The pace forecast
Ahead, on track, behind or at risk — how Steer reads your pace and projects whether you'll finish in time.
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The pace forecast is what makes a Steer goal more than a tracker. Instead of just counting what you've done, Steer looks at how fast you're moving versus how fast you need to move, and tells you — early — whether you'll make it.
The statuses
Every active goal carries one of these:
You're moving faster than required. At this rate you'll finish early.
Keep doing what you're doing and you'll reach your target in time.
At your current pace you'll finish late. A nudge to pick things up.
You're far enough behind that the goal needs real attention now.
Two more states round it out:
- No data yet — you haven't logged anything, so there's nothing to forecast from.
- Done — you've reached your target (or completed the goal).
How Steer works it out
The idea is simple: Steer compares your progress so far against the time elapsed, then projects that pace to your deadline.
- For a one-off goal: if you're a third of the way through your timeline but only a tenth of the way to your target, you're behind.
- For a recurring goal: Steer looks at how this period is going and your recent rhythm — a few missed weeks in a row tips a weekly goal toward at risk.
- For a time goal: lower is better, so Steer measures how close your best time is to the target — and counts the goal done the instant you beat it. More on time goals →
The more you log, the sharper the forecast gets.
Where you see it
- On each goal card — a status chip, plus a subtle colour tint when a goal is behind (amber) or at risk (red).
- In sorting — the default sort on the Goals screen is "Needs attention", which floats the at-risk and behind goals to the top.
- In your Daily Brief — goals that need attention land in the needs attention bucket automatically.
Tip
If your board is sorted by Needs attention, the goals most likely to slip are always at the top — so a quick glance tells you where to put your energy today.
Goals that forecast themselves
When a metric goal is connected to a data source like a fitness tracker, every new activity updates your pace automatically — so the forecast stays current without you logging a thing.
Read about fitness connections →