Calculating stride length

[DCB]

Will my blaze eventually learn my stride length after I run with my phone / GPS activated?

Or does it only use averages based on height/weight/age?

[shipo]

It is my understanding you will need to measure your own length and enter it into your setup.  It is also my understanding the only tracker/mode which doesn't require a stride length is the Surge when in Run or Hike mode which is tracked by the internal GPS.

[MikeF]

The latest update to the iOS app means that you can now set up with the Blaze to automatically calculate your stride simply by carrying out a GPS tracked activity.

If it's configured to do so, the Blaze uses GPS just like the Surge (except it's from the phone, obviously).

[shipo]

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@MikeF wrote:
The latest update to the iOS app means that you can now set up with the Blaze to automatically calculate your stride simply by carrying out a GPS tracked activity.

If it's configured to do so, the Blaze uses GPS just like the Surge (except it's from the phone, obviously).

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Maybe this is splitting hairs, but I run with folks who use Charge HRs and Blaze trackers, and it is nothing like how the Surge works.

[MikeF]

Surge and Blaze are pretty close in user interface terms with the difference being mainly down to the type of display being used. The Charge HR is completely different in that it doesn't understand the existence of GPS so can't even try and use it.

[Rich_Laue]

Yes @shipo the auto adjust feature only works worth supported trackers, and only of the GPS is being used. My tests seem to show that it only works worth tracking in the Run mode and not worth walk.

Yes with your tracker you will need to set this manually.

[DCB]

Thank you guys. Here's another one...
It sounds like if I run with my Blaze in run mode, carrying my phone for GPS activation, my stride will auto-calculate. Yes?

SO, if I'm running with my double jogger and pushing about 100lbs all around and up and down, with GPS activated on my phone, will those number get averaged into my stride length? Because I don't want that to happen. Right?

Because if my shorter stride stroller running gets averaged into my stride length, the Blaze will miscalculate mileage on any run without GPS.

[fudge22 · Accepted solution]

@DCB In my opinion, if you habitually run with a stroller it would be a good idea to manually set your stride length and turn the auto calculate stride length to off. This is because the blaze will not accurately calculate your steps taken while running with the stroller, causing the distance and stride length to be inaccurate.

A good way to calculate your stride length is to do a measured 1 mile run (without a stroller) and at the end of the run record the number of steps you took. Then divide 63360 by the number of steps you took and that is your average stride length.