Author: chris

Introducing Smashweather

Weather is a part of every run. You may slog through a long, midday run on a steamy August day and wonder why you even bothered. Or perhaps, on the first day of spring after a long winter, that same sun might inspire you to turn a long slow distance into a joyous fartlek. Or… Read more »

Nike patched and currency update

It’s 2am here at SmashrunHQ, and I’m thinking tomorrow morning’s run might have to become tomorrow afternoon’s run… On the upside, the Nike import should be up and running again. If you continue to have any trouble at all please let us know and we’ll sort it out. We’ve also added local currency pricing for… Read more »

Garmin sync problems

For many users Garmin sync will be down until we make some updates. Hope to get these issues resolved as soon as possible, but in the meantime we recommend you download your runs as TCX or GPX files from Garmin and import them directly into Smashrun.

Smashrun PRO

There’s always been this gap. A gap between the experience of your run and the way you see your run through your data. You had the run of your life, but it was your first run through hills, so your pace was slower. You sprinted faster than you’ve ever sprinted at the end of that… Read more »

Arcos De La Frontera

A new direction It wasn’t long after we first launched Smashrun before we had already started to formulate our ideas for The Next Big Step. Little did we realize then the sheer enormity of the scope of the project we were about to undertake or the scale of the commitment that it would require. We… Read more »

Smashrun update

We released a quick update this evening with a few changes. Added a Half Marathon distance to the speed ranks This has been a really popular request, since well, I don’t know, the day we launched the ranks. Well it’s finally done, a half marathon is now a ranked distance. The history graph for the… Read more »

Quick patch

We were down for a few minutes tonight as we pushed out a quick patch tonight to address a few minor issues. Here’s the rundown for those that are interested: New comment font on the “by run” page that’s easier to read and supports most European languages, and falls back to native fonts for CJKV… Read more »

Embed a running chart in your blog

There’s quite a few patches, and changes in this latest release. Here’s the rundown: Embed your running data charts. We made a quick and easy interface for adjusting and embedding any of the charts on your dashboard onto your own blog. A new import via email address. We’ve added a new email server to handle the runs… Read more »

Trailing miles and Weekly running reports

We’re introducing two new features that we think will help you see your running in a whole new light and, perhaps, motivate you to keep improving. Of course, since that’s pretty much our raison d’être, it’s safe to say we’re super excited! The trailing miles chart This new chart replaces the cumulative miles chart and it’s… Read more »

Nike sync fix

We had an issue affecting a small number of users who couldn’t sync from Nike. If you were one of those users, then we’ve got good news! The problem should be resolved. (hopefully) If you notice any further problems with the Nike sync, let us know and we’ll look into it right away.