
Managing Workouts
When you import a recorded session from your GPS unit or iPod, TrailRunner will display a chart depicting the recorded data over the accomplished distance like in the picture below.
Whatever data is available from the recording, the workout chart will display lines for heart-rate and speed. To further analyze your workout the chart has some additional interactive functionalities:
Select a range to get detailed information about values in the selected range. For example the maximum speed, or the ascent.
When you drag for a selection the selection will snap-in to the nearest data point (e.g. heart-rate). To get the finest selection resolution move the mouse near the elevation profile.
The heart-rate and speed charts depict values with the highest statistical frequency during a fixed interval. Select a range to get these values for another interval you're interested in.
Use the zoom-tool to increase the resolution of the elevation chart. ⌘+ and - are keyboard shortcuts for zooming.
Playback the course by using the left and right arrow keys. Hold the alternate key to increase the steps.
Use the hand tool (or press the space bar) to pan around in a zoomed in chart.
Heart-rate values are being displayed along with an aerobic zone. Change the value-range for the aerobic zone in Preferences > Personal by providing your maximum heart-rate and age.
Routes and Workouts
When you import a workout from either your iPod or your Garmin device the workout data will be attached to the displayed route.
Because the route can be merged with existing tracks in your document, the workout and the routes course are two separated things. This means that the workout chart being displayed must not be totally equal to the routes merged course and is possibly scaled to match the routes distance. So if you change the route, the workout chart might not necessarily reflect the changes.
Use Route > Remove attached Workout to kick out the workout and to make the chart display the routes merged data instead of the recorded data.
Please also note that if you want to save a workout, the diary is the place where you should store it. When you add a diary entry for a selected route, any workout attached will be taken over and is being archived in the diary.
And while we're at it, for the reverse, any workout attached to an entry in the diary can be merged back as a route into any other document.
Where to go from here
Journalize your workouts
Keep a log in the diary and document your training progress, personal condition and mutual experiences.