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== SportTracks ==
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This is an excellent training log application available from http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/sporttracks/. Most of the functionality is available free, with extras enabled when you pay the $35 license fee.  
This is an excellent training log application.  
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'''Ratings (out of 5)'''
 
'''Ratings (out of 5)'''
  
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* Summary: The latest version (3) is highly recommended
 
* Summary: The latest version (3) is highly recommended
  
==Details==
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=Details=
 
SportTracks is the best training log I have found, with the great analytics and functionality. I migrated from Polar to SportTracks recently.  
 
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.
 
* Windows based application with Multilanguage support, cost $35 with a free version that provides most of the functionality.
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** I have a plugin that will publish data to [[Dailymile]] and there is another for runsaturday.com.
 
** 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. [http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/sporttracks/plugins/?p=elevation-correction Elevation Correction]
 
** Elevation correction of GPS data based on detailed maps. [http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/sporttracks/plugins/?p=elevation-correction Elevation Correction]
==See Also==
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=See Also=
* [[The importance of a training log]]
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* [[The importance of a training log]], which includes a list of logging applications and web sites
* [[Dailymile]]
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* [[Dailymile]] - This is my top pick for social logging. Casual runners can use this site as their only training log, or combine it with SportTracks fir more sophisticated analytics.

Latest revision as of 05:25, 18 October 2011

This is an excellent training log application available from http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/sporttracks/. Most of the functionality is available free, with extras enabled when you pay the $35 license fee.

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

1 Details

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

2 See Also

  • The importance of a training log, which includes a list of logging applications and web sites
  • Dailymile - This is my top pick for social logging. Casual runners can use this site as their only training log, or combine it with SportTracks fir more sophisticated analytics.