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Pre-Built Training Plans: How do they work?
The Pre-Built Training Plans are a one-time purchase fee for the Plan, and they will be loaded into your TrainingPeaks.com account. Your TrainingPeaks.com account has basically two major settings:
- Full Access Paid Subscription
- Free Log Only
A comparison chart of Features included in the two types of account formats is listed below:
Paid Subscription Account
A paid subscription account, something we call Virtual Coach, is the full featured version of our on-line training log. It allows you to download data from an electronic training device, have access to the Print Workout Calendar function, as well as enjoy all the other advanced features listed above.
Log-Only Account
Every training plan comes with our Log-Only version of Virtual Coach. This account is basically what it says – a place for you to log your daily training. You will not have access to any of the advanced features in our Paid Subscription. The Log-Only version does allow you to view, and follow along with, your Pre-Built Training Plan. You can load another Pre-Built Training Plan into the same account once you complete a Plan, or you can upgrade your account to the full access Paid Subscription at any time. Once you have created an account with TrainingPeaks.com, it is yours for life, allowing you to switch your account between the different formats as your training needs change; regardless of your account format, you will always be able to view your Daily Log and manually enter in completed workouts.
7-Day Free Trial
Every training plan comes with a 7-Day Free Trial of our Paid Subscription. This is provided to you so you can have some time experiencing the upgraded features. If you are enjoying those features, do nothing and your account will be billed on the subscription term you selected. If you do not want to continue with the Paid Subscription, you must cancel within the 7-day Free Trial period.
I highly recommend subscribing for a TrainingPeaks.com account, in addition to your Pre-Built Training Plan purchase. You can save a lot of money if you choose one of the longer terms for your Paid Subscription; for example, the One Year Subscription is less than $10 a month!
Interactive Tool
Pre-Built Training Plans are delivered to you via an on-line interactive training tool, which is your TrainingPeaks.com account. There are a lot of features in this program that will allow you to plan, monitor, and analyze, your training performance against your plan. Take some time to play around with the tool in your 7-day free trial time period. This is the best time for you to determine how much interaction you want to have with your training plan and the additional features in Virtual Coach.
To help you analyze the options, and get additional information, please check out the following links:
If you would like anymore information on any of our products, or if you any questions what-so-ever, feel free to email us at questions@trainingpeaks.com.
Enjoy your training!
We look forward to helping you reach your training and racing goals!
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