With so many new faces around here, thanks to our December buy pro/give pro promotion, we thought it’d be helpful to create a couple of quick tutorials to get everyone acquainted with their new pro accounts. Training Bands – learn how to highlight different training bands in different periods and understand what they mean contextually…. Read more »
Author: jacklyn
Progress Towards Goal
Setting a goal has always been the first step towards better training, but tracking your progress towards it provides the guidepost that will lead you through your toughest training days. The challenge with goal setting is that even the most conservative training plan can fall through, but knowing how far you have to run to… Read more »
Friends’ weekly scorecard
Improving the friends drop-down We’ve had several users in the past request that we add their total weekly distance on the friends drop-down. We’ve also had a few users request the ability to compare their weekly distance with the Smashrunners they follow. We added both. They might seem like minor additions, but both changes will… Read more »
New badge, beacon and weather
A badge for the polyglots For those who missed our post on Facebook and Twitter, Smashrun is currently working on translating the badges to multiple languages! It’s the first big step towards internationalizing the site and, soon after, we’ll tackle the trickier task of translating the main interface. To acknowledge those who are helping us,… Read more »
June Patch
Last night’s patch should address all of the Nike import issues that some users have been having recently. If your initial sync doesn’t work, please try setting a new minimum import date within settings > synced devices > then sync again. Email us at hi@smashrun.com if you are still getting an error. Other fixes included… Read more »
Nike import error
The latest changes on Nike’s site have recently affected certain user accounts, which is causing Nike imports to fail on Smashrun. For those who are affected, we have been informed that Nike Support is currently doing manual fixes on an account-by-account basis. From what we can tell, the cause appears to be one of three… Read more »
Laps and Improved Segment Selection
We’ve made a couple of recent changes to Smashrun’s Pro Map! You can now view laps within the Pro Map if you upload a run from a TCX file* Switching between map filters no longer resets pace buckets/ HR zones etc Mouse over filter will only show the overlay for the selected segment Selecting segments,… Read more »
New features and lots of fixes for April
Last night we released some new features and a patch that addresses several issues concerning the Garmin importer, delayed ranks, and import notifications, among others. Below is the detailed list of all the feature additions and fixes for this release! Elevation graph for Smashrun Pro users Upon request from one of our Pro users (thanks,… Read more »
Training Bands and Training Volume
To improve, we learn to push our limits until we pass certain thresholds, just enough to stimulate adaption, but not so much that we cause injury. Consequently, we rely on various forms of measurements to properly manage training load such as training volume, Training Impulse (TRIMPs), Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPEs), Training Stress Score (TSS),… Read more »
How to Use SPI
Have you ever wondered how your fastest mile compares to your first half marathon? Or, wondered if your best 5K is better than your second best marathon time? How can you tell? The Smashrun Performance Index (SPI) is a value derived from a performance curve to help you compare runs of similar effort across various… Read more »