SportTracks

1 SportTracks

This is an excellent training log application. Ratings (out of 5)

Ease of use: 4 - I found the interface confusing at first, as it has its own user interface style. With a little use, the application balances a lot of functionality with good usability.
Reporting and analysis: 5 - The best reporting and analytics I've found, with extra plugins to add more functionality
Social: 4 - There are plugins to work with many of the social sites.
Flexibility: 5 - A wide selection of plugins, and the ability to write your own if you are a developer.
Data Capture: Support for various devices, some via plugins. The import option for Polar mostly worked, but introduced some errors.
Summary: The latest version (3) is highly recommended

SportTracks is the best training log I have found, with the great analytics and functionality. I migrated from Polar to SportTracks recently.

Windows based application with Multilanguage support, cost $35 with a free version that provides most of the functionality.
Supports most Garmin GPS devices directly.
- Polar HRM devices require the data to be imported into the Polar software and then exported and the file imported into SportTracks.
- There is a shareware plugin for Nike+ and several other devices.
Charting and reporting with free text selection of data to include.
Many plugins to extend functionality. Some of my favorites are:
- There is a weather plugin that will find weather information for a workout and provide charts of how the weather changed. Weather Plugin
- For cyclists there is a power plugin that calculates your power output - a poor man’s power meter. GPS2PowerTrack
- I have a plugin that will publish data to Dailymile and there is another for runsaturday.com.
- Elevation correction of GPS data based on detailed maps. Elevation Correction