ComboPower
· v2.0
About
ComboPower estimates your running power and VO2max in real time — no external
power meter required.
How it works
ComboPower combines three physics-based power components using your GPS speed,
elevation, and heart rate:
- Rolling resistance — your weight and pace
- Air drag — your speed relative to the wind (set your local wind speed
and direction as a field setting for more accurate results)
- Climbing power — the current grade, with an efficiency correction for
steep uphill/downhill
The result is smoothed in real time and shown alongside your session and lap
averages, plus a live VO2max estimate corrected for ambient temperature.
What you see
- POWER — current estimated power (W)
- AVG P — session average power (W)
- LAP P — lap average power (W)
- VO2MAX — live VO2max estimate (ml/kg/min)
After your activity
Power and VO2max are written directly to your FIT file, so they show up in
Garmin Connect and any FIT-compatible analysis tool.
Setup
Enter your weight in the data field settings (two fields: tens + ones digit,
e.g. 7 and 2 for 72 kg) — that's it. No pairing, no external sensors.
Please note
ComboPower's power values are a physics-based *estimate* derived from GPS
speed, elevation, and heart rate — not a direct force/torque measurement from
a dedicated power meter. Accuracy depends on GPS signal quality and course
conditions (tunnels, dense tree cover, or erratic GPS will affect the
estimate).