Release Notes

v2.6.5

Feature

• Add handling for temperature values that are out of range.

Enhancement

• Ensure application launches into foreground.

• Refresh underlying libraries.

• Tweaks to license window, ensure messages can be fully displayed.

v2.6.4

Enhancement

• FTP Estimates Chart empty tank efforts are now split by sport.

• Segment Chart now handles situation(s) where segment geometry is bogus.

• Improvements to bulk import on Athlete Journal Metrics.

Bug

• Training Plan FTP estimate is now correctly retrieved for Running.

• Speed values on Segment Chart on Session Summary were showing in metres per second.

v2.6.3

Enhancement

• Improve route handling for Session Summary map.

• Exclude wildly large speeds from running load calculation.

• Updated TCX export format for compatibility with Garmin Connect.

• Updated TCX export format to include RunCadence for Running sessions.

Bug

• Fix retrieval of Anaerobic Work Capacity Athlete Metric.

• Fix Total Seconds in TCX export format to be timer time (was elapsed).

v2.6.2

Enhancement

• Add support for Stryd Duo data (running).

• Update Balance Charts to show Stryd Duo data (running).

v2.6.1

Enhancement

• Add Running Effectiveness to Session Summary (running).

• Show distribution of Form Power Ratio on Session Summary (running).

• Include Flight Ratio in Mechanics chart (running).

• Provide additional metrics in Workout table (running).

• Add filters for Running Effectiveness, Flight Time and Flight Time Ratio.

v2.6.0

Feature

• Added full support for Running with Power.

• Date filter supports “season”, intended for use with Top / Bottom filters.

Enhancement

• Show Ascent and Grade in Segment Overview.

• In segment comparison include the summary value within the chart title.

• New icons for sessions to represent sports, power bests, segment pr’s, and empty tank efforts.

• Show full detailed icons within the Calendar.

• Redesign session summary tiles to include line graphs.

• Remove embedded PDF help document, help documentation is fully online.

• Support an additional OMRON Blood Pressure file format.

• Increase decimal places for Lap Start on Manage Laps window.

• Improved error handling when segments from Strava do not match Chapeau sessions.

• Add database update step to fill-in missing averages and maximums for session.

v2.5.1

Enhancement

• Add handling for how Karoo chooses to store smoothness data.

• Ensure Segment Attempt History updates on unit change.

• Improve reporting for stop times tooltip.

• Reduce noise in cadence values when displayed in charts.

v2.5.0

Feature

• Added overall chart for Athlete Journal Metrics.

• Embedded help document for offline access.

Enhancement

• Updated zone boundaries for intensity (65%-105% for moderate).

• Filter out manual and ignore activities from Strava.

• Add hotkey to skip and turn off automatic downloads.

• Dropped support for macOS Catalina.

Bug

• Fix rounding issues on Training Load chart for improved reporting consistency.

v2.4.2

Feature

• Include Fitness Ramp Rate on Training Load chart.

• Online help documentation now available, link via Help Menu.

Enhancement

• Populate session max values if not provided by input file.

• Improved handling of Session Summary resizing.

• Rename Ride chart to Session chart.

• Rename Ride Trends chart to Session Trends chart.

• Improved handling of font scaling (Windows only).

• Styling updates on Filter Sessions, Athlete Journal, and Equipment (Windows only).

• Change initial app size to avoid cutting off session summary (Windows only).

Bug

• Ensure scaled average powers are used in Monthly Summary.

• Remove help icons from dialog title bars (Windows only).

v2.4.1

Enhancement

• Prevent empty (no data records) fit files from being imported.

• Remove empty sessions (no data records).

• Increase number of retries for sluggish Strava connections.

• Immediately refresh summary chart on lap changes.

• Update tool name reference in Edit Laps window.

Bug

• Monthly Summary Calendar shows correct data but incorrect highlighting.

v2.4.0

Feature

• Calculate a session specific Critical Power on sessions where the tank was emptied.

• Utilize empty tank effort Critical Power value for w balance on Ride chart.

• Highlight empty tank efforts on session Ride chart.

