Uploading treadmill runs with calibration-based estimated distance (no GPS)

If it’s without sensor data the simple “Create Activity” endpoint would be sufficient. Else you have to upload a file with the “Upload Activity” endpoint. You could use i.e. the tcx format, but that depends on whatever is easiest for you to build.

There is no flag for an estimated distance. It’s not really needed anyway, treadmill distances are often if not mostly only estimated.

Thanks, Jan — that’s very helpful. Create Activity sounds like a sensible starting point for a workout summary.

If we later want to preserve interval speed changes and pauses, we could generate timestamped cumulative distance and estimated speed from our calibration profile and the user’s inputs. These would be model-derived values, not continuously measured sensor data, and we would make that clear in the activity description.

For an indoor run without GPS, would you recommend TCX or FIT for this? In particular, how should pauses be represented so Strava handles elapsed time, moving time and the pace graph as intended? Are there any required fields or common pitfalls we should be aware of?

Thanks again!