Author: chris

We’ve just been informed by Adidas that they will discontinue Smashrun’s access to their API. This decision is part of a “strategic shift as Adidas transitions towards a more integrated digital ecosystem, consolidating their adidas Running app operations into existing Adidas offices.” While only a small portion of our users currently import data via Adidas,… Read more »

We’ve changed some of Smashrun’s heart rate zones. We renamed a few of them, added a zone, and tweaked the colors to better align with typical HRR usage. The old zones looked like this: Recovery Aerobic Anaerobic Max Red Line < 70% 70% – 80% 90% – 90% 90 – 97% > 97% The new… Read more »

We’ve retired the Diddy badge and replaced it with a new Joe Strummer badge “Train in Vain”. It’s so named for both a single off the Clash’s “London Calling”, as well as for Joe Strummer’s marathon training regimen which is notable chiefly for its distinct lack of existence. If you’ve already earned the Diddy badge,… Read more »

We’ve added a small new feature for Smashrun PRO users with extensive running history. Smashrun will now estimate your historical max heart rate when setting heart zones on the Training Bands and on the PRO map. For example, if you’re 40 years old, Smashrun will estimate your max heart rate was about 10 bpm higher… Read more »

Today’s a big day for the small number of dedicated Smashrunners who set their sites on the Leap Year Sweep this year and successfully completed the challenge. A year-long streak is never easy. There’s never a year without adversity. We all have bad days. We travel. We get sick. We feel lazy or down. And… Read more »

Running is just better with friends. You can help each other improve, cheer each new accomplishment, and keep one another motivated. And right now, you can get a free matching gift membership when you upgrade your account or renew early. You can also buy a discounted membership as a gift (for yourself even), if you’re… Read more »

The Summer solstice is coming up this weekend, and that means Smashrun Pro users get a shot at one of the most challenging and coveted badges – “The Longest Day”. To get the badge, you’ll need to run twice on the day of the solstice. The runs can be any length, but the first one… Read more »

Coros There’s been an ongoing issue with the Coros import which would cause the connection to fail after 30 days. Runs would continue to import, but the detailed information would not. This issue should now be resolved. If you are experiencing this issue you will need to go to your Settings > Sync page and… Read more »

Once every four years Smashrun users have a chance to try for one of the rarest and most challenging Smashrun badges – the Leap Year Sweep. To earn it you’ll need to run on every one of the 366 days in 2024. It’s an opportunity to transform your health and your relationship with running, but… Read more »

We’ve had a bunch of new Strava users register over the last 3 days, and it looks like they pushed us over our API rate limits. This likely means that a many of you had trouble syncing from Strava. Strava has a 15 minute rate limit and a daily limit. So if you have trouble… Read more »