Hi Sports Friends!
I’m totally new here and am currently struggling through the Athletica AI app to see if it can offer me what I need.
I’m currently using the PerfectPace app including the AI functionality for my triathlon training. The app makes me very happy, is clearly laid out and adapts the plan as I need it. The only drawback with PerfectPace is that the AI functionality is too static and, in my opinion, has less to do with AI and more to do with an if-then functionality.
Even if the Athletica AI is unfortunately a little less clear and the creation of manual sessions is more difficult, the AI function is impressive, as you could read in various tests. But is Athletica AI also useful for athletes like me, when the majority of my training is already covered by club and association training and Athletica AI is only supposed to fill the last 25% of my training time?
I already regularly train 12 hours a week in a club or association. Ideally, I would have these training blocks automatically in my calendar week after week. This is where the first problem arises: as the club training can change from week to week depending on the season status, I can’t set a session aim, which the app requires. The swim training can be a tempo training session one week and an endurance session the next week without me knowing this in advance.
Perhaps you have tips on whether and how this could be implemented.
I don’t quite understand the next problem. In my opinion, a block has been programmed in here that is not necessary. Why is it not possible to schedule a competition on a weekday? We occasionally have triathlons on a Friday, so it would be nice if these could also be scheduled on a Friday.
As a triathlete, why am I not allowed to set a running competition as my main goal? I also take part in swimming competitions, especially in the winter months - why is swimming not supported as a competition? Last but not least, I would think it would be cool if you could also train for manual distances: I still take part in super sprint triathlons from time to time (400m swim, 10km road bike, 2.5km run).
If the majority of these were feasible and I was just too stupid to find these features, I would be super happy.
My last wish would be the direct integration of Coros and Zwift, but I’ve already read that something is in the works, so I’ll wait and see.
Best regards
Fuechsin