If I am repeating a "Route" it would be useful if I could be informed by the phone if I am lagging behind my best previous "Workout" on this "Route". This could be just a vibration or bleep. Also it would be useful to be able to compare "Workouts" on the same route on the phone during or upon finishing a "Workout".
Yeah, I thought of that too when I first began using NST. Similar to the way my Polar HR monitor reminds me when I'm over or under my target HR. It will be interesting to see how the new version of NST will deal with the subject of target ranging with the addition of HR monitoring.
Since I'm using NST everyday in a planned training program, I try my best to not repeat older saved routes; Something I did a lot of in the beginning of my NST use. One of the best aspects of training with NST, in my opinion, is the fact we are no longer stuck to the same old workout. Now that I know, generally, how far I've run without planning the route ahead of time, I have been liberated to make a new route every time I perform a workout. Different hills, scenery and conditions. Before NST, my routes would almost never change. I had to bike or drive along a prospective route, noting landmarks at every km. It was a weekend project every time I made a new 20-30km route.
My solution to this suggestion is for the developers to attach an alarm to the inbuilt pace averaging. Then, no matter what my route or workout, I could know if I'm training too fast or too slow with an audible. Please, no voices though.
btw- The lack of perfect accuracy of NST would keep me from relying on it hardcore for pacing, anyway. I have this 5km (confirmed) local route I can run in my sleep which registers 4,82 to 5,76km on my NST app every time.
Strictly speaking of comparison of workouts, this is where NST will want to focus on in the future depending on how serious an athlete they want to attract to the site.
Analyzation of my workout data is primarily handled by software on my MacBook called TrackRunner. It accepts the GPX files exported directly from my NST mobile app, as well as HRM files from my Polar. No file conversions at all, just send the files to the MacBook via BT. From there, I have all the customized graphs, targets and logged results of a professional trainer's companion.
I still upload my NST workouts to the NST site, add notes, pics or comments immediately after every session because I see the web interface as more of a social app than an athletic analyzation tool.
Assuming NST will eventually leave its beta state and need to generate revenue (perhaps), then why not develop and deploy a premium analyzation tool-set. Then, users could get access to professional quality charting with progress and achievements. Perhaps incorporating a future event calendar for races and goals.
Hmm, that same user's event calendar could show localized events/races from a database fed by other NST users.
Continuing in the vein of workout comparisons, I mention this in my NST review, users could get help and motivation by comparing their individual workouts or overall fitness plan by supplying workout "templates" for their related ambitions.
Deployment of such a feature would be incredibly unique, requiring a basic standardization set, perhaps bringing VO2 max estimates into the fray.
Individual workout examples from athletes at different fitness levels might assist in knowing one's current conditioning status as well as goal planning. Additionally, NST could provide basic fitness plans based on different athletic types: Beg, Int, Adv, etc.
Using star athletes for profile examples would be more than entertaining. Imagine if Nokia got a Tour de France rider to wear the new NST?
I agree a sound for letting the user know he is lagging or above target would be great I feel this would give more incentive to get fit when cycling/running the same route. Maybe these sounds could be set by the user at predefined times like every 5 minutes or so.
The least implementation method would be to use the already workling auto lap feature and chaneg the tone based on if you are ahead or behind the target workout.
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