Upload GPS data to TrainingPeaks.com from the iPhone
10 January 2009
Track how far and how fast you walked, ran, hiked or biked and how many calories you burned with Distance Meter Pro, a popular GPS activity tracking application for the iPhone developed by Future Apps, Inc which now supports activity uploads to TrainingPeaks.com. This easy to use combination brings a powerful new convenience to fitness tracking on the iPhone. Purchase Distance Meter Pro in the iTunes App Store.
Users of Distance Meter Pro will be able to create accounts, upload their workout data to TrainingPeaks.com, and use the advanced suite of online tools to add a new dimension to their workout tracking and training. TrainingPeaks users with an iPhone 3G may now use their phone’s internal GPS to easily measure and keep track of their workouts using Distance Meter Pro, without the need to carry multiple training devices with them. Click here to learn how Distance Meter Pro works.
“TrainingPeaks users can already upload biometric data from over 70 dedicated GPS, heart rate and power measuring devices, but Future Apps is the first iPhone developer we have collaborated with,” said Donavon Guyot, CEO of Peaksware. “Uploading GPS data from Distance Meter Pro gives the user a glimpse into the future of what is possible when you combine the ease of use and convenience of iPhone apps with rich internet applications like TrainingPeaks.com.”
The new version of Distance Meter Pro is available immediately on the iTunes App Store for a small one time charge of $2.99, and as a free upgrade to all existing Distance Meter Pro users. Creating and using a basic account with TrainingPeaks.com is free, so take your iPhone with you on your next run, hike, or bike, and let Distance Meter Pro and TrainingPeaks bring you a step closer to fulfilling your New Year’s resolutions!
7 Responses to “Upload GPS data to TrainingPeaks.com from the iPhone”
January 11th, 2009 at 11:04 am
IPhone this Iphone that, How about and aplication for a Windows mobile GPS device!
January 11th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I was going to buy an iPhone for this very reason untill I read in a review that you cannot listen to tunes while this app is running as that still the case?
January 12th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Hi Milt, Yes, you can play a song, then start and use Distance Meter. You can’t go back and forth between DM and the iPod though as it will stop the counter for DM. But, if you just start up your ‘tunes, and do a jog using DM, it works great!
January 12th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Is it possible to have the GPS data from the iPhone merged with the power data I capture from my PT? It would be neat to have that seamlessly be done.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Well, sort of. We support multiple file uploads per workout. So, you can upload your route/map from Distance Meter, then upload your power file and you’ll end up with a workout that has your route and your power data together, though you won’t have a combined time-series graph showing speed and power. Hopefully that makes sense. Give it a try.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 am
Any plans to integrate historical stats into this app? i.e. something like the public view for a trainingpeaks user, so I can get a quick view of my previous week’s/month’s training log? Would be a great addition to this app.
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 am
That is where having the seamless upload to TP.com comes in. You have tons of historical reports available on TrainingPeaks.com, even the Basic free version is very full featured. Not sure if Future Apps, the folks that own and developed Distance Meter, have plans to add historical reporting directly in the iPhone app.