How is a race day shown in my training plan?

How is a race day shown in my training plan?

By Dr. Sean Radford•15th October 2026

A race day is not just another training day, so TrainAsONE gives it a look — and a set of rules — of its own.

How a race day looks

  • A chequered-flag marker sits next to the date. Hovering it names the race: “This is your race: {race name} — edit or delete it to change this day” (or a generic wording when the race has no name).
  • The day’s cell carries its own tint, so it stands apart at a glance from a locked day (amber), a post-race rest day (green) and today (blue).
  • If the race also falls inside a rolling lock, it still shows as a race day — never as a locked day. A race is the most definite statement a day can carry, so it wins.

A race day has no per-day controls

A race day offers none of the usual per-day controls:

  • no padlock (you cannot lock it),
  • no pencil (you cannot edit its Training Day Rules),
  • no “I cannot run on this day” (skip),
  • no “Let TrainAsONE plan this day”.

The race owns the day, so there is nothing for the AI to add or remove around it. This is deliberate: TrainAsONE should never quietly plan a race away, and “I cannot run on this day” is self-contradictory when the day is the race.

To change a race day

Edit or delete the race itself. The day follows whatever the race says.

Note: A race day that holds a lock from before this rule (for example one that fell inside a rolling lock) is the one exception — the padlock switch still appears so you can release it. You simply cannot create a new lock on a race day.

See Can I lock a race day or a day in the past? and How do I schedule X days of rest following my upcoming race?.