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Originally Posted by SalsaPodio
New version of Golden Cheetah does that for free.

It does. If you can make it work with your computer and components. For some reason, trainerroad works great with my mac, and golden cheetah's real-time features do not.

I am enjoying trainerroad a lot, even though I have a PM. I like using it with Sufferfest videos, as it takes your FTP and gives you power-based intervals to hit instead of 8.25/10. Not a massive thing, but it makes them a bit more fun, and a bit more difficult. It gives you reports of each interval and mini-interval at the end... so you can see if you really outsprinted Boonen at P-R or not.

I also like a lot of their pre-programed intervals/workouts... I have them running on the bottom of the screen while I watch a movie that takes up the top 80%.

Much like the sufferfet videos, trainerroad is just a part-time gig for the two guys making it. I think they charge a low price for a nice product, and if I am going to give anyone money, I like the idea of giving it to these niche home-grown businesses.
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