How it works

1. Hero

H1: From the file on your watch to the frame on your wall.

Sub: Three steps. You upload, you approve, we print and ship it. Nothing prints until you've seen it and said it's right.

2. The three steps (expanded)

1 — Upload your file

Every GPS watch and app can export your run. Send us the file — GPX, FIT, or TCX — and we read the route, the elevation, and every split straight from it.

  • From Strava: open the activity → ⋯ menu → Export GPX.
  • From Garmin Connect: open the activity → gear icon → Export to GPX.
  • From Apple Watch / Health: export via a companion app (e.g. your usual training app), or connect Strava.
  • Also works with: Coros, Wahoo, Suunto, Polar — anything that gives you a GPX/FIT/TCX file.

No file? Two options at checkout: enter the race and date (we draw the known route and add your data), or start from a gift and design it later.

2 — Approve the proof

Before anything is printed, we send you a proof — the full design: route, elevation ribbon, pace signature, your city, time, and splits. Look it over. Want the title tweaked, a different size, the units in miles? Tell us. Nothing prints until you approve it — usually within hours, not days.

3 — We print and ship it

Once you approve, we print on heavyweight archival paper, frame-ready out of the tube — or add a real wood frame (matte black or natural oak), glazed and ready to hang. Free delivery, duties covered — one price, no surprise fees at the door.

3. What makes it a blueprint, not a map

A map shows a place — streets, labels, a pin anyone could drop. A blueprint shows what it took. We strip the clutter and draw three things, all from your own file:

  • The route — your exact line, clean on paper.
  • The elevation ribbon — every meter you climbed, under the route.
  • The pace signature — kilometer by kilometer, the effort you held.

That's the part a poster can't do. It isn't a picture of where you were. It's the record of what you did.

4. Formats & prices

  • Premium print — 18×24" ($99). Heavyweight archival, frame-ready. The standard, and most popular.
  • Framed — 18×24" ($169). Real wood, matte black or natural oak, glazed, ready to hang.
  • Wall set — 3 prints ($269). The marathon, the ultra, the comeback — framed as a wall.
  • Size up to 24×36": print +$40 · framed +$50.
  • Digital file (+$19): the finished artwork for your phone or socials — add-on to a print order.

5. Questions people ask (accordion)

  • What if my GPS was messy? We smooth light GPS jitter automatically, so the line reads clean even from a tree-covered trail.
  • Can I use miles instead of kilometers? Yes — set it on the proof and we'll render distance and pace in miles.
  • I don't have the original file anymore. Enter the race and date and we'll draw the known route with your finish data, or re-download the activity from Strava/Garmin (they keep your history).
  • Is my data private? We use your file only to make your print, and only keep it as long as we need to fulfill and reprint. See our Privacy page.
  • What exactly is on the print? Your city, the event or route name you give us, date, distance, time, average pace, elevation gain, the route line, the elevation ribbon, and per-split pace. No logos, no medals, no app branding — just your data.
  • What if it arrives damaged? We reprint it, no argument.

6. CTA

H: Your file is already on your watch. CTA: Create yours Sub-link: See formats & prices →

Meta (SEO)

  • Title: How It Works — Turn Your GPS Run Into a Framed Print | Traceform
  • Description: Upload your GPX, FIT, or TCX file, approve the proof, and we print and ship it framed. Route, elevation, and pace drawn from your own data. Free delivery, duties covered.