• Show empty tank effort Critical Power curve on Best Power chart.

• Show empty tank effort Critical Power values on FTP Estimates chart.

• Introduce new icon in session tree for empty tank efforts.

• Add a Seiler inspired decoupling chart for heart rate reserve and power to Temperature chart.

• Overhaul New Bests to show Bests for Speed, Power, Effective Power, Cadence, and Heart Rate.

• Session Summary updated to highlight Bests for Speed, Power, Effective Power, Cadence, and Heart Rate.

Enhancement

• Include additional intervals on the Session Summary bests table.

• Improve Open Database performance.

• Improve Segment matching performance.

• Add attempt slider on Segment History for segments with more than 100 attempts.

• Clean up tooltip Segment History chart.

• Add new filter to find sessions with bests for Speed, Power, Cadence, and Heart Rate.

• Add new filter to find empty tank efforts.

• Tidy up Strava download dialog for Windows.

• Show full suite of icons used in session tree on sessions in Calendar View.

• Update icon for sessions where data has been excluded.

• Retain current session when loading a Manual or Training Plan session.

• Show New Bests and then open loading issues (if present) during import.

Bug

• Fix tooltip for Critical Power and Anaerobic Work Capacity showed truncated Capacity values.

v2.3.1

Enhancement

• Add Move Time to Workout and Segment History tables.

• Show core temperature zones background in summary charts.

• Include core temperature zone names in hover tool tip.

• Increase precision for core temperature in Athlete Journal.

• Increase precision for Intensity on Manual Session.

• Honor unit settings when setting default distance units in Manage Laps.

• Update the default application size for Windows.

• Show progress dialog during large session delete.

• Implement retries for Strava connection and handle Strava site sluggishness.

v2.3.0

Feature

• Fatigue Resistance automatically calculated and shown on Best Power.

• Temperature and Core Temperature (via CORE Sensor) charts.

• Simple Session Filter from main window.

Enhancement

• Filter on Temperature, Core Temperature, and Aerobic Efficiency.

• Add core temperature to Athlete Journal (for CORE Sensor).

• Include Altitude on Session Summary Chart (Ride) if session has climbing.

• Increase precision for balance metrics on monthly summary.

• Show color graduations for VAM in Segment Compare.

• Include VAM summary in Workout Chart and Table.

• Remove repeated x-axis on Workout Chart.

• Simplify Workout Chart Table by removing columns for Speed and Cadence Zones.

• Include session Aerobic Efficiency in Training Load Chart.

• Enable Aerobic Efficiency on Heart Rate chart in Map.

• Disable Segment Creation and Lap Editing on extremely short sessions.

• Improve checks and messages for chart availability / data suitability.

• Improve Strava dialog control sizing for Windows.

• Add support for macOS Ventura and Windows 11 on ARM processor.

• Drop macOS Mojave from supported versions, still runs just not supported.

Bug

• Honor chart font size in “hinterval” stack chart.

• Make FTP Estimate chart available after five or more sessions with power data.

• Ensure Trend chart correctly handles missing data.

v2.2.0

Feature

• Aerobic Efficiency and Aerobic Decoupling Calculations.

• Trend for Balance, Smoothness, and Torque Effectiveness.

• Bulk Load, Delete, and Export for Athlete Journal Metrics.

• VAM comparison for Segments.

Enhancement

• Include 30 minutes in Session Summary bests table.

• Export and Delete on Month Folder Honors current Filter.

• Filter Intervals by Percent FTP.

• Show Athlete Metrics on Calendar View.

• Trigger refresh of Month Summary on change to Athlete Journal metrics.

• Show Grade Overlay on Segment Map and Profile.

• Add Tracking on Segment Map for Altitude / Map.

• Ensure Segment Profile is always Generated.

• Improve messaging during Segment Creation from Strava Segment.

• Increase number of Segment Comparisons to 25.

• Include date stamp for session in comparison chart title.

• Show Mean Values for Balance Metrics on Per Zone Basis.

• Improve symbology for w’balance to make lower bound more pronounced.

