Have you ever set off on an adventure through less than flat territory, looked at the GPS track of your activity and felt like it does not provide a great representation of what you just accomplished? We did. COROS now offers a 3D Map view as well as new map overlays, so after an activity, you can view your GPS track in a realistic 3D Space with more available overlays, better capturing the scale and visual aesthetic of your adventure.
Outdoor activity summaries in the COROS App now support the Mapbox Overlays/Layers:
- 2D/3D: You can now view your workout track in the standard 2D birds eye view or a 3D view laid onto the landscape you were travelling over.
- Outdoor: A detailed topographic and landscape map overlay of your workout
- Satellite: A map overlay of your workout provided by satellite imagery
- Winter: A map overlay of your winter-type workout, showing ski runs, topographic data and landscape data
- Dark: A dark map overlay for your nighttime activities showing landscape data
The app will automatically overlay activity tracks on a 3D map. Users now can visualize the
changes in elevation straight from the COROS app.
❗ This feature has minimum system requirements of iOS 9 and Android 4.3
Check out how it works in the video below!
What is Adjusted Pace？
Adjusted Pace is an estimation of what COROS calculates your pace would be if running on completely flat ground. This allows COROS users to easily compare workouts, gauge effort level, better analyze training intensity, and more. When running uphill, Adjusted Pace will be faster than the actual pace of the run (running uphill requires extra effort), while running downhill will result in an Adjusted Pace metric that is slower than the actual pace.
An additional benefit of our Adjusted Pace is that we are able to take advantage of EvoLab and our global user database. With this data, we are able to refine the Adjust Pace algorithm with correlations between pace, heart rate, and grade.It's important to note that Adjusted Pace is not able to account for all factors in workouts (technicality of the trail, terrain differences, etc.).
Why do we need Adjusted Pace (AP)?
Improved management of Effort Level
During trail running or road running with significant elevation gain/loss, Adjusted Pace can give a better idea of effort level, particularly when heart rate is affected by outside factors (those other than running, i.e: work, stress, etc).
Running Power
The simulation of running power closely relates to pace and slope, both of which are important factors of Adjusted Pace as well. The introduction of Adjusted Pace will also contribute to the improvement of running power accuracy.
How can I utilize Adjusted Pace?
Racing Strategy
Utilize Adjusted Pace as supplementary data to heart rate as terrain changes. While heart rate often has a delay due to physiological responses, Adjusted Pace will show your effort in real-time.
Train Smart
People who live in or travel to mountainous areas can use Adjusted Pace to train for pavement running events. Adjusted Pace can eliminate the uncertainty in training with great elevation gain/loss.
Note that Adjusted Pace only takes slope and pace into consideration. There may be other factors that impact running such as road condition, running efficiency, or weather that is not factored in.
The COROS adjusted pace algorithm is based on oxygen utilization, meaning we match the pace on different inclines to a point when an athlete would be taking the same amount of oxygen running on flat road. This is not the standard measurement method for other similar metrics and we believe ours to be the most accurate estimation.
*PACE 2 will support Adjusted Pace in road running mode as an optional data field; users can add it manually.*
*At this time, "Trail Runs" will not impact your marathon level, running performance, etc....*
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COROS watches* now support CORE Body Temperature Sensors. COROS watches can pair with CORE Sensor via Bluetooth to provide the bodies core temperature during activity. Users will also find core temperature data in the workout summary as well.
To view a more in-depth video, please visit: Setting Up Your CORE With a COROS Watch
For more info on CORE testing methods, see: Heat Training For Sports Performance
Supported data：
- Core Temperature (real-time)
- Max Core Temperature
- Min Core Temperature
- Avg Core Temperature
Instructions
- Activate the CORE Body Temperature Sensor.
- On the watch, System > Accessories > Add Bluetooth, wait until the watch finds the CORE sensor.
- User can modify data fields in the COROS app, including Core Temperature, Max Core Temperature, Min Core Temperature, and Avg Core Temperature.
- Start the activity with the CORE sensor.
- View the core body temperature curve in your activity summary.
Summary:
The core body temperature is a vital metric for performance and the CORE sensor is the first affordable, wearable, convenient and accurate solution that allows sportspeople to monitor their core body temperature to train and race more effectively.
- The first wearable sensor that delivers highly accurate core body temperature metrics
- Convenient - like any other sports sensor, easy to use, connect and is discrete
- More affordable than e-pills and invasive thermometers that are usually only accessible for the top elite athletes
- No more guessing - more effective training
- Medical grade and waterproof housing
- Sensor made in Zurich
- Adoption by top-level athletes including numerous Olympic Gold medalists
*Watch models supported: PACE 2, PACE 3, PACE 4, PACE Pro, COROS NOMAD, APEX 42/46mm, APEX Pro, APEX 2, APEX 2 Pro, APEX 4, VERTIX, VERTIX 2, VERTIX 2S
COROS watches now utilize the thermometer built into the barometer to provide temperature data for open water and pool swimming activities.
Temperature Calibration (already on VERTIX 2):
System > Sensors > Calibration > Thermometer
To measure, take off your watch and set it on any surface for at least 30 minutes, then enter the real temperature to calibrate the sensor.
Supported Data:
- Water Temp.
- Avg Water Temp.
(Available on VERTIX 2/VERTIX 1/APEX 2/APEX 2 Pro/APEX Pro/PACE 3/PACE Pro/COROS NOMAD/PACE 2)
Virtual Run enables COROS watches to broadcast indoor running metrics, including pace, cadence, and heart rate. You can now pair COROS watches with software like Zwift and Rouvy. This feature allows users to start a virtual run activity with only a treadmill and COROS watch.
Instructions
A) Open up Zwift or another virtual running platform on PC/iPad/iPhone/Android/etc., enter pairing mode:
B) To use Virtual run on the watch, select "Indoor Run" then "Virtual Run". Wait until the watch has been found by Zwift or any other platform before starting.
C) Next, choose COROS VERTIX 2 (or desired watch), and start the running session.
D) Press "OK" to start the run. When you see the character appear, press start on your COROS watch. When finished with a run, end the activity on the App (for example Zwift), Zwift will automatically upload the activity to the server. You can then press stop on your COROS watch and save the activity. There will be two separate activity records. One created in Zwift (this one will not be shown or stored in the COROS app) and an additional activity saved to the COROS app.