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In athletic events, raw speed and explosive power often steal the headline. However, experienced event organizers and coaches know that true fitness isn't just about how fast an athlete starts—it's about how well they manage their effort under fatigue.

To give event organizers a powerful tool for testing pacing strategy, ErgZone has introduced a new scoring metric for event leaderboards: Lowest Max Watts.


What is the Lowest Max Watts Scoring Metric?

The Lowest Max Watts metric ranks competitors based on the lowest peak wattage recorded across designated intervals in a workout.

In traditional interval events, an athlete might go all-out on the first few rounds and suffer a massive drop in performance on the remaining sets. With Lowest Max Watts scoring, the leaderboard penalizes late-stage fading. An athlete's rank is determined by their weakest peak effort, forcing competitors to approach interval events with precise power control and smart output distribution.


Why Event Organizers Love It


Setting Up Lowest Max Watts

Instead of applying a blanket score to an entire competition, hosts set up Lowest Max Watts at the individual workout level. When building or editing an interval-based workout in the event portal, organizers simply select the metric and choose the exact intervals they want to compare.

This gives hosts full creative control over event programming:


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How is the score calculated?

ErgZone automatically tracks the maximum wattage an athlete hits during each designated interval of the workout. The lowest value among those peak wattage numbers becomes the athlete's final score for the leaderboard.


Can athletes see their target metrics while racing?

Yes. When connected to the ErgZone app, athletes receive real-time feedback during their workout, allowing them to track their peak wattage targets on each interval.


How do I set up Lowest Max Watts for my competition?

Organizers configure this option directly within individual workout settings, rather than at the event level. When creating an interval-based workout in the ErgZone portal, select Lowest Max Watts as the scoring metric and choose the specific intervals you want to include in the comparison. For step-by-step instructions, view the ErgZone Help Center guide.


Do all intervals in a workout have to be included in the score?

No. Event hosts have full flexibility to select which specific intervals are tracked and compared for the final score, allowing for custom pacing setups and warm-up interval exclusions.


What types of workouts work best with this metric?

This metric is ideal for multi-set interval workouts—such as 5 x 500m rowing intervals or repeated bike erg sprints—where maintaining high peak output across every single set is the core challenge.

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At ErgZone, our goal has always been to provide athletes and coaches with the clearest, most actionable data possible. Whether you are rowing, skiing, cycling, running, or pushing through a fan bike session, your result tables capture the exact split times, averages, and totals you rely on to measure progress.

Now, we’re taking performance tracking a step further. We’re excited to introduce our enhanced Workout Graphs—a powerful visual partner to your summary data, available across the ErgZone app and the Web Admin panel.


The Perfect Partner to Your Result Tables

While summary tables give you precise averages and final numbers for each interval, numbers alone don't always tell the whole story. Workout Graphs display your performance continuously along a shared timeline directly below your result tables, bringing your workout data to life.

By combining summary data with continuous visual trends, you get the best of both worlds:



Total Control Over What You See

Every workout is different, and so is the data that matters most to your training. ErgZone gives you full control over how you analyze your sessions:


Ready to Explore Your Data?

The new Workout Graphs are live right now! Complete your next workout to check them out on your post-workout summary screen, or open past workouts from your history in ErgZone or on the Web Admin.


Have questions about graph controls or metric compatibility? Check out our complete Workout Graphs FAQ to get all the details.


*Note: Available graphs depend on the data recorded during your session, as well as your machine, erg type, manufacturer, monitor model, and connected sensors. Certain graphs may not be available for older historical workouts if the required metric data was not captured at the time.

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