• Improve handling for long session names in Navigation Bar.

• Remove Window Menu (Platform specific).

• Turn off tabbing into Map Windows.

Bug

• Fix session reload on closing Athlete Journal when no changes made.

• Remove phantom hover window on annual power chart.

• Correct Trend indicators for Speed on Session Summary.

• Fix possible incorrect Speed Categorization post unit toggle.

v2.1.1

Feature

• Add Resting Heart Rate to Athlete Journal Metrics.

• Use Heart Rate Reserve for heart rate Zones.

Enhancement

• Improve auto-scaling for estimated FTP on Training Load chart.

• Improve auto-scaling for altitude of flat segments in Segment Explorer.

• Show Max Heart Rate and FTP on Zones Chart.

• Show Zone Boundaries on Zone label tooltip for Zones Chart tables.

• Add Critical Power Calculator to Athlete Journal.

• Remember last viewed metric in Athlete Journal.

• Ensure chart refresh on change of athlete metrics.

• Rename stress to load throughout the application.

• Show current Segment Name in Segment Explorer window title.

• Add calories calculation to the Manual Session window.

• Show average and maximum VAM on Session and Monthly Summary (speed tooltip).

• Implement filtering on average and maximum VAM.

• Show date for session in tooltip on navigation bar.

Bug

• Correct zone labels and attempt numbering in Segment Compare hover tool.

• Ensure session renames are reflected in segment charts and tree view.

• Fix issue related to time weighted averaging for session trends.

v2.1.0

Feature

• Add Power Bests to Month Summary.

• Create Laps from Distance, Duration, Stops, or manually (add, delete, and move).

• Show Form, Fatigue, Fitness, and classifier on Session Summary.

• Enable choice of Chart to show on Session Summary.

• Include VAM in Altitude Charts, Summary, and Hover Tool.

• Show Segment Overlay in Session Summary and Map when PR Occurs.

• Include a Segment selection option on Ride, Balance, and Map Charts.

• Show Elevation Profile for Segment in Segment Explorer.

• Add support for Blood Pressure and Heart Rate and bulk load.

Enhancement

• Update Speed Summary to Show Speed and VAM.

• Change Altitude Summary to show Elevation Gain and Average Gradient.

• Allow for automatic activity download from Strava on start-up.

• Allow Session Pins to be styled by Load.

• Increased overall performance (platform dependent).

• Improve performance of FTP Estimate Chart.

• Native support for Apple Silicon.

• Add Laps Controls to Map, same as Ride Chart capabilities.

• Add Summary Controls to Map, same as Ride Chart capabilities.

• Show stops on map as a layer and include stop time in Hover Tool.

• Include 30 minute avg and eff power on Map.

• Update Session Segment Chart on Match of new Segment.

• Improve Balance chart by showing L/R percentages on axes.

• Include values from Balance Moving Averages in Hover Tool.

• Updates to Hover Tool Styling including Color Swatches for Trend lines.

• Improve readability of Hover Tools by consolidated related items.

• Remove 50 sessions limit in trial version.

• Improve performance of Draw Areas dialog initial open.

Bug

• Change Heart Rate to Max Heart Rate in Athlete Journal.

• Filter dialog shows previous segment name post segment rename.

• Return to Getting Started when database is empty.

v2.0.0

Feature

• Automatically calculate Critical Power (cp), Anaerobic Work Capacity (w’), and Max Power (p max).

• Calculate and visualize w’ balance on Ride Chart for average and combined cp and w’.

• Track progression in Critical Power (cp) alongside FTP on the FTP Estimates chart.

• Added toggleable overlay of w’ balance on the Map for sessions with Power data.

• Show current Critical Power curve on Best Power charts.

• New Critical Power Calculator tool, calculate Critical Power from historical data or manually enter values.

• Athlete Journal can store calculated or manually entered Critical Power (cp) and Anaerobic Work Capacity (w’).

• Added filters for Critical Power, Anaerobic Work Capacity, Speed, and Balance Metrics.

• New Month Summary View that rolls up metrics and generates statistics and shows session routes.

