” button in the top right-hand corner or select the specific day on the Calendar.
- Click the preferred option from Training Adjustments or add a Note
- Enter the title of the Training Adjustment or Note.
- Select the date range if the Training Adjustment applies to more than one day.
- (Optional) Enter any additional information you would like to add in the "Description" box.
- (Optional) Select the preferred color displayed on the Calendar.
How to Edit an Existing Training Adjustment or Note
Quick edits can be made to Training Adjustments by right-clicking on them. From here you can edit, delete and change the colour.
To change the title or the description you'll either need to select the Training Adjustment, or select "Edit Time Off" after right-clicking on it.
Once satisfied with those changes, select "Save" and any changes will be applied to that Training Adjustment.
If there are any changes to the dates of a Training Adjustment, you will be prompted to adapt your plan to account for the change.
Note: If there are edits to the Training Adjustment other than type or date range – e.g., name or description – you will not be prompted to adapt their plan when clicking Save.
How to Delete a Training Adjustment or Note
Similar to above, simply right-click on the Training Adjustment or Note you want to delete and select the option to delete.
Likewise, you can delete from the drawer by selecting the Training Adjustment or Note.
Syncing Training Adjustments Across Platforms (Website, Mobile, Desktop Applications)
You can add, delete, or edit Training Adjustments on the web, desktop, and mobile. When a Training Adjustment is added, deleted, or edited on one platform, the changes will be reflected across all platforms (i.e. web, desktop, and mobile).
Making a Training Adjustment on the mobile app.