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5 Replies Last post: Dec 18, 2007 6:27 AM by frodo22  
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Dec 17, 2007 1:53 PM

I survived the migration from kicksports to coolrunning, will i survive this?


i have 8 years of running data logged, now it is gone. will it come back? am i going to have to pay to use what i have been using for free for 8 years? am i going to have to find a new site? what are you guys feeling?????


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1. Dec 17, 2007 2:39 PM in response to: frodo22
Re: I survived the migration from kicksports to coolrunning, will i survive this?

I am going to be shopping for another site I think. I have been really trying to give Active a fair chance but so far this converson has been a mess. I feel as though with Active's purchase of coolrunning they are changing what coolrunning is. Coolrunning.com was like going to your local running shoe store and it had a more personal feel to it. Now the active influence I it feels less like a sports shop and more like a Walmart. Did anyone else notice they charge you $10 to plug in the C25K running plan on their calendar?

If Active really wants to keep it's user base it needs to offer everything in their $10/month plan in it's free plan and give people a way to export their training data. Yes, once it is in active you have no way of getting it out. Sad, .....very sad.


RIP - coolrunning.com :0

Click to view Active Sara's profile Active.com Staff 930 posts since
Oct 2, 2007
2. Dec 17, 2007 3:12 PM in response to: frodo22
Re: I survived the migration from kicksports to coolrunning, will i survive this?
frodo 22,

You can retrieve your data and I've attached some instructions below. Let us sincerely apologize for the problems you are currently experiencing with the transition from Cool Running to the Active system.

Our team has worked extremely hard to try and minimize these issues. However, any transition is going to cause some discomfort. Moving from the familiar to something new is a difficult situation. You may be asking why this transition occurred in the first place. The simple reason is that it was necessary simply to maintain the day to day operations of CoolRunning.com. The old CoolRunning.com system could no longer handle the load of the community. Furthermore, there were data security and maintenance issues that were creating an increasing strain on the system. Over the last six months, there were numerous issues of users losing data on the CoolRunning.com system, a trend that was accelerating into the New Year. By moving the message boards and running log to Active.com, you benefit from Active's more robust infrastructure, meaning no more lost data.

Again, we apologize for any problems you may be experiencing in the transition. We value your feedback and it is our goal to work with you to ensure your concerns are addressed and promptly resolved.

We have made all attempts to make the Cool Running data log migration process as simple and complete as possible. If you would like to transfer your data, please follow these steps:

1) Go to www.ActiveTrainer.com and log in with your Active Network's user account and password.
2) The system will direct you to a Merge account page and tell you that your account was upgraded by CoolRunning.com. Click the button, "Create an Account".
3) The system will direct you to the Import data page, where you can opt to transfer your Cool Running data to Active Trainer. Click on the "Transfer my Data" button to begin the Cool Running data transfer. If you choose not to import your data at this time, you can always go to the My Account Settings page and transfer your data later.
4) If you opted to transfer your data, depending on how much data you've logged in Cool Running, the process can take anywhere from 4 to 24 hours to complete. In the meantime, you can begin using the Active Trainer features and tools.
5) Once the transfer of data is complete, you will find your Cool Running data in the calendar and Shoe Tracker.

We understand there may be a bit of confusion about the data transfer from the Cool Running logs to Active Trainer. Even though the data is largely the same, it will look different in the two systems.

  • Workout type, distance, duration and pace will transfer directly over.
  • Any comments, Avg HR and Max HR will be inserted into the workout notes for those specific workouts.
  • You weight data will be imported into the Daily Vitals section in Active Trainer.
  • Shoe data will automatically populate into the Shoe Tracker, including all mileage information logged to date.

You can view historical data in a number of formats on Active Trainer.

  • Your calendar allows you to see workouts (with varying levels of detail) in a month, week and day view.
  • Click on "Reports" in the top navigation to access your Training Log, showing side-by-side planned vs. actual data in a weekly view
  • Dig deeper by clicking on the Training Stats tab, which allows you to graph aggregated stats such as training volume.
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Dec 14, 2007
3. Dec 18, 2007 12:47 AM in response to: Active Sara
Re: I survived the migration from kicksports to coolrunning, will i survive this?
Okay ActiveSara, you answered some questions but not all. How come after I log in I can't find coolrunning in less than 10 minutes? How come I have to log in each time I visit? Why is there no "remember me" feature for at least posting? Why do people now have to pay for C25K? Don't we want to get more people running, not make it difficult? I wouldn't be running today if I had to pay for C25K. But mostly, I want to be able to get back to coolrunning after logging in. I hate wasting so much time trying to find this place. I saved it to my favorites but the whole logging in this takes me away and won't let me back. UUGGHH!!
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Oct 6, 2007
4. Dec 18, 2007 4:34 AM in response to: kcarmike
Re: I survived the migration from kicksports to coolrunning, will i survive this?
It looks like the C25K page is the same as before to me, its got a link to add to Active calendar whatever that is, but I dont see anywhere it says you have to pay to see or use the C25K program