• Month Summary View: Calendar Choropleth for visualizing highs and lows of various metrics.

• Redesigned Session Summary to show more metrics and results.

• Show Time in Zone for Power, Heart Rate, Cadence and Speed as part of Session Summary.

• Allow font size to be adjusted for charts, chart tables, and tooltips.

• Revamped chart toggle buttons to include interactive summary values.

• On Ride and Balance charts, show the time and distance for the zoomed in section.

• Allow sessions to be excluded (deemed invalid) based Speed, Power, and/or Heart Rate.

• Added support for fit files that are missing distance and speed values.

• Automatically backup database prior to upgrade.

• Now supported on Windows 11.

Enhancement

• Show Balance and Critical Power metrics on Session Summary.

• Add heart rate to Session Summary table of bests.

• Improve readability for trend metrics.

• Use abbreviated names for buttons and charts.

• Restyle toggle buttons and range sliders.

• Overall performance improvements to chart creation time.

• Improved performance of chart interactive summaries.

• Significant performance improvement for Segment Comparison.

• Remove axis labels where descriptions were redundant.

• Added ability to export TCX and CSV files for a month.

• Updated context menu item names for consistency.

• Only show Segment Creation on Sessions with GPS coordinates.

• Update usages of time and duration for consistency across charts.

• Updated look and feel on dialogs for better symmetry on Windows and macOS.

Bug

• Honor sorting setting for segments on first open of Segment Explorer.

• Ensure activity time within TCX export is based on UTC.

• Correct cadence bests to remove zeros from summary.

• Wheel Zoom on Balance charts should be constrained to width.

v1.7.0

Feature

• Colorize Session Pins based on Bests (original), RPE, or Workout Type.

• New Repeatability chart, shows decline of intervals / efforts over session.

• Add support for fit files containing Combined Pedal Smoothness values.

Enhancement

• Performance improvements for application start-up and database open.

• Option to allow Invalid Sessions to be included in Filter results.

• Reduce noise in Balance data, remove outliers during visualization.

• Automatically assign RPE based on intensity of the session.

• Updates to License dialog layout and make Product Key copyable.

• Minor tweaks to various dialogs for improved look and feel on Windows.

• New application icons on macOS and Windows.

Bug

• Align secondary time axis on “hinterval” stack chart with distance axis.

v1.6.1

Bug

• Fixed issue where application failed to launch for expired trials.

• Fixed issue with license activation and expiration dialogs.

v1.6.0

Feature

• Import workouts from ERG or MRC files to build training plans.

• Added ability to filter sessions by Geographic Area.

• Athlete menstrual cycle tracking with visualization on FTP Estimates and Training Load charts.

Enhancement

• Updated colors for Illness and Injury on FTP Estimates and Training Load charts.

• User experience updates to segment filtering in the Segment Explorer.

• Ensure items on Calendar View are ordered by time of day.

• Show progress dialog for actions that may take a moment or two.

• Added option to retain Strava activity name or use a Chapeau generated session name.

• Added initial support for macOS Monterey.

Bug

• Fixed occasional encoding error when importing Golden Cheetah files.

v1.5.8

Enhancement

• Aligned Average and Effective Power Zones charts to have same range.

• Improved representation of Effective Power on Ride, Best Power (Hintervals), and Segment Comparison charts.

Bug

• Fixed summary statistics for Effective Power on Workout chart.

v1.5.7

Bug

• Fixed crash associated with Google Login on Strava Connection

• Fixed issue with ride files that log at variable intervals.

v1.5.6

Bug

• Addressed a windows specific issue with launching the application.

v1.5.5

Feature

• Added link to documentation in Help Menu.

