I’ve just found out that FINALSURGE won the best app award. Quote from the winning team “😀”
The developer says, “FinalSurge.com is the online training log for athletes, coaches, teams and clubs. Use the Final Surge Connect IQ app in conjunction with the Final Surge Workout Builder to create Run, Bike and Swim workouts to download and launch on your Garmin watch or cycling computer. This app allows you to choose how many days of planned workouts you’d like to download and store on your device. Download up to 5 days of planned workouts at one time. The Today’s Workout feature allows to you to view and start your workout for today, or, you can browse any of your future or past workouts that you have downloaded from Final Surge.
- Best Watch Face: Crystal
- Smart App: Your QR
- Edge App: XERT Workout Player .
- Training App: Final Surge
- Developer of the Year: fbbbrown (he created 50+ apps this year and has ringing endorsement, further below)
More details of winners and nominees in the post below
https://the5krunner.com/2019/04/10/best-of-ciq-2019-garmin-connect-iq-developer-award-nominees/
Last Updated on 20 January 2026 by the5krunner
My favourite kit and nutrition
- Injinji – Runners protect your toes. Avoid discomfort and minor injury. Run more. Run faster. I use them.
- Garmin 90-degree charging adapter — The small adapter that keeps your charging cables tidy. Essential for race day. I use one.
- Garmin charging puck — the fastest and most reliable way to top up your Garmin before a session. I use one.
- Ravemen FR300 — Front light that mounts directly under your Garmin or Wahoo head unit. Keeps your bars clean and your beam pointed where it matters. I use one.
- Body Glide – The blue anti-chafe stick that all swimmers and many runners use. I use it.
- Maurten — The race nutrition trusted by elite athletes. Gels and drink mixes engineered to be easy on the stomach. I use them.
- Garmin Varia RTL515 — A radar rear light that alerts you to vehicles approaching from behind. Pairs with your Edge or Garmin watch. I use this model.
- Favero Assioma Pro RS2 — The power-meter pedals most serious cyclists choose. Accurate, easy to move between bikes. I use this model.
- Garmin Forerunner 970 — A serious choice for a pro-grade triathlon watch. I use this.
- Polar H10 — My daily driver for accurate, waking HRV readings.
- Wahoo ELEMNT Roam 3 — The bike computer that has the feature Garmin lacks: usability. I use mine on most rides.
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tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors. ID
fbbbrown is awesome, I use his Dozen* data fields for running walking and cycling, recently I even tried Plyometrics+ as I got on a trampoline. All of them work perfectly for their task and add additional data for great value. I think Garmin should hire this man :-).
The Crystal watch face is very good, been using it for months. The only thing is can’t do is show a running ‘odometer’ for the week like the standard Garmin supplied one. The developer is very responsive & replied to me when I asked about it (Garmin don’t make that data available unfortunately).