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It was the late-90's and thanks to his popular Training Bible book series, Joe Friel's coaching business was growing rapidly. But in the dawning age of the Internet, he noted that coaches and athletes still relied on inefficient hand-made logs, e-mail and fax machines.
Around the same time Joe’s son Dirk, a former pro cyclist and coach himself, got together with his best friend Gear Fisher, an engineer and cyclist as well. Over beers, Dirk echoed Joe’s frustrations. Gear confidently said that he could create a web-based training log that would enable Joe and Dirk to deliver their coaching methodology efficiently to athletes anywhere. Within a year, the world’s first online training log allowing coaches to work with an unlimited number of athletes was released. The company evolved to include WKO+ desktop software, designed by a team that included Hunter Allen and Dr. Andy Coggan, authors of Training and Racing with a Power Meter. Over time, TrainingPeaks became a neutral platform allowing any coach to deliver their own methodology, or any athlete to train intelligently and effectively according to a plan of their choice.
It was the late-90's and thanks to his popular Training Bible book series, Joe Friel's coaching business was growing rapidly. But in the dawning age of the Internet, he noted that coaches and athletes still relied on inefficient hand-made logs, e-mail and fax machines.
Around the same time Joe’s son Dirk, a former pro cyclist and coach himself, got together with his best friend Gear Fisher, an engineer and cyclist as well. Over beers, Dirk echoed Joe’s frustrations. Gear confidently said that he could create a web-based training log that would enable Joe and Dirk to deliver their coaching methodology efficiently to athletes anywhere. Within a year, the world’s first online training log allowing coaches to work with an unlimited number of athletes was released. The company evolved to include WKO+ desktop software, designed by a team that included Hunter Allen and Dr. Andy Coggan, authors of Training and Racing with a Power Meter. Over time, TrainingPeaks became a neutral platform allowing any coach to deliver their own methodology, or any athlete to train intelligently and effectively according to a plan of their choice.
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Employees
51-200
Founded date
1999
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Nov 5, 2025 | Zepp Health Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Unaudited Financial Results | MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zepp Health Corporation ("Zepp" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZEPP) today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2025. Third Quarter 2025 Financial an... |
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| Oct 31, 2024 | Zepp Health Launches Enhanced Zepp App 9: Elevating Personalized Health and Wellness for Amazfit Users Worldwide | MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zepp Health Corporation ("Zepp Health") (NYSE: ZEPP), a global leader in smart wearables and health technology, today announced the launch of the enhanced Zepp App 9. This latest app... |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Инновации в занятиях спортом | Занятия спортом всегда были важной частью нашей жизни, но в последние годы инновации начали менять способ, которым мы занимаемся спортом. Новые технологии и подходы к тренировкам помогают нам более эффективно тренироваться и достигать наших... |
| May 24, 2022 | Анализ эффективности тренировок с помощью Python и линейной регрессии | Был ли эффект от регулярных тренировок? Я проанализировал данные своих предыдущих тренировок с помощью нескольких общепринятых методов и получил неоднозначные результаты. Это продолжение серии статей про анализ данных персональных тренирово... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Анализ данных виртуальных велотренировок | В предыдущей статье я рассказал о том, как получить данные о персональных тренировках из набора FIT-файлов, которые создаются при использовании носимых устройств (фитнес-браслеты, часы, смартфоны, велокомпьютеры). При дальнейшем анализе мои... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Garmin : Do I Need a Power Meter? The Case for Functional Threshold Power | Fitness Do I Need a Power Meter? The Case for Functional Threshold Power November 18, 2021 Cycling rides at the forefront of quantified human performance and data-driven training guidance. This is largely due to the introduction of power me... |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Dimension Data Unveils Mobile Application to Track Health and Wellness of Africa’s Pro Cycling Team | Cape Town / London – 17 November 2017 - Dimension Data, the global USD 8 billion ICT solutions and services provider, today unveiled its health and wellness mobile app at the annual training camp of Africa’s professional cycling team, Team ... |
| Mar 15, 2008 | Health Care at SXSW – Health Getting Hot With Tech Crowd | SXSW 2008 will most likely be remembered for the Zuckerberg interview controversy. But a more interesting phenomenon, that in some ways broke through at SXSW, was health care and tech. Specifically the movement to user (or at least employer... |
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FAQ about TrainingPeaks
When was TrainingPeaks founded?
TrainingPeaks was founded in 1999.
What has the press written about TrainingPeaks?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning TrainingPeaks, among them “Zepp Health Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Unaudited Financial Results” (Nov 5, 2025) and “Уроки от единорогов. Часть 2. Главные выводы после изучения сотни бизнес-моделей успешных компаний” (Dec 16, 2024).
Is TrainingPeaks still active?
Yes, TrainingPeaks is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 1, 2026.