diff --git a/rowers/models.py b/rowers/models.py
index c33b46d8..924c4a4a 100644
--- a/rowers/models.py
+++ b/rowers/models.py
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ class TrainingPlan(models.Model):
         firstname = self.rower.user.first_name
         lastname = self.rower.user.last_name
 
-        stri = u'Training Plan for {firstname} {lastname} {s} - {e}: {n}'.format(
+        stri = u'Training Plan for {firstname} {lastname} {s} - {e}: {name}'.format(
             s = startdate.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
             e = enddate.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
             firstname = firstname,
diff --git a/rowers/templates/trainingplan.html b/rowers/templates/trainingplan.html
index 4477b255..62dbb83c 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/trainingplan.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/trainingplan.html
@@ -18,7 +18,18 @@
 <div class="grid_12">
   <div class="grid_12 alpha">
     <h1>Training Plan - {{ plan.name }}</h1>
-    <p><a href="/rowers/editplan/{{ plan.id }}">Edit</a></p>
+    <p>This plan starts on {{ plan.startdate }} and ends on {{ plan.enddate }}. The training plan target is: {{ plan.target.name }} on {{ plan.target.date }}.</p>
+    <p><a href="/rowers/editplan/{{ plan.id }}">Edit the plan</a></p>
+    <p>Click on the plan cycles below to edit their names, start and end dates. The gray "filler"
+      cycles are generated, adjusted and deleted automatically to ensure the entire plan
+      duration is covered with non-overlapping cycles. 
+      Once you edit a filler cycle, it become a user-defined cycle, which cannot be deleted
+      by the system.</p>
+    <p>A good way to organize the plan is to think of micro cycles as training weeks. Macro cycles
+      are typically used to address specific phases of preparation and to indicate the racing
+      season and may span several months.
+      Meso cycles can be used to group sequences of three to five light, medium and
+      hard weeks. </p>
   </div>
   <div class="grid_4 alpha">
     <h2>Macro Cycles</h2>
@@ -33,26 +44,45 @@
 <div class="grid_12 alpha">
   {% for key,macrocycle in cycles.items %}
   <div class="grid_12 alpha">
-    <div class="grid_4 palegreen alpha">
+    {% if macrocycle.0.type == 'filler' %}
+    <div class="grid_4 filler alpha">
+      {% else %}
+      <div class="grid_4 palegreen alpha">
+        {% endif %}
       <div class="padded">
         <h3>{{ macrocycle.0.name }} ({{ macrocycle.0.startdate }} - {{ macrocycle.0.enddate }})</h3>
-        <p><a href="/rowers/macrocycle/{{ macrocycle.0.id }}">edit</a></p>
+        <p><a href="/rowers/macrocycle/{{ macrocycle.0.id }}">edit</a>
+              /
+              <a href="/rowers/deletemacrocycle/{{ macrocycle.0.id }}">delete</a></p>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="grid_8 alpha">
       {% for key, mesocycle in macrocycle.1.items %}
+    {% if mesocycle.0.type == 'filler' %}
+    <div class="grid_4 filler alpha">
+      {% else %}
       <div class="grid_4 lightsalmon alpha">
+        {% endif %}
         <div class="padded">
           <h3>{{ mesocycle.0.name }} ({{ mesocycle.0.startdate }} - {{ mesocycle.0.enddate }})</h3>
-          <p><a href="/rowers/mesocycle/{{ mesocycle.0.id }}">edit</a></p>
+          <p><a href="/rowers/mesocycle/{{ mesocycle.0.id }}">edit</a>
+              /
+              <a href="/rowers/deletemesocycle/{{ mesocycle.0.id }}">delete</a></p>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="grid_4 omega">
         {% for microcycle in mesocycle.1 %}
-        <div class="grid_4 paleblue ">
+    {% if microcycle.type == 'filler' %}
+        <div class="grid_4 filler">
+          {% else %}
+          <div class="grid_4 paleblue ">
+            {% endif %}
           <div class="padded">
             <h3>{{ microcycle.name }} ({{ microcycle.startdate }} - {{ microcycle.enddate }})</h3>
-            <p><a href="/rowers/microcycle/{{ microcycle.id }}">edit</a></p>
+            <p>
+              <a href="/rowers/microcycle/{{ microcycle.id }}">edit</a>
+              /
+              <a href="/rowers/deletemicrocycle/{{ microcycle.id }}">delete</a></p>
           </div>
         </div>
         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/rowers/templates/trainingplan_create.html b/rowers/templates/trainingplan_create.html
index 3d32874b..83a7654b 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/trainingplan_create.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/trainingplan_create.html
@@ -15,7 +15,23 @@
   }
 </style>
 
-<div class="grid_12">
+<div class="grid_12 alpha">
+  {% if user.is_authenticated and user|is_manager %}
+  <div class="grid_2 prefix_8 dropdown">
+    <button class="grid_2 alpha button green small dropbtn">
+      {{ rower.user.first_name }} {{ rower.user.last_name }}
+    </button>
+    <div class="dropdown-content">
+      {% for member in user|team_members %}
+      <a class="button green small" href="/rowers/createplan/{{ member.id }}">{{ member.first_name }} {{ member.last_name }}</a>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
+
+
+<div class="grid_12 alpha">
   <div id="targets_table" class="grid_8 alpha">
     <h1>Training Targets</h1>
 
