🤷 Why Do You Have Duplicate Activities?
With Runna, it's easy to connect your account to a range of popular running devices and apps!
If you have connected your account to multiple devices or apps, we want to ensure that when you record an activity, you don't end up with unnecessary duplicates in your activity history. We also understand that some customers prefer to record a workout across multiple devices. It's important that we handle these cases correctly so that your metrics in Runna reflect reality and Runna can function effectively as a training tool for you.
👭 How Does Runna Handle Duplicate Activities?
Detecting Duplicates
When you save an activity in Runna or import one from another source, we check whether it matches any existing activities to determine if it is a duplicate. We check this based on time, distance and location.
Aligning User Metrics
Duplicate activities are saved to our database but will not contribute to increasing your cumulative user metrics, such as Total Distance, Activity Count, Total Time Running, Weekly Mileage, etc.
Displaying Duplicates in The App
When you view an activity in your activities list, you can see if it has duplicates (multiple sources for the same activity) by checking the icons in the top right of the Activity Summary Card.
Here is an example where a workout was recorded simultaneously with a Garmin device and the Runna App. The customer also has their app connected to Strava, and the Strava icon indicates that the workout has been synced with Strava.
When you select the workout, you will see the following:
On the Activity Summary Screen (shown above), you will find your duplicate activity recordings merged into a single activity. We take the most accurate pieces of data from your recordings to produce one complete workout recording.
Example Use Case
A great use case for this is if you record a treadmill run on the Runna App and your wearable smartwatch. Recording a treadmill workout on the Runna App provides the most accurate data for speed and distance, while recording on your smartwatch gives you access to data such as heart rate, cadence, and power. With the merged duplicate activity, we combine the data from both sources into a single activity.