New Version of TrailRunner Improves Map Loading

TrailRunner is an application aimed at sports dealing with long-distance traveling, such as running, biking, hiking, and inline-skating. The software is able to determine how long or how effective one's workouts are, and what routes work best for them.

Releasing a new version of the program recently, Berbie (the app's maker) says it was able to squash three bugs, and include just as many improvements. So, here's what the changelog says:

· Bugfix: The local tile cache did save tiles under the wrong coordinate (armin)

· Bugfix: fixed a track merge problem where merged tracks could inadequately alter the existing track network (pilhuhn)

· Bugfix: fixed date formatter in exercise > events. (pilhuhn)

· Better: Added NRW: DGK5 hiking map source (paul)

· Better: Internally re-factored and simplified the map loading mathematics.

· Better: As map loading is pretty smooth now, removed the map loading countdown indicator.

TrailRunner can calculate a route for the desired distance, and export directions onto the user's iPod. This way, users get detailed orientation, while keeping the workout going. In recent releases, the company introduced the ability to display collected workout data within the program, matching the recordings with routes created by users. TrailRunner integrates with nikeplus.com, the online community for the Nike SportBand, and the Apple Nike+ iPod Sport Kit running devices.

“There might be several motivations you start running,” says Berbie. “Just to get fresh air several times a week, to lose weight or to exercise as a semi professional for races and honor. Either motivation needs goals you define in a training plan and methods to check up your progress, like measuring your burned calories and weight loss, your improved heart-rate, your speed and ranking in a competition or just being able to master a marathon in a given time.”

This latest version of TrailRunner is beta software. All beta releases of TrailRunner (including the one available today) will run for about three months, the company says. The latest version of TrailRunner - available below - requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Tiger users may grab their own version of the app using the same download link.

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