SportTracks data import

[mountain_lion]

I have finally got round to download SportTracks

http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/

 

Until now I used Garmin Training Centre software to download my ride history from my Edge 305.

 

So now I would like to import this Training centre data into SportTracks.

 

Training centre can only export to Garmin's own format (tcx).

 

At first glance it does not look like SportTracks can import this format directly.

However I guess  there are utilities that will be able to do a conversion from tcx to a format that SportTracks supports.

 

Being lazy today, I thought I would ask here before embarking on my own search...

 

Anybody know of such a utility?

Which formats does SportTracks support for import?

 

 

[Gman1834]

I import gpx files from my I-mate.

[pbp2007]

This answers your last question:

http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/Help/FAQ/Q3.html

 

The conflict you mention could be connected to:

1. The firmware used in your Edge (latest versions aren't compatible)

2. The TC version you are using ( ditto).

 

There was discussion about this a few months ago, and talk of a converter being created. There's some information at

 

http://sporttracks.zonefivesoftware.com/Discussion/viewtopic.php?t=1736

 

GPSvisualiser was suggested as a work-around.

 

As far as I recall, the developer of ST wasn't particularly interested in tweaking the software to keep up with Garmin's constant "upgrades". An example of the latter is their Automatic Updater/Auto upload software, which I eventually removed after countless system bombs and incomplete/aborted uploads.

 

By the way, I'm still using the previous version of ST - not the new beta version, which seems not to be fully functional yet and needs Net 2.0.

 

 

 

 

 

[mountain_lion]

Thanks PBP2007.

 

I did not download the Beta either.

 

I managed to convert and import some data with GPS visualizer, but it seems you loose the HR & cadence info in this process. It is a multi-step process, so not really practical to do many rides.

 

Communication between SportTracks and my Edge 305 works fine, so perhaps I will just load new data into SportTracks to evaluate it.

I don't think I will stop using the Garmin TC completely just yet.

 

Do you use both or only SportTracks?

Any specific features that work better in one of the the two packages?

 

[pbp2007]

Essentially I have been using only SportTracks for analysis since 2005. I use TC as backup, and I also back up interesting tracks to Mapsource.

 

I can't think of a single feature that puts TC ahead of ST... OK, a single one: I can use my Garmin street maps. But even that is of dubious benefit, given that ST allows viewing of tracks on satellite imagery, street maps and even custom maps (before the Street view became available on ST, I "borrowed" some of Garmin's maps to use as a background).

 

My most used features of SportTracks, besides of course the general workout analysis:

* Easy track editing and correction

* HR data editing

* Elevation data editing

* Reports (to group specific workouts - for instance, only races, or only rides on Ou Kaapse Weg, or runs longer than 10 km but outside Cape Town and with more than 100 m climbing.. etc, etc).

 

Because ST has its own unique UI it can take some getting used to. Even regular users can miss some of the features, and newbies can discover some of them by accident. I'm absolutely sold on it.

 

 

 

[IanJ]

There is one big problem with version 2.0 which is that the Garmin sometimes combines rides on subsequent days into one ride (I think it decides based on ending and starting location).

 

Version 1.3 of SportTracks automatically splits the rides based on the time difference between them.

 

This function has not yet been implemented in Version 2.0. It caused me big problems a few weeks back and I went back to Version 1.3

[pbp2007]

There is one big problem with version 2.0 which is that the Garmin sometimes combines rides on subsequent days into one ride (I think it decides based on ending and starting location).

 

Version 1.3 of SportTracks automatically splits the rides based on the time difference between them.

 

This function has not yet been implemented in Version 2.0. It caused me big problems a few weeks back and I went back to Version 1.3

Much as I'd like to play with some of the new functionality, I'm more of a riding/running analysis geek than a software geek, so I stuck with the earlier version.

Workout splitting can be disabled. I think the default setting is to split workouts separated by more than 3 hours, even if it shows up as one workout on the GPS. This typically happens when I commute: sometimes I forget to zero the GPS for the homeward leg, but ST splits up the morning and evening rides into two workouts.

 

 

[mountain_lion]

 

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OK, then I will need to spend more time with ST - I am sure I have missed a lot of its functions. Not even 100% sure which version I have - where do you check?

 

Could not even get a background a map to display yesterday, but I think this might have been due to Telkom stuffing around with their network...

 

Will play a bit more over the next few days.

 

 

 

 

[pbp2007]

[ I am sure I have missed a lot of its functions. Not even 100% sure which version I have - where do you check?

 

The online tutorial and FAQ contain lots of information' date=' but some of it may be hidden in the Forum. I think the version number is in the Settings drop-own menu under the System tab. Last time I looked, it was also incorporated in the name of the setup file that you download.

 

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Could not even get a background a map to display yesterday,

This gave me headaches galore in the early days. I had to reinstall a couple of times. Vaguely remember Location was part of getting ST to point to the right map server... or was it the weather server?

 

Did you get a satellite/map view at all since installing ST?

 

If you like we can take this offline. I will send you my contact details by PM.

 

 

[hagar]

ML do you import the data into the Garmin Training first? I just import it directly into ST from the unit . Under the tab " other Tasks you click on import data then it asks you to select where you must import from. If you have not yet added your 305 you can do it at this stage by clicking at the Add device button and it will search for you garming and if connected it will allow you to add the garmin and away you go

[mountain_lion]

 

ML do you import the data into the Garmin Training first? I just import it directly into ST from the unit . Under the tab " other Tasks you click on import data then it asks you to select where you must import from. If you have not yet added your 305 you can do it at this stage by clicking at the Add device button and it will search for you garming and if connected it will allow you to add the garmin and away you go

 

Hagar, As said above, I have no problem downloading direct from my Edge to SportTracks.

 

However I have data in Garmin TC which I havve deleted from the Edge and wanted to transfer ST. In theory this should be easy to do.

Howver Garmin with their ever changing formats have made this a nightmare.

Other software developers have given up trying to keep up.

 

 

[mountain_lion]

OK, it was Telkom as I suspected - maps are now working fine.

 

Now to see what else this software can do...