How to Get Your Athletes to Record Their Data

As a coach, we know it's not easy getting athletes to log their workouts. We are frequently asked what can be done to get them to upload their file. Here are three tips to help your athletes, help you.
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Each week, coach and author, Hal Higdon answers your questions about running. Here's the latest:

As a coach, we know it's not easy getting athletes to log their workouts. We are frequently asked what can be done to get them to upload their file. Here are three tips to help your athletes, help you.

Summer is nearly here which means race season and summer vacations cannot be far behind. As your athletes’ “A” races near, how do you keep them on track while they are on the road?

Many of your athletes have probably already started their early season races. As a coach, have you laid the groundwork for yourself to coach them through a successful season in the next several months?

Coach Sales Director Stephen Hancock was the first employee at TrainingPeaks. This April, Stephen celebrates his 10th anniversary with the company. He provides his observations on how the endurance coaching industry has changed in the past ten years...and offers a heartfelt and sincere "thank you" to all of our coaches.

As a coach, you know the important role that threshold plays in an athlete’s training. It is not only an important zone to train in, it also sets the limits to the other training zones. Use the Threshold Improvement Notification feature within TrainingPeaks to monitor and stay up-to-date on your athletes' thresholds via heart rate, pace or power.
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