http://blog.runtrackr.com The Official RunTrackr Blog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:15:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've made a minor update to the Training Log feature of RunTrackr.  It now shows the pace times for each of your runs, in minutes:seconds per mile or kilometer, depending on what you've set in your profile.  Furthermore, we've enhanced the training log so that you can input your distance ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/12/11/training-log-now-showing-pace-times/ Getting feedback from your users is one of the most important aspects of software development, especially if you're offering a service that people will directly use. The earlier you involve users to get feedback, the less your chances of delivering a product that fails the user in some way. ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/10/23/the-value-of-feedback/ Training isn't easy. With all the obligations of modern life, it can be hard to find time to exercise. But we find time, whether it's waking up before the sun rises, sacrificing lunch time or running late at night after work. One thing that can help you ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/10/02/training-log-totals/ It happens all too often: You'll be so preoccupied with so many details that you'll often overlook something so simple yet so essential. For us, that was persistent login, known to many as the "Remember Me" feature. Well, today we're happy to report that this has finally been fixed! Your ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/09/18/persistent-login-now-working/ Search is the most important feature. If you can't find what you're looking for, it might as well not exist. So today, we're rolling out a small, but useful feature that allows you to search for routes better: Suggestions. The Google Maps API we use is very robust and ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/09/11/improving-search-with-suggestions/ Over here at RunTrackr, we're firm believers in the power of search. You shouldn't have to spend an inordinate amount of time manually looking for what you want. To this end, we made sure that a robust search function was available from day one - though we're working ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/08/20/browse-over-search/ The mantra on Google Code's hosting page is "Release Early, release often". No where else does this apply more than to web applications; with traditional desktop software, releasing often means you have to have a robust upgrade solution in order to push out releases to your users. With ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/07/23/upcoming-improvements/ RunTrackr was designed with one underlying principle in mind: To help others accomplish their fitness goals. To this end, we encourage sharing; up until this point, all routes created by all users have been public and viewable by anyone, whether they've registered or not. However we also recognize that many ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/07/14/route-privacy-options-now-available/ I've just launched RunTrackr. (Something I hinted at a little while ago) It's a site where you can create a running route in order to track, among other things, distances. It's designed to be a tool to aid anyone who runs/jogs a lot, either recreationally or for training. ... http://blog.runtrackr.com/2008/07/14/announcing-runtrackr-create-and-track-running-route-distances-easily/