diff --git a/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py b/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py
index 4b2b3322..3e047be4 100644
--- a/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py
+++ b/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 from rowers.imports import *
 import re
 
+import django_rq
+queue = django_rq.get_queue('default')
+queuelow = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+queuehigh = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+from rowers.utils import myqueue
+
 from rowers.rower_rules import is_workout_user
 
 from rowsandall_app.settings import (
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ def default(o):
     if isinstance(o, numpy.int64): return int(o)
     raise TypeError
 
-def workout_runkeeper_upload(user,w):
+def workout_runkeeper_upload(user,w,asynchron=False):
     message = "Uploading to Runkeeper"
     rkid = 0
 
@@ -301,6 +307,10 @@ def workout_runkeeper_upload(user,w):
                    'Content-Length':'nnn'}
 
         url = "https://api.runkeeper.com/fitnessActivities"
+        if asynchron:
+            job = myqueue(queue,handle_runkeeper_sync,
+                          w.id,url,headers,json.dumps(data,default=default))
+            return "Asynchronous sync",0
         response = requests.post(url,headers=headers,data=json.dumps(data,default=default))
 
         # check for duplicate error first
diff --git a/rowers/sporttracksstuff.py b/rowers/sporttracksstuff.py
index 9f3210a9..2facc764 100644
--- a/rowers/sporttracksstuff.py
+++ b/rowers/sporttracksstuff.py
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 import numpy
 
+import django_rq
+queue = django_rq.get_queue('default')
+queuelow = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+queuehigh = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+from rowers.utils import myqueue
+
 from rowers.imports import *
 import re
 from rowsandall_app.settings import (
@@ -280,7 +286,8 @@ def workout_sporttracks_upload(user,w,asynchron=False):
 
         url = "https://api.sporttracks.mobi/api/v2/fitnessActivities.json"
         if asynchron:
-            job = myqueue(w.id,url,headers,json.dumps(data,default=default))
+            job = myqueue(queue,handle_sporttracks_sync,
+                          w.id,url,headers,json.dumps(data,default=default))
             return "Asynchronous sync",0
 
         response = requests.post(url,headers=headers,data=json.dumps(data,default=default))
diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index 6a46da89..0e93b257 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -151,6 +151,21 @@ def handle_sporttracks_sync(workoutid,url,headers,data,debug=False,**kwargs):
 
     res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'uploadedtosporttracks',id,debug=debug)
 
+app.task
+def handle_runkeeper_sync(workoutid,url,headers,data,debug=False,**kwargs):
+    response = requests.post(url,headers=headers,data=data)
+    if response.status_code not in [200,201]:
+        return 0
+
+    t = response.json()
+    uri = t['uris'][0]
+    regex = '.*?sporttracks\.mobi\/api\/v2\/fitnessActivities/(\d+)\.json$'
+    m = re.compile(regex).match(uri).group(1)
+
+    id = int(m)
+
+    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'uploadedtorunkeeper',id,debug=debug)
+
 
 
 @app.task
diff --git a/rowers/uploads.py b/rowers/uploads.py
index 0d4f3c29..7992b0c1 100644
--- a/rowers/uploads.py
+++ b/rowers/uploads.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def do_sync(w,options, quick=False):
     if ('upload_to_RunKeeper' in options and options['upload_to_RunKeeper']) or (w.user.runkeeper_auto_export and ispromember(w.user.user)):
         try:
             message,id = runkeeperstuff.workout_runkeeper_upload(
-                w.user.user,w
+                w.user.user,w,asynchron=True,
             )
         except NoTokenError:
             message = "Please connect to Runkeeper first"