Automatic optimum time calculation

If you do not enter an optimum time then the Toolkit and CrossCountry app will calculate it for you based on the measured distance and speed. While recording a course in CrossCountry app you can see a running count of Optimum Time and Efforts. The Toolkit Stats also show time at each fence based on the same calculations.

Step by Step in the Toolkit

You can do this with a free account

1. Record your course and upload it
2. Open the course in the Toolkit on your phone or on your desktop
3. Search for the event and open the course
4. Tap the stats button

5. If you have not entered an official optimum time, then the optimum time displayed in stats is based on measured length and speed. The time limit is always twice the optimum time

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6. Change the speed and see what happens
7. The measured optimum time and distance do NOT appear automatically on the print map. You need to add them in the Basic course information. Your official optimum time may be different to the measured optimum time

8. When you add in the official optimum time, the toolkit calculates the official distance for your print map. You can override this if you want to round it up or down e.g. from 2308 to 2310. All time and distance stats are recalculated in the stats section.

9. On this display minimum time has been added manually.

Step by step in CrossCountry App

1. Upgrade to a Toolkit subscription
2. Login on the CrossCountry App. This enables measured optimum time to be displayed as you record a course
3. Tap the + button to record a new coursee. Make sure you enter the correct speed because the optimum time is based on this
4. Start recording
5. You will see a running count of time and efforts as well as length at the top of the screen.

6. Once you have finished recording tap on the Info icon to see the Details screen and view the measured optimum time. This is calculated from the measured length and speed. The measured optimum time is only visible to Toolkit Subscribers.

Minimum Time and Speed Faults

The minimum time calculation varies from country to country.

To print Speed Faults time on your maps, add it into the description box which allows free text.