How and Why to Recalculate Workout Metrics

You can consider recalculating a workout file on your TrainingPeaks Calendar if the initial workout calculations were wrong, the file parsed improperly, or you want to undo a file edit.

When to recalculate your workout file

When TrainingPeaks receives a workout file, it calculates metrics using an athlete's threshold (either power, heart rate, or pace, depending on the sport type) set in account settings. The most common reasons to recalculate your workout file are: 

1. You don't see workout summary data or time in zones.
2. You've updated your threshold(s) and need to recalculate workout files based on your new threshold(s).
3. You uploaded a bike file as a 'race', and the power calculations were not included (You will need to change the sport type to 'bike' before recalculating).

How to recalculate your workout

1. On your TrainingPeaks Calendar, click on the workout you want to recalculate
2. Click Files
3. Click Recalculate
4. Click Yes if you want to continue recalculating
5. The workout data will now update within each field

How to reupload the original file

Sometimes, after making edits in the workout file, you might want to start from scratch and reupload the file. 

1. On your TrainingPeaks Calendar, click on the workout you want to recalculate
2. Click Files
3. Click Download.  Save the file in a location where you can retrieve it (Downloads folder, Desktop, etc). Make sure it actually saved in that location.
4. Back in the workout card, in Files, select Delete
5. The file will download zipped. Unzip the file.
6. You can drag the file back to the TrainingPeaks Calendar, or, in the workout card, in Files, click Download and choose the recently downloaded file
7. The file will upload based on your desired method