Desire for a normalized running speed metric accounting for elevation
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A beginner runner finds it difficult to gauge their performance across different routes because they lack a metric that accounts for elevation changes, making it hard to compare effort on hilly versus flat terrain.
What people do today
- Manual calculation of effort
- Using heart rate as a proxy for effort
- Sticking to flat routes
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A mobile app plugin that calculates 'Grade Adjusted Pace' (GAP) in real-time using GPS and elevation data.
- A wearable device widget that displays a normalized effort score based on heart rate and incline.
- A web-based route analysis tool where users upload GPX files to receive a normalized speed report for their run.
Real voices
“running uphill is noticeably harder than on flat surfaces, and up is harder than down is easier. This made me wonder whether there is a normalized speed where the current slope would be taken into account”
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