[Feature] Add calculated elevation to rides

[skofman]

Hello,
I know that Peloton does not provide an elevation metric but the Garmin workout does have the field.

The suggestion is to calculate the estimated elevation gain from the energy provided by Peloton in kJ.

The formula would be Energy (J) = Mass (kg) x Elevation (m) x Gravity (m/s^2). From it the elevation can be derived using the mass of user and gravity of 9.81 m/s^2. The user mass can be part of the config or if possible pulled from Peloton or Garmin.

[philosowaffle]

Its early on a Saturday morning and I'm trying to get my brain to do math so bear with me if these are silly thoughts. This function would calculate the potential elevation climbed at some constant speed correct?

What I'm trying to reconcile is given your energy output, how do I differentiate between you just going really fast on a mostly flat road vs. inferring this was a "hill" portion of the workout?

[skofman]

Your Saturday morning thinking is spot on. The formula doesn't take into account speed. It is just how much energy you need to elevate a certain mass to a certain elevation.

It is not perfect, but it's the closest I found to estimate the ride elevation gain.