Colorado + Heart Rate Monitor

[+Crid]

I've just bought a HRM for my Colorado. It all seems to work fine and I did a small test walk this evening to grab some data. Looking in the GPX file I can see the HRM data.

 

Earlier today I read about SportsTracks, which seemed like a fantastic bit of software for a number junky like me. But it doesn't seem to support the Colorado directly. It's not in the device list, nor can I load the GPX file into it (it complains about the XML format - I gather that the Colorado and Oregon use weird keys to store temperature, heart rate and cadence). I installed Garmin Communicator and can get the track data out using that, but it seems to strip off the heart rate data.

 

It's all a little frustrating. Obviously I can still keep an eye on my heart rate while out walking, but what can I actually DO with the track data with this information in it? Is there any interesting software out there that can handle the XML that the Colorado creates?

[+2Wheel'in]

Take a look at Garmin "Motion Based" and/or "Garmin Connect"...not positive, but they may be able to accept, plot, display your HR data.

 

Bill

[+splashy]

Load program sporttracks from

http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/

 

they have also plugins, for weather, calories and so on.

 

You load the gpx file in the program, it will plot on a map, show total from all kind of things, keeps track of your equipment and much more.

Very beautiful program

[+Crid]

Yes, I have already downloaded SportsTracks. Unfortunately I'm having no luck getting the HRM data into it from my Colorado. I can see the data is there in the GPX file, but the software can't seem to recognise it (and Garmin Communicator seems to be stripping it out).

[+Crid]

Aha! I think I've cracked it. Don't import the GPX file that I extracted using GPSBabel. Import the GPX directly from the Colorado.

 

Fabby!

[+splashy]

Right, I know mapsource strips data, I always load my oregon saved trackfile directly into the sporttracks.

[+g-o-cashers]

I've been trying to keep track of programs which support the OR and CO fitness data on the Oregon wiki:

 

http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/Fitness

[+jotne]

Your wiki can be updated some.

 

If you convert GPX track from Colorado/Oregon with GPSBable, you can upload them to Garmin Training Center (free download software at garmin)

 

There you can see you cadence, heart rate and track log.

It gives nearly the same information as my Edge 305. (missing lap function)

[+g-o-cashers]

What is the conversion that is required using gpsbabel?

[+Crid]

I normally run the GPX file from my Colorado through GPSBabel to put the XML in a more usable format (ie. not all on a single line). It looks as thought SportTracks objected to that for some reason (even though it was still XML-compliant).

 

I imported the current.gpx straight from the GPS into SportTracks and it brought in the heartrate data without any complaints.

 

As I mentioned previously, it looks like Garmin Communicator was stripping out that data. I got the GPS track fine, but no HRM data.

 

Having now played around with SportTracks a bit, I have to say I'm seriously impressed. Lots of ways of looking at the data. Wish I'd known about it sooner - even without the HRM.

[+jotne]

What is the conversion that is required using gpsbabel?

 

My brain is on vacation.

I did use a TCX converter.

http://www.teambikeolympo.it/TCXConverter/...verter_ENG.html

 

It some time since I did this, so I do not remember all the steps.