with Garmin's new SDK which was released some days ago, we get native lap support. I want to design a datafield (called YAIF - Yet Another Interval Field) which is carefully designed for interval training. The vision is to have a data field which shows the relevant information during the interval but also during the rest time. Therefore YAIF has two screens which switches automatically: 1st a rest screen, 2nd an interval screen.
How will the automatic switching work?
YAIF will get a configuration to set a rough interval pace. At this pace minus 60 seconds or so YAIF will detect a new interval lap. If this speed is not reached, YAIF will detect a rest lap.
I have designed a mockup for the rest screen, where
- lLap Cadence (left top field) is the Average Cadence of the last interval lap
- lLap HR (left bottom field) is the Average Heart Rate of the last interval lap
- RT is the Rest Time (up counter)
- The field next to BAT will show the Rest Distance
- lLap in the middle section shows the lap pace of the last interval lap whereas Lap, 10 Sec and 60 Sec shows pace values which are not static
If an interval lap is detected, the "lLap" at top and bottom will switch to "Lap" and will show average values of the lap. Furthermore the Rest Time field and the Rest Distance field will switch to Interval Time (IT) and Interval Distance (ID).
These are my first thoughts into the field. It's a lot of work to do. If you like my work you can donate here: click
Note also my partner data field YARF (Yet another run field) which is designed for a typical running workout.
