A Cooper test is a benchmark run that you can use to estimate your VO2 max. It’s pretty simple. You go to a track. Then, well, you just start running like a crazy person until the 12 minutes are up. That’s pretty much it. The problem is that unless you’re a professional athlete running 12… Read more »
Author: chris
Facebook!
Update (May 11 – 2:13PM EST): We got the approval from Facebook. It appears to have already worked for several users. Please let us know if you’re still having trouble! So, we’ve managed to track down what’s been going on with the Facebook integration. Facebook requires an internal review of any apps that request special… Read more »
Interactive pace chart
We’re continuing to work our way through all the charts on Smashrun, making them interactive one by one. This weekend, we’re updating the pace chart on the bottom of the By Run page. It’s been a staple since Smashrun began, but it’s always been, let’s face it, kind of underwhelming. It’s a bar graph with… Read more »
iSmoothRun integration
iSmoothRun is one of our favorite running apps for the iPhone. It’s also one of those rare fitness companies that we feel has its priorities right. They’re not trying to take over the world – to monetize your running tracks, slurp up your health data, or become the Facebook of fitness. It’s just a great… Read more »
Small patch
We did a release this weekend to fix a couple of issues. Runkeeper GPX files should import correctly now You should once again be able to resize your mobile browser viewport The terrible infinite reload bug that some poor souls were plagued by should be resolved In addition we’ve now run virtually every last string… Read more »
New notables
We added a few new notables with the release this morning. These are mostly just to support badges we have planned for the future, but are kind of interesting in and of themselves. New notables for all users Before sunrise – started and finish your run before the sun comes up During sunrise – started… Read more »
Progress
We just did a release tonight with a couple dozen bug fixes and a few UI improvements. For example, you can now navigate back and forth between the Run Overview and By Run page by using the calendar. When you click a month or a year from the By Run page, it’ll take you back… Read more »
Lost in translation
The translation of Smashrun to 18 new languages is off to a great start. Thanks to the efforts of a core group of Smashrunners, we’ve translated the badge award messages into French, Dutch and Chinese. And Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian and German are not far behind. That said, we’ve really only just scratched the surface… Read more »
Editing weather
And a few fixes: Improved our pause detection algorithm for apps that don’t mark off pauses in files Pro user goal target now shows the target for end of day today, not yesterday (which was really silly) Added several additional calculated values to the Pro section of the run info modal: purdy points, METS, overall… Read more »
New shortcuts on the by run page
No more flipping back between the run list and the by run page. Woohoo! We’ve added some new shortcuts just under the calendar so that you can now easily do all of the following directly from the run view: Publish a run to Facebook or Twitter Edit a run’s details Delete a run View extra… Read more »