@@ -64,8 +80,8 @@
 </div>
 
 
-<div class="grid_12">
-
+<div class="grid_12 alpha">
+  
   <div id="courses_table" class="grid_8 alpha">
     <h1>Plans</h1>
     
diff --git a/rowers/templates/trainingplan_delete.html b/rowers/templates/trainingplan_delete.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffb9362c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rowers/templates/trainingplan_delete.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% load staticfiles %}
+{% load rowerfilters %}
+
+{% block title %}Rowsandall Training Plans{% endblock %}
+
+{% block scripts %}
+
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<style>
+  #mypointer {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div class="grid_12 alpha">
+
+  <form action="" method="post">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    <p>Are you sure you want to delete <i>{{ object }}</i>?</p>
+    <div id="formbutton" class="grid_1 prefix_2">
+      <input class="button red" type="submit" value="Confirm">
+    </div>
+  </form>
+        
+
+</div>
+  {% endblock %}
diff --git a/rowers/urls.py b/rowers/urls.py
index 7210e921..f89c1716 100644
--- a/rowers/urls.py
+++ b/rowers/urls.py
@@ -420,8 +420,12 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^workout/compare/(?P<id1>\d+)/(?P<id2>\d+)/(?P<xparam>\w+.*)/(?P<yparam>[\w\ ]+.*)/$',views.workout_comparison_view2),
     url(r'^test\_callback',views.rower_process_testcallback),
     url(r'^createplan$',views.rower_create_trainingplan),
-    url(r'^createplan/(?P<id>\d+)$',views.rower_create_trainingplan),
-    url(r'^deleteplan/(?P<id>\d+)$',views.rower_delete_trainingplan),
+    url(r'^createplan/(?P<userid>\d+)$',views.rower_create_trainingplan),
+    url(r'^deleteplan/(?P<pk>\d+)$',views.TrainingPlanDelete.as_view()),
+    url(r'^deletemicrocycle/(?P<pk>\d+)$',views.MicroCycleDelete.as_view()),
+    url(r'^deletemesocycle/(?P<pk>\d+)$',views.MesoCycleDelete.as_view()),
+    url(r'^deletemacrocycle/(?P<pk>\d+)$',views.MacroCycleDelete.as_view()),
+#    url(r'^deleteplan/(?P<id>\d+)$',views.rower_delete_trainingplan),
     url(r'^plan/(?P<id>\d+)$',views.rower_trainingplan_view),
     url(r'^macrocycle/(?P<pk>\d+)$',views.TrainingMacroCycleUpdate.as_view()),
     url(r'^mesocycle/(?P<pk>\d+)$',views.TrainingMesoCycleUpdate.as_view()),
diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 63d16ae5..4f5795f5 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import isodate
 
 from django.shortcuts import render
 
-from django.views.generic.edit import UpdateView
+from django.views.generic.edit import UpdateView,DeleteView
 
 from django.http import (
     HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect,
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ from rowers.forms import (
     VirtualRaceSelectForm,WorkoutRaceSelectForm,CourseSelectForm,
     RaceResultFilterForm,PowerIntervalUpdateForm
     )
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
+
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator, EmptyPage, PageNotAnInteger
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ class JSONResponse(HttpResponse):
 
 def getrequestrower(request,rowerid=0,userid=0,notpermanent=False):
 
+    
     if notpermanent == False:
         if rowerid == 0 and 'rowerid' in request.session:
             rowerid = request.session['rowerid']
@@ -14181,47 +14183,11 @@ def virtualevent_submit_result_view(request,id=0):
                       })
 
 @user_passes_test(hasplannedsessions,login_url="/", redirect_field_name=None)
-def rower_delete_trainingtarget(request,id=0):
-    try:
-        target = TrainingTarget.objects.get(id=id)
-    except TrainingPlan.DoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404("Training Plan Does Not Exist")
-        
-    if checkaccessuser(request.user,target.rower):
-        target.delete()
-        messages.info(request,"We have deleted the training plan")
-    else:
-        raise PermissionDenied("Access denied")
+def rower_create_trainingplan(request,userid=0):
 
-    url = reverse(rower_create_trainingplan)
-
-    return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
-    
-
-@user_passes_test(hasplannedsessions,login_url="/", redirect_field_name=None)
-def rower_delete_trainingplan(request,id=0):
-    try:
-        plan = TrainingPlan.objects.get(id=id)
-    except TrainingPlan.DoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404("Training Plan Does Not Exist")
-        
-    if checkaccessuser(request.user,plan.rower):
-        plan.delete()
-        messages.info(request,"We have deleted the training plan")
-    else:
-        raise PermissionDenied("Access denied")
-
-    url = reverse(rower_create_trainingplan)
-
-    return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
-
-@user_passes_test(hasplannedsessions,login_url="/", redirect_field_name=None)
-def rower_create_trainingplan(request,id=0):
-
-    therower = getrequestrower(request,userid=id)
+    therower = getrequestrower(request,userid=userid)
     theuser = therower.user
 
