You’ve performed a load screening and gained detailed insight into how your athlete’s running load evolves with speed — yet the next question often arises:
How do I translate this output into a concrete, individualized training plan?
With the latest OnTracx PRO update, we’re excited to introduce our fully integrated Load-based running program generator.
Get started - Acces the tool
From your PRO platform, navigate to the Return-to-Run Program Generator via the icon "Programs" in the left navigation bar.
Step 1 - Start planning.
You can either:
Generate a plan: Create a load-based plan based on your athlete’s individual load tolerance and profile.
Adjust an existing plan: Access and modify a previously generated program at any time.
Step 2 - Choose an athlete.
Select an athlete from the list.
Can't find your athlete? Make sure the athlete onboarding to the platform has been completed first.
Step 3 - Choose the goal.
Choose the objective of the program:
Uninjured runner
Build towards a 5K, 10k, half marathon, full marathon or custom goal for a currently uninjured athlete.
Returning from injury
Build towards pre-injury training level for an athlete who is returning from an injury.
Build towards a custom goal
Build towards a custom goal
Step 4 - Enter athlete running habits.
Fill out the current habits and training days.
Toggle to "start from zero" if the athlete is new to running.
You can choose to:
Build up towards 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon or marathon.
Define a custom goal by entering the target distance.
Step 5 - Set start date and availability.
Select:
The start date of the program
The days the athlete is available to run
One day must be selected as the longest session day.
Step 6 - Generate your Program.
Click Generate plan to create the load-based return-to-run program.
Once the program is generated, click Continue.
Step 7 - Review and customize your plan.
OnTracx automatically uses all available athlete data to generate the program.
You can further adjust the program by enabling Advanced Customization.
Here you can:
Adjust athlete info: Override the allowed weekly progress based on the athletes' tolerance profile.
Modify program details: Select speed preference.
Select finalize plan to finish. You can always access, review and edit sessions later.
Return to Pre-injury level
Return to Pre-injury level
Step 4 - Enter athlete & rehab details.
Fill out the pre-injury parameters and injury details.
Toggle to "start from zero" if the athlete is new to running.
You can choose to:
Build up towards the pre-injury level, or
Define a custom goal by entering the average weekly session distance and number of sessions
Step 5 - Set start date and availability.
Select:
The start date of the program
The days the athlete is available to run
One day must be selected as the longest session day.
Step 6 - Generate your Program.
Click Generate plan to create the load-based return-to-run program.
Once the program is generated, click Continue.
Step 7 - Review and customize your plan.
OnTracx automatically uses all available athlete data to generate the program.
You can further adjust the program by enabling Advanced Customization.
Here you can:
Adjust athlete info: Override the allowed weekly progress based on the athletes' tolerance profile.
Modify program details: Toggle walk-run preference, adjust length of the program and select speed preference.
Modify baseline week: Override the baseline week training volume. By default, OnTracx calculates a baseline week based on pre-injury level and injury details. You can manually adjust this baseline using:
A distance-based baseline week, or
A load-based baseline week
Select finalize plan to finish. You can always access, review and edit sessions later.
Share and follow the program
Once a program has been generated, it automatically becomes available to the athlete inside the OnTracx app and web dashboard.
Athletes can view their full training schedule, upcoming sessions, and progression over time without needing a separate PDF or external planning tool. Sessions are displayed chronologically and include the key information required to understand and execute the workout, including planned load, distance, duration, and session structure.
For athletes with a connected Garmin account, planned sessions can also be synced directly to Garmin Connect. Once synchronized, workouts become available on the athlete's Garmin watch, allowing them to execute the prescribed training session directly from their wrist.
ℹ️ Any changes made to the training plan by the professional are automatically reflected in the athlete dashboard and synchronized to Garmin Connect, ensuring athletes always have access to the latest version of their program.
You can also export the program as PDF report
This includes:
All entered athlete details
Full training load progression overview
Individualized session guidelines
Adjust a training program
You can fully edit a generated program with the following available actions:
Manage sessions
Move sessions by dragging them to another day
Duplicate sessions
Delete workouts
Edit training sessions
Open a session with the program editor
Adjust training blocks by changing height (speed) or width (duration)
Add or remove blocks
Repeat blocks
Move blocks
Duplicate blocks
With the latest update you can now match an executed training session to the planned session, even when they happened on different days.
Until now, sessions completed on a different day than planned didn’t match up automatically. Now professionals can link the executed session to the planned one and immediately see where the session differed from the plan.
✅ You now have the tools to translate biomechanics into training — guiding your athlete safely, effectively, and remotely with OnTracx PRO.