How do you analyze your Garmin data?
 

Hi, this thread is for those of you who have a Garmin device to track your sessions.
I find that Garmin Connect and the Training Center are really poor at extrapolating meaningful data. Despite lots of googling, I haven't find a program or a website that will take my data and construct a series of interesting graphs and useful trends.

How do you analyze your Garmin data?

WKO+

Intended for power meters, but useful otherwise.

Also there is SportTracks for PC and Ascent for Mac.

CycliStats is also pretty good.

Do any of these sites/programs offer the ability to take heart rate and time or distance information and plot them or export them to an excel sheet? My need is to have a record of my heart rate during workouts to discuss with my cardiologist. I know I can get the max and average heart rate, but I need more detailed information about my heart rate during the entire course of a ride. I can't seen to find a way to export the details of a particular activity from Garmin (Edge 500).

Sportttracks - free software- offers this functionality.
http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/sporttracks

I take it you seek info like this?
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1636/bruut3.th.png

+1 on SportTracks

do you guys use the free version? do i need the $35 full version?

Ascent. It's outstanding. Mac only :)

While you won't need it, I did buy it to support the developers. Such a great program and constantly being improved

+1

Golden Cheetah