-
     if request.method == 'POST' and 'date' in request.POST:
         targetform = TrainingTargetForm(request.POST)
         if targetform.is_valid():
@@ -14266,10 +14232,119 @@ def rower_create_trainingplan(request,id=0):
     return render(request,'trainingplan_create.html',
                   {
                       'form':form,
+                      'rower':therower,
                       'plans':plans,
                       'targets':targets,
                       'targetform':targetform,
                       })
+
+@user_passes_test(hasplannedsessions,login_url="/", redirect_field_name=None)
+def rower_delete_trainingtarget(request,id=0):
+    try:
+        target = TrainingTarget.objects.get(id=id)
+    except TrainingPlan.DoesNotExist:
+        raise Http404("Training Plan Does Not Exist")
+        
+    if checkaccessuser(request.user,target.rower):
+        target.delete()
+        messages.info(request,"We have deleted the training plan")
+    else:
+        raise PermissionDenied("Access denied")
+
+    url = reverse(rower_create_trainingplan)
+
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
+    
+
+@user_passes_test(hasplannedsessions,login_url="/", redirect_field_name=None)
+def rower_delete_trainingplan(request,id=0):
+    try:
+        plan = TrainingPlan.objects.get(id=id)
+    except TrainingPlan.DoesNotExist:
+        raise Http404("Training Plan Does Not Exist")
+        
+    if checkaccessuser(request.user,plan.rower):
+        plan.delete()
+        messages.info(request,"We have deleted the training plan")
+    else:
+        raise PermissionDenied("Access denied")
+
+    url = reverse(rower_create_trainingplan)
+
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
+
+class TrainingPlanDelete(DeleteView):
+    model = TrainingPlan
+    template_name = 'trainingplan_delete.html'
+    success_url = reverse_lazy(rower_create_trainingplan)
+
+    def get_object(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        obj = super(TrainingPlanDelete, self).get_object(*args, **kwargs)
+        if not checkaccessuser(self.request.user,obj.plan.rower):
+            raise Http404
+
+        return obj
+
+class MicroCycleDelete(DeleteView):
+    model = TrainingMicroCycle
+    template_name = 'trainingplan_delete.html'
+
+    def get_success_url(self):
+        plan = self.object.plan.plan.plan
+        createmacrofillers(plan)
+        return reverse(rower_trainingplan_view,
+                       kwargs = {
+                           'id':plan.id
+                           })
+    
+    def get_object(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        obj = super(MicroCycleDelete, self).get_object(*args, **kwargs)
+        if not checkaccessuser(self.request.user,obj.plan.plan.plan.rower):
+            raise Http404
+
+        return obj
+
+
+class MesoCycleDelete(DeleteView):
+    model = TrainingMesoCycle
+    template_name = 'trainingplan_delete.html'
+
+    def get_success_url(self):
+        plan = self.object.plan.plan
+        createmacrofillers(plan)
+        return reverse(rower_trainingplan_view,
+                       kwargs = {
+                           'id':plan.id
+                           })
+    
+    def get_object(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        obj = super(MesoCycleDelete, self).get_object(*args, **kwargs)
+        if not checkaccessuser(self.request.user,obj.plan.plan.rower):
+            raise Http404
+
+        return obj
+
+
+class MacroCycleDelete(DeleteView):
+    model = TrainingMacroCycle
+    template_name = 'trainingplan_delete.html'
+
+    def get_success_url(self):
+        plan = self.object.plan
+        createmacrofillers(plan)
+        return reverse(rower_trainingplan_view,
+                       kwargs = {
+                           'id':plan.id
+                           })
+    
+    def get_object(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        obj = super(MacroCycleDelete, self).get_object(*args, **kwargs)
+        if not checkaccessuser(self.request.user,obj.plan.rower):
+            raise Http404
+
+        return obj
+
+
     
                     
 @user_passes_test(hasplannedsessions,login_url="/", redirect_field_name=None)
@@ -14371,6 +14446,8 @@ class TrainingMesoCycleUpdate(UpdateView):
         else:
             obj.type = 'userdefined'
             obj.save()
+            obj.plan.type = 'userdefined'
+            obj.plan.save()
         return obj
         
 class TrainingMicroCycleUpdate(UpdateView):
@@ -14401,6 +14478,8 @@ class TrainingMicroCycleUpdate(UpdateView):
         else:
             obj.type = 'userdefined'
             obj.save()
+            obj.plan.type = 'userdefined'
+            obj.plan.save()
         return obj
         
 class TrainingPlanUpdate(UpdateView):
diff --git a/static/css/rowsandall.css b/static/css/rowsandall.css
index dfcc8a06..95fd1d8b 100644
--- a/static/css/rowsandall.css
+++ b/static/css/rowsandall.css
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ a.button {
     box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 0px 6px #fff;
 }
 
+/* filler */
+.filler {
+    background: darkgray;
+    box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 0px 6px #fff;
+    -moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 0px 6px #fff;
+    box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 0px 6px #fff;
+}
+
 .padded {
     padding: 10px;
 }