Software for Timex Bodylink System

I know timex supply their own software with the data logger... or are you
after something else?

K.

"Larry Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,
I seached all over the Internet and cannot find any software training
logs that will load data from the Timex bodylink. Almost all will load

Polar

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data. Does anyone know of a program that will use the Timex Bodylink?

Thanks,
Larry

Hello,
The software that comes with the watch has some good points and some
annoying points. One thing that annoys me is that you cannot graph weekly
bike miles and weekly running miles, just weekly miles combined. It also
doesn't have any planning or scheduling capabilities.
Training Peaks online will allow uploads from the Timex software, but it
costs $119.00 per year.
I'm looking for a program that will upload data from the Timex HRM, and
will let me put in training schedules and races. The best one I've found is
Racing Buddy, but it won't upload. I can manually enter my heartrate for
races, but not for workouts.
Anyone got any suggestions for software, or any experiences with
Training Peaks?

Thanks in Advance,
Larry

"Keith Wilkinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I know timex supply their own software with the data logger... or are you
after something else?

K.

"Larry Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,
I seached all over the Internet and cannot find any software training
logs that will load data from the Timex bodylink. Almost all will load

Polar

Quoted message said:

data. Does anyone know of a program that will use the Timex Bodylink?

Thanks,
Larry

PC coach has some nice training software. I use Mike Pigg's triathlon log.
It down loads from polar and timex body link as well. Check it out at
http://pccoach.com/

fedoc

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"Larry Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,
I seached all over the Internet and cannot find any software training
logs that will load data from the Timex bodylink. Almost all will load
Polar data. Does anyone know of a program that will use the Timex
Bodylink?

Thanks,
Larry

Can it import info in excel format? I'm pretty sure you can grab the raw
data out of the data logger somehow... might be worth a shot...

Unfortunately I don't know of any online options however I would suspect it
will start filtering in soon - the timex logger hasn't been around that
long.

K.

"Larry Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hello,
The software that comes with the watch has some good points and some
annoying points. One thing that annoys me is that you cannot graph weekly
bike miles and weekly running miles, just weekly miles combined. It also
doesn't have any planning or scheduling capabilities.
Training Peaks online will allow uploads from the Timex software, but

it

Quoted message said:

costs $119.00 per year.
I'm looking for a program that will upload data from the Timex HRM,

and

Quoted message said:

will let me put in training schedules and races. The best one I've found

is

Quoted message said:

Racing Buddy, but it won't upload. I can manually enter my heartrate for
races, but not for workouts.
Anyone got any suggestions for software, or any experiences with
Training Peaks?

Thanks in Advance,
Larry

"Keith Wilkinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I know timex supply their own software with the data logger... or are you
after something else?

K.

"Larry Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hello,
I seached all over the Internet and cannot find any software

training

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logs that will load data from the Timex bodylink. Almost all will load

Polar

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data. Does anyone know of a program that will use the Timex Bodylink?

Thanks,
Larry

Larry,

You *can* display weekly distance by sport. In the drop-down list for
the "aggregate" graphs, you will find "Weekly distance by sport" right
after the selections for "Goals:".

However, to make this work, you have to make sure to properly identify
the workouts as "Bike" and "Run" in the "Activity" selection for each
workout.

-Rick

Larry Gray said:

Hello,
The software that comes with the watch has some good points and

some

Quoted message said:

annoying points. One thing that annoys me is that you cannot graph

weekly

Quoted message said:

bike miles and weekly running miles, just weekly miles combined. It

also

Quoted message said:

doesn't have any planning or scheduling capabilities.
Training Peaks online will allow uploads from the Timex software,

but it

Quoted message said:

costs $119.00 per year.
I'm looking for a program that will upload data from the Timex

HRM, and

Quoted message said:

will let me put in training schedules and races. The best one I've

found is

Quoted message said:

Racing Buddy, but it won't upload. I can manually enter my heartrate

for

Quoted message said:

races, but not for workouts.
Anyone got any suggestions for software, or any experiences with
Training Peaks?

Thanks in Advance,
Larry

"Keith Wilkinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I know timex supply their own software with the data logger... or

are you

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after something else?

K.

"Larry Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello,
I seached all over the Internet and cannot find any software

training

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logs that will load data from the Timex bodylink. Almost all will

load

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Polar

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data. Does anyone know of a program that will use the Timex

Bodylink?

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Thanks,
Larry

The Timex app is just a front end for an Access database. If you look
in the Timex directory, you'll find a file with an extension of .mdb.
Excel can be used to read the file.

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The Timex app is just a front end for an Access database. If you look
in the Timex directory, you'll find a file with an extension of .mdb.
Excel can be used to read the file.

Interesting. I don't have one, but if this is true, you can open the mdb to
classify your workout "type" after the fact.

This would be my approach if workout time came and I just wanted to get on
with it.

Better yet, you can create a separate MDB that sources the Timex one. Then
you can fool around with the UI and functionality as you see fit.

I sometimes use a Garmin; I wish it gave some of the options for fooling
around with the data that the Timex seems to. I would have to really
geek-out and get into XML.

rsquared