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+# 🏃‍♂️ GPX Jogging Dashboard
+
+An interactive Python Dash app to visualize, analyze, and explore your jogging or running sessions recorded as GPX files.
+
+![Dashboard Preview](WebAppGPXDashboard.jpg)
+
+---
+
+## Features
+
+- **Interactive Map View** with route trace and start/stop markers  
+- **Info Banner** with total distance, duration, and average pace  
+- **Elevation Profile** with relative height and gradient fill  
+- **Speed Over Time** plot with smoothing and average line  
+- **Deviation from Mean Speed** to see pacing consistency  
+- **Pace Bar Chart** showing per-kilometer pace breakdown  
+
+---
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+app.py                 # Main Dash application
+assets/                # CSS and styling
+data/                  # Folder for storing GPX files
+utils.py               # Optional helper functions
+requirements.txt       # Required Python packages
+README.md              # This file
+```
+
+---
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### 1. Clone the repository
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gpx-jogging-dashboard.git
+cd gpx-jogging-dashboard
+```
+
+### 2. Install dependencies
+
+We recommend using a virtual environment:
+
+```bash
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
+# TODO:
+pip install -r ...
+```
+
+### 3. Run the app
+
+```bash
+python app.py
+```
+
+Then open your browser and go to:  
+[http://127.0.0.1:8050](http://127.0.0.1:8050)
+
+---
+
+## Uploading Your GPX File
+
+1. Export your activity (e.g., from Strava, Garmin, etc.) as a `.gpx` file  
+2. Place the file into the `gpx_files/` directory  
+3. Select it via the dropdown in the dashboard
+
+---
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+- **Dash** (by Plotly) for building the UI and graphs  
+- **Pandas** for data wrangling  
+- **Plotly Graph Objects & Express** for advanced visuals  
+- **GPXPy** for parsing `.gpx` files  
+- **Numpy** for vectorized math and smoothing  
+
+---
+
+## Example GPX File
+
+You can test the dashboard by placing any valid `.gpx` file in the `gpx_files/` directory. Make sure it contains track points with elevation and time data.
+
+---
+
+## To Do / Ideas
+
+- [ ] Heart rate support if present in GPX  
+- [ ] Export graphs as images  
+- [ ] Export as PDF report  
+- [ ] Multi-run comparison  
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+This project is open source under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
+
+---
+
+## Feedback / Contributions
+
+Feel free to open issues or pull requests!  
+If you enjoy this project, a ⭐️ star is always appreciated.