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Understanding Analytics and Metrics

Learn about the metrics and analytics available in Tempo.

Overview

Tempo provides comprehensive analytics to help you understand and improve your running performance. This guide explains all available metrics and how to interpret them.

Workout Metrics

Distance

  • Total Distance - The complete distance covered during the workout
  • Units: Kilometers (metric) or Miles (imperial), based on your preference
  • Calculated from GPS coordinates

Time Metrics

  • Duration - Total elapsed time from start to finish
  • Moving Time - Time spent actually moving (excludes pauses)
  • Average Pace - Average speed throughout the workout
  • Best Pace - Fastest pace achieved during the workout

Elevation

  • Elevation Gain - Total upward elevation change
  • Elevation Loss - Total downward elevation change
  • Min Elevation - Lowest point on the route
  • Max Elevation - Highest point on the route
  • Elevation Profile - Visual chart showing elevation changes

Heart Rate

  • Average Heart Rate - Mean heart rate throughout the workout
  • Max Heart Rate - Highest heart rate recorded
  • Heart Rate Zones - Time spent in each zone (based on your zone configuration)
  • Heart Rate Chart - Time-series visualization

Cadence

  • Average Cadence - Mean cadence (steps per minute) throughout the workout
  • Max Cadence - Highest cadence recorded
  • Available when imported from FIT files or GPX files with TrackPointExtension data
  • Useful for analyzing running form and efficiency

Power

  • Average Power - Mean power output (watts) throughout the workout
  • Max Power - Highest power output recorded
  • Available when imported from FIT files or GPX files with TrackPointExtension data
  • Useful for analyzing effort and performance, especially for cycling or power-based training

Temperature

  • Temperature Data - Environmental temperature recorded during the workout
  • Available when imported from FIT files or GPX files with TrackPointExtension data
  • Displayed in time-series data for analyzing conditions during the workout

Speed and Grade

  • Speed - Instantaneous speed at each point in the workout (available in time-series for FIT files)
  • Grade - Elevation grade percentage at each point (available in time-series for FIT files)
  • Vertical Speed - Rate of elevation change (meters per second) at each point (available in time-series for FIT files)
  • These metrics provide detailed insights into how terrain and conditions affect your performance

Relative Effort

  • Score - Calculated intensity score based on heart rate zones
  • Intensity - Workout intensity classification
  • Helps compare workout difficulty across different activities
  • Automatically recalculated when heart rate zones change

Best Efforts

Best Efforts track your fastest times for standard distances across all your workouts. Unlike traditional personal records that only count workouts of a specific distance, Best Efforts can find your fastest time for any distance from any segment within any workout.

Supported Distances: - 400m - 1/2 mile - 1K - 1 mile - 2 mile - 5K - 10K - 15K - 10 mile - 20K - Half-Marathon - 30K - Marathon

How It Works: - Best Efforts are calculated by analyzing all segments within all your workouts - For example, your fastest 5K might come from miles 15-18 of a marathon, not just from dedicated 5K races - Uses time series data when available (most accurate), or falls back to route coordinates - Only displays distances where you have at least one qualifying effort - Automatically updated when new workouts are imported - Can be manually recalculated if needed

Viewing Best Efforts: - Displayed on the Dashboard below the Relative Effort graph - Shows your fastest time for each distance - Click on any time to view the workout where that best effort was achieved - Use the recalculate button to refresh all best efforts

For more information on viewing Best Efforts, see the Viewing Workouts guide.

Statistics Dashboards

Weekly Statistics

View your performance for the current week: - Total Distance - Sum of all workouts - Total Time - Combined duration - Number of Workouts - Count of activities - Average Pace - Weighted average across all workouts - Total Relative Effort - Cumulative intensity

Yearly Statistics

Annual overview including: - Total Distance - Year-to-date distance - Total Time - Year-to-date time - Number of Workouts - Activities this year - Trends - Comparison with previous periods - Milestones - Distance and time goals

Relative Effort Statistics

Track workout intensity over time: - Weekly Totals - Sum of relative effort per week - Trends - Intensity patterns over time - Distribution - How effort is distributed across workouts - Comparisons - Week-over-week or month-over-month changes

Time-Series Data

Heart Rate Chart

Visualize heart rate throughout the workout: - Shows heart rate at each point in time - Helps identify intensity zones - Useful for pacing analysis

Pace Chart

See pace variations over time: - Identifies pace consistency - Shows acceleration and deceleration patterns - Helps analyze performance segments

Elevation Profile

Visual representation of elevation changes: - Correlates with pace and heart rate - Identifies challenging segments - Useful for route planning

Splits Analysis

Distance-based splits provide detailed segment analysis:

  • Split Number - Sequential split identifier
  • Distance - Distance covered in this split
  • Time - Time taken for the split
  • Pace - Average pace for the split
  • Elevation - Elevation change in the split
  • Heart Rate - Average heart rate (if available)
  • Cadence - Average cadence (if available)
  • Power - Average power (if available)

Splits help identify: - Consistent pacing - Performance variations - Impact of elevation on pace - Heart rate response to effort - Cadence patterns - Power output variations

Interpreting Metrics

Pace Analysis

  • Consistent Pace - Steady pacing throughout (good for endurance)
  • Negative Splits - Faster in the second half (good pacing strategy)
  • Positive Splits - Slower in the second half (may indicate fatigue)

Heart Rate Analysis

  • Zone Distribution - Time in each zone indicates workout type
  • Heart Rate Drift - Increasing HR at same pace (indicates fatigue)
  • Recovery - HR drop rate after intense segments

Elevation Impact

  • Uphill Segments - Typically slower pace, higher heart rate
  • Downhill Segments - Faster pace, but may increase injury risk
  • Flat Segments - Best for consistent pacing

Relative Effort

  • Low Effort - Easy/recovery runs
  • Moderate Effort - Tempo or steady-state runs
  • High Effort - Intervals or races

Tips for Analysis

  1. Compare Similar Workouts - Compare runs on the same route to track progress
  2. Look for Trends - Identify patterns over weeks and months
  3. Correlate Metrics - Understand relationships between pace, heart rate, and elevation
  4. Set Goals - Use metrics to set and track performance goals
  5. Identify Weaknesses - Use data to find areas for improvement

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