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Lap+ data field

FlowState
over 6 years ago

Lap+ is a single run datafield with a difference — it's made for runners who need all their lap data in a single app.

 



If you ever wanted...

  • 6 customizable fields with any combo of lap/activity metrics you could imagine (over 100 combos)
  • (Optional) Auto splits (by time or distance) separate from your manual laps, with alerts and metrics for your splits
  • † To review *all* your laps during a workout

...Lap+ has you covered.

If you ever wondered why you can't see your Last Lap Max HR, or wished that your VA3 had custom lap alert data, Lap+ is for you. Want to see all your laps in a list, with any metrics you can think of, such as lap time, total time, lap pace or average activity pace? Lap+ can do that.

As someone who's run more intervals than I can count, I wanted a datafield I would actually look at while I'm resting between hard laps, so I made one. Hopefully you'll find this somewhat useful as well.

Download Lap+ from the Connect IQ store:
https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/77c83bb1-925e-4323-a2ab-e97269c3cdb9

3 additional clones are available here, so you can use 2 Lap+ pages at once, or have 4 different configurations:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/db7a382e-fdf4-4fe7-b6db-0e5591be418e

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b3c4d41a-bc6c-44d8-8b22-c81f162204b5

apps.garmin.com/.../3a8c2ebc-2c1b-445c-8465-b543a54f3a3d


† = Not available for older devices: D2 Bravo [Titanium], Fenix 3, FR230, 235, 630, 920XT, Vivoactive

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If you need the lap viewer for an older device or just without the 6 fields, Lap Viewer is available as a standalone datafield:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/14e5c6b5-c9e8-44f9-a1ff-28a44148c170

  • over 5 years ago
    I like Lap+. It's great with nice options to set the fields exactly the way I prefer.
    This Saturday I will do my first running event/competition with it.

    For now I have just one thing I would like: keep the backlight on permanently.
    That would help reading the display.
    Can you make that happen?

    I am using a Vivoactive HR.
  • over 5 years ago
    Mark-Jan I've added a "Force Backlight On" option as you've requested. It took some doing, as the app was right up against the memory limit and I had to cut quite a bit of fat -- so I wouldn't mind a review in the store if you have a minute. Positive reviews help attract more users to download these free apps and motivate me to continue working on them.

    Update 2.6.1

    - Add "Force Backlight On" option for CIQ2+ devices (VAHR, 735XT and newer)
    - Fix crash introduced in 2.6
  • over 5 years ago
    That's fast, thanks for all your effort.

    I did install the update and will use it tomorrow when I run an event. Just a quick question, is the background light only on when I stay on a Lap+ data field/screen? Or will the background light also stay on when I go to another data screen, for example the original Garmin screen.
  • over 5 years ago
    EDIT: Mark-Jan the backlight only stays on when you're on the Lap+ data field.

    Is that what you were looking for? I guess I could change it to work the other way.
  • over 5 years ago
    I think I would prefer that the light will also stay on when I go to another data screen. For example to view the map of route I have to run.
  • over 5 years ago
    Thanks! Works perfect! I did run this event yesterday and could easily see the screens. Backlight was on all the time. Thanks for helping me!
  • over 5 years ago
    Isn't the backlight something you can get on via your watch settings itself, not through an app? For example, on a 645: https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner645/EN-US/GUID-C9A5E731-8826-4AD0-8087-F6E2EAC625D6.html Maybe the option isn't available in other watches?

    I only ask because since Lap+ is up against its memory limit, it should conserve its space for Lap related needs. I was actually coming here to ask about something related to laps, but looks like there may not be any more space for changes. Just in case the functionality is already there, I'm curious... I'm doing a race in May that is actually two races back to back. The first race is 5 miles, and you have to finish it within 50 minutes, so you have to maintain a pace of 10 minutes/mile or better. As soon as you cross the line at the end, you are now beginning a half marathon. For the next 13.1 miles, you have to keep a pace of better than 16 minutes/mile. I wanted to see if there was some way in Lap+ to "reset" the displayed pace (but not necessarily the pace that is saved to the fit file at the end of the run) so I could track what the pace was for the second part of the run without having to completely stop one run and start a new one. If not, I figure I'll just run some calculations to see what the final overall pace for the 18 miles would be, and keep that in mind when running.
  • over 5 years ago
    For the Vivoactive HR is no setting to keep the back light on.
  • over 5 years ago
    Nighthawk700 Not sure if you have space for another data field, but I have one called AppBuilder which can calculate metrics based on a math formula.
    https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/fd690281-9c22-4fee-a81e-3b7f39aa67c5

    You could use the following settings (assuming your watch distance units are set to miles):

    Formula: setv(if (distance lte 5, 1, null), timer) ; if (distance lte 5, speed, (distance - 5) / (timer - getv(1)) * 3600)
    Display Format: Pace

    The formula gives you speed in miles per hour as follows:
    - For the first 5 miles, the activity speed
    - For everything after that, the speed disregarding the first 5 miles

    The display format converts that to minutes per mile.