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Training Peaks, LLC Changes Company Name to Peaksware, LLC
Core product TrainingPeaks.com to remain focused on endurance athletes and coaches, NutriPeaks.com introduced to target professional Dietitians and weight management challenged individuals.
 Training Peaks, LLC the leading provider of training software for endurance athletes and coaches, today announced that it is changing its company name to Peaksware, LLC. The primary goals of the name change are to better convey the company's focus on software development for an expanding portion of the health and fitness related market and also to more clearly delineate between the company and its various product categories. The new corporate website can be found at (www.peaksware.com).
"Renaming the company to Peaksware is a first step toward introducing our products and services to a broader audience," Donavon continues. "We're proud that the TrainingPeaks brand has become synonymous with advanced technology for endurance athletes and coaches, but we believe our solutions for monitoring, analyzing and planning physiological data can be valuable not only to athletes, but also to people looking to lose weight or just improve their overall fitness and well being." View the full press release.
Garmin Forerunner 305 Special Offer
We've got an incredible offer for you if you've been thinking about getting a Garmin Forerunner. Get a FR 305 with either WKO+ or VirtualCoach and save a ton! The additional $50 rebate direct from Garmin ends on May 15th.
FR 305 & WKO+ Bundle - Buy Now for $299 After Rebate, save $179
Virtual Coach Bundle - Buy Now, $299 After Rebate, save $199
XC Virtual Summer Camp with Brad Hudson
 Have a high-schooler that is into Cross Country? Know any kids that can benefit from a strong cross country "virtual" summer camp?
Well if you do, Training Peaks has a cool offer for them.
Pass along this url so they can find out more about it:
www.trainingpeaks.com/xc.
Here's the scoop:
High school athletes across the globe will have the opportunity to train this summer with world-class cross country coach Brad Hudson through an exclusive Cross-Country Virtual Training Program.
Starting June 4th and ending August 26th, athletes from anywhere on the planet will be able to log in and start training with Brad Hudson. Their exclusive training plan will be delivered via a feature rich training tool designed by Training Peaks, LLC - the leader in on-line training software for the endurance athlete. This package includes a 3-month training plan designed by Brad Hudson, a 3-month subscription to Training Peaks Virtual Coach Software, and a Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS/HRM. The combination of these three training tools is the latest in hi-technology training. Athletes will be able to follow the training plan and upload data captured on the Forerunner to the Training Peaks Virtual Coach software on the web at www.trainingpeaks.com.
"This program is close to my heart and I'm excited to bring it to life", says Donavon Guyot, CEO of Training Peaks. "I was a passionate cross-country runner in High School, but my team didn't have a summer training program. After spring track, I was pretty much on my own all summer long. The dream of offering young athletes access to a program like this is one of the reasons we started Training Peaks in the first place."
Before this sort of high-tech solution, the services of world-class coaches like Brad Hudson were only available to a very select group of athletes. Hudson's impressive list of past and current clients includes two-time Olympian Shayne Culpepper, former NCAA cross-country champion Jorge Torres, high-school and NCAA cross-country national champion Dathan Ritzenhein, 2003 national steeplechase champion Steve Slattery, and 2001 National marathon champion Scott Larson. He too is a former marathon champion. Learn More
2007 Tour de Georgia Recap
 Dirk Friel spent the entire week with the USA National Development Team at the Tour de Georgia last week. We have posted actual racing data files from several team members, including John Devine who is the latest recruit to join the ProTour Team Discovery Channel later this year. You can download and checkout their actual race data, complete with full power analysis thanks to their SRM power meters. Also take a look at our photo galleries and interviews from the week.
Here's Caleb Fairly getting a bike repair from the team car
Lots more to see at the Micro-Site!
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What Is a Healthy Diet?
By Jenna Bell-Wilson
©2007 Peaksware, LLC.
 Adequacy. Food provides energy (in form of calories), as well as nutrients (some more than others). Regardless of your food choices, you need enough energy to get through the day and maintain a healthy body. You need energy for the basics-cell growth and maintenance-but also to get through your meetings and appointments and especially for athletic performance. In addition to having adequate energy, there are nutrients essential to life. Whether it's an energy-supplying nutrient like protein, or an essential vitamin or mineral, you need to have take in adequate calories and nutrients from the food you eat to avoid deficiencies.
Balance. We are all looking for balance in our life between work and play, friends and family, savings and expenditures, you name it. This basic principle stands true for your diet as well. You need enough-but not too much-of each type of food and nutrient. You need enough dairy, but not at the expense of fruits and vegetables. You also need enough protein while maintaining adequate carbohydrate and fat. Find that balance your intake to get enough of the essential nutrients.
Energy Control. We established that you need adequate calories and nutrients, as well as a balance between the foods you choose, but you also need to watch your calorie intake to avoid unwanted weight gain or loss. A key component of a healthy diet is supplying what you need in healthy amounts, while maintaining a healthy weight by watching your calorie intake.
Moderation. As "they" say, everything is OK in moderation. While that might not always be true (i.e.: speeding tickets, termites, elicit drug use, etc), it is true for your dietary choices. We all have foods we hate to love-those that may be fried, dipped, smothered or dressed-that we enjoy on a rare occasion, and can do so in moderation. By practicing moderation in your food choices, you can keep your greasy, sticky or chewy desires in check and maintain a healthy diet overall.
Nutrient Density. The concept of nutrient density is the same as "getting the most for your money", "bang for your buck", or in regards to food, more nutrients with fewer calories. Nutrient dense foods are those powerhouse choices that provide an assortment or high amount of essential nutrients without throwing off your calorie control. Vegetables or non-fat dairy are great examples of nutrient dense foods that supply numerous vitamins and minerals for a modest number of calories.
The opposite of nutrient dense foods are energy dense items. These calorie heavy, nutrient light foods supply lots of calories with little else. Good examples include soft drinks, chips and candies.
Variety. You don't wear the same outfit everyday to do the same activity day after day, right? One reason-it would be boring. The same principle applies to the foods you choose, it is important to keep your intake enjoyable and enticing. In addition to the boredom factor, variety ensures two important concepts: you gain an array of nutrients and avoid overdoing a nutrient or contaminant that could be unhealthy in excess. If you eat buttered toast, all day, everyday, you'll show signs of many nutrient deficiencies and get more saturated fat (from the butter) than you need. And, there's the boredom factor...
Checkout our Nutrition Forum to get your questions answered!
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TrainingPeaks.com and CyclingPeaks WKO+ are compatible with all these products
Garmin Forerunner and EDGE
SRM Power Meters
ERGOMO Pro Power Meters
CompuTrainer Indoor Trainers
PowerTap Power Meters
Polar S-Series HRM's
iBike Power Meter
Suunto T-6
Nike Triax SDM Elite
Timex Bodylink GPS
Cateye Cycling
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Patrick McCrann is the head coach of 
Joe Friel's triathlon plans are based on his his best selling Training Bible book series. These plans are great starting point for getting up to speed on our own Virtual Coach. 
Hunter Allen has numerous power-based training plans for indoor or outdoor training on your power-meter equipped bike. 
Hal Higdon is nothing short of a marathon training guru. He's led thousands of athletes to success at the Chicago Marathon with his witty and entertaining training plans. 
Rich Strauss has used his personal experience to build several training plans for triathlon racing. He personally supports all these plans through a message board and has many plans to choose from 