diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 545e151..27a87d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Checkout a [complete training plan for 80K ultra](https://docs.google.com/spread
 - Java 8 is a prerequisite, make sure you have it installed
 - Go to the [releases page](https://github.com/mgifos/quick-plan/releases) of this project
 - Download latest release zip file and unzip it somewhere on your computer
-- Enter bin folder and run `quick-plan` command (use `quick-plan.bat` if you are a Windows user)
+- Enter bin folder and run `quick-plan` command (use `quick-plan.bat` if you are a Windows user or mark quick-plan script as executable on Linux or Mac systems)
 
 ## Command line options
 
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ The reserved keywords of the notation are: workout, warmup, cooldown, run, repea
 
 **`<header>`** := `workout: <name>`
 
+**`<name>`** := `[\u0020-\u007F]+` (printable ascii characters)
+
 **`<step>`** := `<newline>- <step-def>`
 
 **`<step-def>`** := `<simple-step> | <repetition-step>`
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com.github.mgifos.workouts/model/Workout.scala b/src/main/scala/com.github.mgifos.workouts/model/Workout.scala
index 48461ea..50ea901 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com.github.mgifos.workouts/model/Workout.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com.github.mgifos.workouts/model/Workout.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ case class WorkoutNote(note: String) extends Workout {
 
 object Workout {
 
-  private val WorkoutName = """^workout:\s([\w \-,;:\.@]+)((\n\s*\-\s[a-z]+:.*)*)$""".r
+  private val WorkoutName = """^workout:\s([\u0020-\u007F]+)((\n\s*\-\s[a-z]+:.*)*)$""".r
   private val NextStepRx = """^((-\s\w*:\s.*)((\n\s{1,}-\s.*)*))(([\s].*)*)$""".r
 
   def parseDef(x: String): Either[String, WorkoutDef] = {
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/github/mgifos/workouts/model/WorkoutSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/github/mgifos/workouts/model/WorkoutSpec.scala
index d0e6df0..947efc2 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/github/mgifos/workouts/model/WorkoutSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/github/mgifos/workouts/model/WorkoutSpec.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ class WorkoutSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
           CooldownStep(LapButtonPressed)))))
   }
 
+  "Workout" should "parse various printable workout-names correctly" in {
+
+    val testNames = Seq("abcz", "123 xyw", """abc!/+-@,?*;:_!\"#$%&/()=?*""")
+
+    testNames.foreach { testName =>
+      val x = Workout.parseDef(testWO.replace("run-fast", testName))
+      println(x)
+      x.right.get.name should be(testName)
+    }
+  }
+
+
   "Workout" should "dump json correctly" in {
     val is = getClass.getClassLoader.getResourceAsStream("run-fast.json")
     val expectJson = Json.parse(is)