ShadoU uses a performance-based scoring system to convert activity quality into ŠADO rewards. Scoring is based on real activity metrics such as distance, pace, speed, grade, elevation, and sport-specific benchmarks.
Activity file or recorded workout enters the portal.
Metrics are normalized by sport and source quality.
Trust validation estimates route and data reliability.
Scoring factors convert performance into ŠADO reward.
Versioning keeps recalculation traceable over time.
2026 is the ShadoU testing and benchmarking year. During 2026, the scoring algorithm will likely be adjusted as more real athlete data is collected across sports. This is intentional. The goal is to establish fair long-term benchmarks, reduce scoring distortions, and make rewards reflect actual performance as accurately as possible.
To keep the system fair, ShadoU may recalculate historical scores when scoring rules are updated. If a scoring revision is introduced, past activities can be reprocessed under the same updated model so older and newer performances remain comparable.
The purpose of recalculation is not to remove earned effort, but to keep all athletes on the same benchmark system as the platform matures.
Each activity includes a Trust Score. Trust Score reflects how reliable an activity appears based on route consistency, speed realism, elevation quality, source quality, and other validation signals.
In future versions, ShadoU may use AI-assisted validation to improve trust analysis for individual activities, repeated user behavior, and long-term account reliability patterns.
Older grade weighting and weaker trust factor from early benchmark assumptions.
Updated sport benchmarks, refined trust model, and current scoring version v2026.1.
Older and newer efforts remain on the same benchmark standard and inflation is reduced.
Every detail page should show calculated score, Trust Score, scoring version, and whether the activity has been recalculated under a newer model.
During the benchmarking phase, ShadoU may update factor weights or sport benchmarks. When this happens, historical activities can be recalculated so all athletes remain on the same scoring standard.
No. Recalculation preserves fairness by keeping scores comparable across time, sports, and scoring versions instead of leaving older efforts on outdated logic.
Trust Score estimates how reliable an activity appears based on recorded route consistency, speed realism, elevation quality, source confidence, and related validation signals.
Later versions may use AI-assisted analysis to improve validation of activities and long-term user trust patterns. The goal is better fairness and transparency, not hidden scoring bias.
That is the plan. The 2026 cycle is specifically for benchmark setting, after which scoring changes should become rarer and more deliberate.