How I Keep My Athletes’ Training Plans Current with AI
I keep each athlete’s season plan as a note in augo. Every four weeks, I ask Claude to compare what the athlete actually did against that note. Then I update the note and have Claude draft the next block of workouts, which I review before they go live.
That’s the whole workflow. It keeps my plan true to how the athlete is really training, not how I hoped they would train eight weeks ago.
In the video above, I walk through it with a real athlete getting ready for the Amsterdam Half Marathon.
Why I still use a season plan
A high-level season plan helps me think in weeks, not days. Where do I want this athlete to be on race day, and what do we need to cover to get there?
The problem is that most season plans go stale fast. They work for the first two or three weeks. Then life happens: travel, a cold, a moved session, a workout that went better than expected. By week eight the plan no longer matches the athlete in front of you.
Keeping the plan as a live note in augo fixes that. It stays the big picture, but it changes as the athlete does.
How to keep a training plan current with Claude and augo
Step 1: Connect augo to Claude
In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it augo and paste the MCP URL from our MCP setup guide. Click continue and log in with your augo coach account. It takes about a minute.
Step 2: Add your season plan as a note
I upload my season plan sheet to Claude and ask it to save the plan as a note on my athlete’s profile.
Add this program as a note to my athlete’s profile on augo.
It took about a minute. The note now holds her goals, setup, paces, particularities and weekly plan, all in one place I can open from her profile.
Step 3: Review the last four weeks against the plan
I plan in four-week blocks, so every four weeks I start a new chat and ask:
Can you review my athlete’s last four weeks of training and compare it against the training plan in her note?
In a minute or two, Claude gave me a clear picture:
- She hit almost every key session.
- Her race pace was faster than we planned.
- Her easy days were not easy. Her heart rate was running high.
- The last few days were travel and hiking, not running.
Because augo holds our messages too, Claude knew why she skipped or moved certain workouts. I didn’t have to explain it.
Step 4: Update the note
Claude also flagged what in the note was out of date. Her half marathon pace was still set at 5:30 to 5:40 per km. I asked it to update the note to her new goal of 5:20 to 5:30 per km.
Now the note reflects both the original plan and what actually happened.
Step 5: Draft the next block, then review it
Next I asked what was in the plan for the days leading up to the race. She was coming back from travel, so I kept that first week light and only changed the sessions from October 5 onward.
Once I was happy with the plan, I asked:
Can you create all workouts from October 6 until the race on her calendar, as drafts so I can review them before publishing? Add useful descriptions to guide her execution. Make sure she stays on race pace for the dress rehearsal sessions, even if they feel easy.
I made one change: on the Tuesday before the race, 4 × 90 seconds at 10 seconds per km faster than race pace.
Claude created every session as a draft. Then I opened each one, checked the paces and heart rate limits, and published. AI can make mistakes, so I always review before anything reaches my athlete.
What this changes for me as a coach
I plan much faster, because I can create a whole block of workouts at once. I also refine better, because I’m working from what the athlete actually did, not from memory.
And the plan stays flexible. augo reads my conversations with each athlete, so Claude flags things I might miss: a trip, a niggle, a session that got moved. I still make every call. I just make them with the full picture.
FAQ
Can AI build a training plan for my athletes?
It can draft one, but I don’t let it decide. I use Claude to compare training against my plan and to draft workouts. I review every session and make the final call before anything is published.
How do I connect augo to Claude?
In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it augo, paste the MCP URL from our setup guide, and log in with your coach account.
Do I need to be technical to use the augo MCP connector?
No. Setup takes about a minute, and after that you just ask Claude questions in plain language.
Does Claude publish workouts to my athletes automatically?
No. I ask Claude to create workouts as drafts. My athlete only sees them after I review and publish each one in augo.
What can Claude see about my athletes?
Through augo, Claude can read your athletes’ workouts, your messages with them, their session feedback and your private notes. That’s why it can explain a skipped session without you telling it.
How often should I review an athlete’s plan?
I review every four weeks, at the end of each block. You can do it weekly if your athletes’ lives change a lot.
Can I use ChatGPT instead of Claude?
Yes. augo also connects to ChatGPT. The setup steps are a little different.
Try it with your own athletes
If your season plans end up forgotten in a spreadsheet by week eight, try this with one athlete this month. Connect augo to Claude, add your plan as a note, and ask it how the last four weeks went.