FAQ : How to insert laps into GPS file after-the-fact
Posted: Sat May 17, 2025 10:19 pm
A user approached me with the issue that his Peloton does not produce "laps" for his structured Training Peaks workouts.
He was doing intervals with well-defined power peaks and asked if I could add a feature that would "Auto Generate Laps based on Power changes".
Below is an example of his data on GOTOES:
So, I added a feature called "auto lap" that gives the user 3 options for creating laps in their GOTOES exports:
Once you click the auto lap link, a window will open, allowing you to specify how the auto lap is created:
He was doing intervals with well-defined power peaks and asked if I could add a feature that would "Auto Generate Laps based on Power changes".
Below is an example of his data on GOTOES:
- Notice the well-defined power peaks in this dataset
- How to access the new autolap feature.
- Screenshot 2025-05-17 at 3.13.23 PM.png (24.77 KiB) Viewed 16513 times
Once you click the auto lap link, a window will open, allowing you to specify how the auto lap is created:
- User control panel for auto lap.
- By Distance - you can specify the distance for each lap. Time will be calculated and laps will be placed.
- By Time - you can specify the duration of each lap. Distances will be calculated and laps will be placed.
- By power - This is a work-in-progress. I will need more data to eventually adjust my algorithm, and I may also eventually allow the user to specify the various thresholds to look for in determining when a lap should be placed.