Bug

• Fixed an issue associated with loading non-standard files.

v1.5.4

Feature

• Added Segment Chart for each session displaying segment attempt details

• Ability to create a Strava Segment from a Chapeau Segment

• Enabled segment filtering and ordering in the Segment Explorer

• Added Segment PR star to the session tree

• Athlete injury and illness logging

Enhancement

• New session filters for Segment PR, Attempt, and Count

• Include athlete injury and illness indicators on Training Load and FTP Estimates charts

• Use Athlete Settings for Heart Rate validation

• Added weekly climbing summary to the calendar

• Session validity toggle now included in right click

• Added additional details to the Training Load chart tooltips

Bug

• Reduced segment matching sensitivity

• Handle special case causing error in Balance Chart

v1.5.3

Feature

• Overall chart showing annual best power curves

• Added time period selection to all overall charts

• Kilojoules bar chart on the bottom of Fitness chart

Enhancement

• Session kilojoules added to summary page

• Filter sessions by kilojoules

v1.5.2

Feature

• Balance by Zone added to the balance charts

• Ability to delete all sessions in a month or a year

• Added Check for Update capabilities

Enhancement

• Included smoothed balance data on balance duration chart

• Added tooltips on zones table showing time above and below zone

v1.5.1

Bug

• Fixed display issue for some left right balance data

• Handle bad coordinate edge case with Golden Cheetah exports

• Account for alternative lap storage in some fit files

v1.5.0

Feature

• Balance, pedal smoothness, and torque effectiveness charts

• Athlete metrics journaling, including ftp, weight and max heart rate

• Ability to display in W/kg on the bests charts, FTP Estimates, etc.

• Ability to add equipment and assign to each session

• Assign RPE, Ride Type and Workout Type to any session

• Golden Cheetah export files are now supported

• Laps slider can be toggled to allow for dual ended lap definition

• Ride and Balance chart components can be added or removed

• Added “hintervals” stack chart to bests to demonstrate when bests happened

• Added smoothed power / speed chart to bests to visualize ride trends

• Incorporating manually added FTP estimates into calculations and charts

Enhancement

• Added additional filters for Workout Type, Ride Type, Lap Count, Min/Max Grade and more

• Added filters to check for presence of Balance Metrics, Power, Cadence, Heart Rate and more

• Disable charts that are not available due to data requirements

• Color change to bronze medal to help discriminate from gold

• Including feedback when a session is marked invalid during loading

• Mouse position indicator added to all charts

• Added summary details to the overall charts

• Auto-calculate grade during import

• Toggle whether distance or duration based chart will be displayed first

• Enhanced feedback when file does not load due to overlap

Bug

• Addressed edge cases in distance calculations

• Handled special timezones causing issue

• Added corrective step during loading for cafe time

v1.4.1

Feature

• Download activities directly from Strava into Chapeau

Enhancement

• Added ability to filter for Sessions with Bests, Laps, Power, Cadence, Segments, by Descent and by File Type

• Improved the style and readability of the Training Load Chart

• Better messaging on bad or overlapping files during loading

• Refined lap functionality on the Ride Chart

v1.4.0

Feature

• Create Segments from sessions.

• Report history of segment attempts with detailed data summary and rankings by time

• Auto-match new sessions with segments and match historical rides

• Compare segment attempts in full detail with side-by-side charts for speed, power, and heart rate

• Added ability to extend trial version

• Show a workout overview or ride overview if no GPS coordinates in session

• Session history summary, hover tip added to chapeau database icon to show summary of riding by year

• Added grade, heart rate, and effective power as overlays on the map

• Calculate grade if not present from imported data file

Enhancement

• Improved performance of sliding summaries on ride charts

• Re-styled the ride chart summaries

• Improve handling of speed values when calculating summaries

• Consolidated map legends and added new overlays

• Updated the power bests colors on the map to match those used on FTP Estimate chart

• Speed ups for map display and interaction

• Added support for data files that use irregularly spaced timestamps and / or frequency greater than 1 second

• Added support for problematic GPX and TCX files where XML header was malformed

• Added getting started instructions for bulk download of your data from common platforms

Bug

• Heart rate summaries were including 0’s as reported by various devices, if your heart rate is reporting 0 …

• On toggling validity of a session pause momentarily to trigger updates to affected charts and statistics

• Addressed issue with some TCX files that had unexpected timestamp formats

• Addressed edge case where an inconsistency could occur in the display of effective power