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New Tracks in SportTracks

The maps in SportTracks just received a fairly significant upgrade! The next time you visit a workout detail page, be sure to check out these new map features:Expand to full screenColor-coded map...

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Rowing Apps + SportTracks

Like runners, cyclists, and triathletes, competitive rowers also utilize fitness tech to maximize their performance both during activities and for post-workout analysis. That's why we're happy to...

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HRV4Training comes to Android

In 2016, we announced our partnership with the popular HRV4Training iPhone app, which made it possible to automatically send HRV (heart rate variability) and RHR (resting heart rate) data to the...

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Your new Progress Reports

We’ve just rolled out a new feature that was designed to help you stay on top of your training. Our new Progress Reports are automated emails that display the basic stats from your recent efforts, and...

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Running with a Power Meter

If you want to be as competitive as possible in running — power is a metric you shouldn't ignore. In cycling, power is widely accepted as being critically important, but in running it's a brand-new...

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Garmin Index Smart Scale support

We're excited to announce that SportTracks is now integrated with the Garmin Index™ Smart Scale! Every time you step on your scale, your current weight and body fat percentage will automatically be...

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Swimming with a running watch

The ability to accurately track swims used to require a dedicated swimming watch, or a more advanced (and more expensive) multi-sport watch. Recently, a free Connect IQ app called Pool Swim made it...

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Running with Stryd

Heart rate, pace, cadence, V20Max... runners have no shortage of metrics to draw from to improve their training, so why introduce even more data with a running power meter? I started running with Stryd...

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Ground Contact Time

The runners who lead endurance races have more in common than just the ability to maintain fast paces for long periods of time, they also spend less time on the ground and more time in flight. That's...

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How to use swim zones

Zone-based training isn't exclusively carried out on dry land. There are some basic tests that you can conduct yourself to determine your current swimming pace zones, which you can then use to specify...

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Strength Training for Endurance Athletes

While it's possible for long-distance runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes to train exclusively in their sport, it shouldn't be overlooked that your performance can benefit greatly from also...

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Using the Workout Detail chart

We work hard to make SportTracks easy to use, while still being the most powerful training platform on the planet — in addition to that, we also put a lot of effort into helping you understand how to...

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What is Aerobic Decoupling?

The squiggly lines and stacks of numbers on Workout Detail charts can be intimidating for people who are new to technical sports training, but luckily one of the most important things they can show you...

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Integrating with Polar

We're excited to announce that you can now set your workouts to automatically upload to SportTracks from Polar sports watches and bike computers! If you've ever been tempted to try one of Polar's...

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Training with TRIMP

Even simple workouts can create massive amounts of data when you use technology in training, and if your goal is to improve performance — properly utilizing this data is essential. Thankfully, learning...

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New workout comparison tools!

We have excellent news... We've taken a big step forward in our mission to provide you with the most powerful fitness analysis tools on the planet by rebuilding the Compare section of SportTracks! If...

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What is Tapiriik?

If you track workouts with mobile fitness apps like Strava or RunKeeper, you can easily send these workout files to SportTracks with an excellent (and free) website called Tapiriik. This blog post...

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Sync with FitnessSyncer

If you track with devices from Garmin, Polar, and Suunto, loading these workouts into SportTracks is effortless thanks to the automatic sync integration. But what happens when you don't have them with...

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Is your marathon training on target?

If you chose a reasonable goal at the start of your marathon training, you may be wondering if you're on target to reach it. (If your goal is to run 26.2 miles in 1:45, we applaud your ambition — but...

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New gear-tracking features!

Gear tracking has been a part of SportTracks for a long time, but we often add new features to make it even more useful and informative. A bunch of these little updates were released this month, and...

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