SportTracks vs. +3 Network: Inconsistency in Stats?

[kfergos]

In comparing some of the stats from SportTracks to the same stats on the +3 Network web site, I notice that SportTracks consistently pegs me at lower speeds. ST might say I averaged 14.0 mph, but +3 then says 14.7. Similarly, ST says a top speed of 29 mph and +3 says 35. Why would this be if I import the exact same route into both? :confused:

[OakLeaf]

I'm not familiar with +3, but have you got your preferences for each set the same, in terms of smoothing and excluding stopped time?

[Pedal Wench]

Hmmm.

Plus3 says my Tour de Cure was 97 miles, Motionbased said 100.75.

Hmmm. Plus3 had my average as 16.2, while Motionbased said only 16mph.

Can I take one from column A and one from column B?

[Trek420]

Yeah, who cares about accuracy when Plus 3 gives back and gives better SWAG ;)

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[Pedal Wench]

I got one too! :) I love Plus3. I just got the socks I won in the Ritchey 444-mile challenge. Luckily, I had my 300K during that period, plus a century the weekend before that.

[kfergos]

I got the socks, too, but they were medium and too big for my feet, just like the previous pair I got from them. :( ...Which meant my Mom got some great socks for her birthday! Generally I'm loving +3 though.

I figured out the statistics inconsistency: SportTracks, at least the way I have it set up, doesn't exclude stopped time. So if my ride takes a total of 5 hours and 15 minutes, but I spend 30 of those minutes stopped, I actually only took 4 hours and 45 minutes. But SportTracks doesn't take that into account, and this becomes more noticeable the longer your stopped. So today I averaged 14.9 mph but it said I went 13.7 mph including stopped time. The +3 Network just takes the info straight from the Garmin, or it's smart enough to exclude stopped time, so it matches what I expect. I'm not sure if there's a way to make SportTracks smarter about that, but at least it's explained.

[OakLeaf]

SportTracks -> Settings -> Display -> Analysis

That gives your options for including/excluding stopped time and watch pauses; cadence and power cutoff; and degree of smoothing of each variable.

You also have a few options for adjusting smoothing and auto-pause directly in the Garmin units, but the procedure varies depending on which model you have.