I just signed up: what is the first hour I should spend?

The 60-minute starter path

Your first hour on the Hub determines how much it will help you. Walk through this sequence in order.

Minutes 0 to 10: account basics

1. Confirm your email is correct (it is your sign-in username). Change it now at /settings/ if not.
2. Set a strong password.
3. Open /settings/notifications/ and decide which alerts you want. See Notification preferences.
4. Confirm your tier at /settings/billing/. If your coach granted you premium, you should see that source listed.

Minutes 10 to 25: profile and equipment

1. Open your profile (link from the dashboard) and fill in: * Date of birth. * Sex. * Height. * Current weight.
2. Open /my-equipment/ and add: * Your primary bike with brand, model, total weight, and any known fit measurements. See Bike setup overview. * Your race wetsuit / trisuit under swim equipment. * Your race shoes under run equipment.

The equipment list feeds race planning. Worth the 10 minutes.

Minutes 25 to 35: races

1. Open /my-races/ and add every race you have planned for the season: * Name, date, location. * Distance. * Priority tag (A, B, or C). See A vs B vs C race tagging.
2. Save.

The season view immediately draws the training phases against these dates.

Minutes 35 to 50: upload recent training

1. Open the activity uploader.
2. Drop your most recent 2 to 4 weeks of FIT, TCX, or GPX files. See Uploading a workout.
3. Each file becomes an Activity with extracted metrics.

If you have a TrainingPeaks history, see TrainingPeaks FIT zip import for a bulk option.

Minutes 50 to 60: first wellness log

1. Open /my-wellness/.
2. Fill in today's log honestly. See Logging daily wellness.
3. Submit.

Daily logging from here forward is the single highest-value habit. Trends matter; one entry does not.

What to do tomorrow

• Log wellness again.
• Upload yesterday's activity.
• Spend 5 minutes reading the help article most relevant to what your coach asked you to do this week.

What to do this week

• If you have a coach, message them: "I am set up; what should I focus on first?"
• If you are self-coached, see Self-coached athletes.
• If you do not yet have a coach and want one, ask your community for recommendations.

What you do not need to do day one

• Run a CSS test. Wait for the coach's instruction.
• Generate a race plan for a race that is 6 months away. Wait until 8 to 10 weeks out.
• Tune every setting. The defaults are reasonable.

See also: Athlete dashboard tour, First week checklist, Free vs Premium athlete.