Time goals (beat a time)

Some goals aren't about doing more — they're about doing it faster. A time goal is a metric goal where the target is a time to beat, and lower is better. Log each attempt and Steer keeps your best time, showing how close you are to the mark.

Good for:

• Run a half-marathon under 1:45
• Swim 50 m in under 30 seconds
• Finish a 10k under 40 minutes
• Beat your fastest commute

#How a time goal works

A time goal flips the usual logic of a metric goal:

• Your target is a time — say, 1 hour 45 minutes — and you're trying to get under it.
• Each time you do the activity, you log how long it took.
• Steer keeps your best (fastest) attempt as your progress — not a running total.
• You've reached the goal the moment any attempt beats the target.

So if your target is 1:45 and your attempts come in at 1:58, 1:54 and 1:49, your best is 1:49 — you're 4 minutes away.

#Creating one

When you create a metric goal, choose Time under Measured in. Then set the target time with the hours / minutes / seconds picker, and (optionally) a date you want to hit it by.

More on creating goals →

#Logging an attempt

Tap Log time and enter how long it took with the same hours / minutes / seconds picker. Steer records the attempt, and if it's your fastest yet, your progress updates to match.

• Every attempt is kept in your history, so you can watch your times come down.
• Your pace forecast reads a time goal the right way round — getting closer to (under) your target counts as progress, and you're done as soon as you beat it.

#Seeing your progress

On the goal card you'll see your best so far against the target — for example "Best 1:49:30 / 1:45:00" — with a message like "So close — 4:30 to shave off." Open View history to see every attempt charted over time, so a downward trend tells the story at a glance.

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