Getting Started

Last Updated: November 22, 2025

Screenshots

First off, let's explore some of the buttons and features. Click through these screenshots to get a quick intro:

Routes

Mark Definitions

Create Route

Connect Strava

Import Tracks

Select Matching Route

Leaderboard

User Profile

After logging in, check the navigation bar. It contains 5 icons: Routes, Import, Users, Preferences and Sync.
These are the main pages in ZoomZoom:

There are also pages within the main navigation pages:

Route -> Create Route: Define a new route and save it to the Route page.
Route -> Leaderboard: Click a route's name to view its leaderboard.
Route -> Leaderboard -> Route Details: View the route's mark definitions and stats.
Users -> User Profile: Browse a user's stats, public details and results list.
Preferences -> Documentation: Case studies, how-tos and app support.

1) Sync up: The first thing to do after registering and logging in is to sync up. Tap the sync icon in the navigation menu. This may take a few minutes.
2) Check the Routes: Now click Routes to see the existing routes available and choose one to view. Clicking on a route's name will bring you to its Leaderboard.
Don't see an exciting route? No routes in your area? Create a new route!
3) Race prep: Find a route you fancy? Care to race? First check the course definition so you know where to go. If you skip a gate or turn the wrong way around a mark your track will not be legal. The track must pass all points in the route definition correctly in order to make it on the Leaderboard.
4) Get outside and race!: Record an activity on your watch/phone/tracking device.
5) Import the track: Click Import to load your track and import it to the route you raced. You can import from Fitness Apps or from your Device Files. (Try reading through a case study for more details.) Once your track is loaded into ZoomZoom and listed on the Import page, click its import icon. This will allow you to select the route your raced and process the track. If the track is a legal run, it will be added as a new result in the Leaderboard. How'd you do?
6) Sync again: For others to see your new result, you will need to sync up again.

Congrats, you're now on the board. Try to beat your time. Or challenge a friend to beat it.

If you have an idea for a fun course (and don't see anything similar after syncing), create a new one.

Marks: There are seven marks available.

Start: A line defined by an L (left) and an R (right) that must be crossed in a particular direction.
Port: A point that must be passed on the left.
Starboard: A point that must be passed on the right.
Gate: A pair of two marks. The racer must pass between them in the correct direction and chooses to round either the left or the right mark.
Limit: A line defined by two points. The racer may cross the line in either direction. Reversing back through the line is also allowed.
Prox (Proximity): A circle defined by a center point and a radius. The racer must pass within the circle.
Finish: A line defined by an L (left) and an R (right) that must be crossed in a particular direction.

Route definition: A Route must have at least two marks.

Placing Marks:

Drag a mark icon on the map to place it.
To adjust the marks position on the map, click and hold and it will become draggable again.
To change the order, click and hold the mark on the list and drag it up or down.
To edit a marks details, click the icon on the map to display its label and click the label.
- The latitude and longitude must be in decimal format (N21.000000 and W155.000000).

Add Race Instructions if you like to help clarify the route in narrative form.

Click Save and your route is now listed on the Routes page.

Don't forget to sync! Other users will not be able to see your route until you do.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask: support@racewithzoomzoom.com