TrainerRoad - Feature Requests of what athletes expect / want in the future

Normally, I receive a chime/bell before the start of the next WO interval in TR at 3 second mark. Is it possible to change it to say 10 seconds? Am asksing as it would help me increase my cadence appropriately in order to be better prepared (smoother transition) for the next high-intensity interval – say Threshold/VO2Max … especially when the high-intensity interval is relatively short (~1 minute).

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I’ll pass this on to the rest of the team!

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I’m just wondering (as a PM myself) was it the TR PM’s who asked for all features requests to be merged into as single forum thread or was it a user?

It would make it much easier to review individual forum topics, there is a forum and category specifically related to feature requests so listing them all on a single thread I would perceive as unmanageable and impossible to update/review individual user feedback if something is implemented or added to a release plan.

I have made a couple of improvement requests which have been merged into this thread, which will then just get lost in the noise.

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I wouldn’t assume anyone is managing the wishlist through the forum. There’s probably a massive backlog of feature requests that is constantly being evaluated, prioritized, and assigned to various teams for future implementation (or pushed down the backlog/rejected).

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NotsoTurboTuppy:

I am not too sure if was merged into “single forum thread.” I just noted that EddieGrinwald decided to pass it on to the team.

As for myself when I posted this question I was simply asking a TR platform question as I am relatively new to TR (2 months of planned TR WO usage).

Hope this helps.

I’m not sure either, I was just highlighting there are 991 (now 992) replies in this thread. If there was any chance of distilling great new product features/ideas from a thread when someone comes back to it later they’re going to have a hard time :rofl:

You’re bang on. It was more of a thought of it would be a nice thing to do (we do that in our company where customers raise ideas - we try to handle a 360 feedback on new ideas). But yes, you’re right, nobody is really doing that here (and maybe its unrealistic to consider).

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We get a lot of feature requests, and we have a special place where they’re shared with the rest of the team outside of the forum. If each one of those requests had its own forum thread or open support ticket, things would likely be much harder to manage (for us at least). :sweat_smile:

When we release a new feature, we typically publish a new dedicated thread to promote and explain it, which serves as a focused area for questions, concerns, and issues from our athletes that support agents and product managers can easily find and manage.

By placing many requests/suggestions in one thread, it’s also easy for athletes to look through the list (at least recent additions) and comment on ones that they find they’d also enjoy.

We take our user feedback really seriously, and it’s super valuable for us, so while this thread might not be full of TR feedback, we’re pulling these ideas into other spaces for internal discussion. There are probably plenty of our athletes who can point to feedback/suggestions they’ve given us that have been implemented in the product in some fashion.

We do our best to be a transparent company, and we take pride in our relationships with our athletes. :innocent:

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I would really like it if I get a red day (or yellow) and an intense workout is replaced by an endurance workout the day after or next endurance workout becomes intense, Sometimes I end up loosing all my intense workouts for a week if I follow red light green light.

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A request I would have is when on desktop when TR asks me to review adaptations it would be great if I could hover or click on the workout it is suggesting I replace and the replacement to see details. It would be nice to know what is changing other than the PL in terms of watts and duration. As it stands we just see the two thumbnails. I’d like to know more about the workout it’s suggesting for me before I accept.

I get the PL tells me if it’s “eaiser” or “harder”, but as an example if its asking me to switch from a 4x8 min SS to a 2x20 SS with a lower target I’d still want to know before I accept. Gotta mentally prepare for those 20 min efforts no matter the target!

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A few thoughts from a relatively new user:

Have the calendar view as the default screen on app (or let me chose which one I want)

Adapt a future workout with automation - I.e I only have 45 minutes or weather is hot so it changes automatically and I don’t have to pick a replacement workout

Easier to move deload weeks - sometimes I take a week off due to illness and then it happens to be a deload week after but actually I feel great so can do a harder workout

More flexible workout times

Also anything you can share roadmap wise that you’re working on?

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I was discussing red light/yellow light training efforts over the weekend and thought it would be useful if there was a green light as well.

I’m not sure how it would be calculated but since TR has my events in, knows what I’ve done inside (and outside), my HR, my weight and what is coming if it could indicate if I’m on track. Obviously there’s a million factors but could be useful. Especially if you’ve put the event in as a goal but planning to enter closer to the time.

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With the TrainNow feature having a great understanding on what PL each athlete is theoretically capable of achieving, I would like to suggest an enhancement to the Progression Level bar chart.

The bar chart currently displays actual PLs achieved. It would be awesome if this chart would contain both the actual PL achieved and theoretical level that TrainNow believes can be obtained,

For example, the VO2 Max bar would have the actual in bright red of say 4.5 and also a theoretical PL in pink of say 6.3.

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Great thoughts @swag @firemunki @ToddAMelton!

Thanks for the feedback! :+1:

I keep thinking about if a “chartreuse” day was implemented… the color of an almost-ripe lemon: You could do intervals, but have got enough fatigue to make a productive session all-out, but not enough to demand an easy recovery ride.

With some of the downward adaptations I’ve seen, I do wonder if this is already implemented in the back end. Only speculating though…

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I think it would be really cool to be able to upload a .gpx file and have AI create workouts specific to features of the course and target weak spots in training (e.g. progression level based).

I’m willing to be a guinea pig if a beta version of this feature is released!

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It probably came up already, but it would be awesome if -instead of having to guess which kind of event an upcoming race is supposed to be - one could just reference the same event from last year and TR would figure out itself what it is.

Granted, this might only work if the course is sufficiently similar - but this should be true for at least most amateur events.

Maybe TR could even use its AI magic to find shortcomings from the last event preparation and take appropriate steps to avoid those for a training plan leading to the new iteration.

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Hi TrainerRoad team,

I’d like to request a feature that allows users to exclude specific rides or power data from PR records based on the power meter used.

From 2023 to 2024, I used a single-sided crank-based power meter, which I’ve since learned consistently misrepresented my true power due to a significant left/right leg imbalance. I now use dual-sided or pedal-based power, and I’d like my power records (Personal Records chart and power curve) to reflect only accurate data.

Currently, it’s not possible (if I’m right?) to:
• Filter or separate power records by device/source
• Remove PRs set with old or inaccurate data, without deleting entire rides (which affects training history and analysis)

Suggested features:
• Allow users to tag or filter rides by power source
• Provide an option to exclude selected rides (or power meters) from the power curve / PR chart
• OR enable users to reset PRs selectively (e.g., from a certain date or device)

This would be incredibly helpful for athletes who have upgraded to more accurate meters or discovered issues with past power data, especially in cases of L/R imbalance or faulty calibration.

Thanks for an awesome platform and for considering this!

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When I have done a workout and I have lifted the wattage curve, I would like to be able to see where the curve was before this last workout, i.e. a dottet line or something.

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