14 DAY TRIAL // The developers at Berbie have updated their flagship Mac OS X app, TrailRunner, a route-planning program for those into long-distance sports. The new release brings TrailRunner to version 2.0 Build 388 and, just like the releases before it, is a maintenance update enabling the software to work for free for an additional three months.
TrailRunner is a route-planning program for Mac OS X that can calculate a route for the desired distance and export directions onto the users' iPod. This way, they get detailed orientation, while keeping the workout going. In recent releases, the company has 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.
According to the release notes for TrailRunner 2.0 (v 388), Berbie has been able to fix a problem where the hovering overlay scales in the upper graph view did not always show the correct scale. Besides updating localizations and applying some stability tweaks, the developers have also improved performance, creating very long OpenStreetMap routing routes. Lastly, Berbie notes, the latest version of TrailRunner sports an updated the MobileMe core framework.
TrailRunner is still in the pre-release state. All current releases of TrailRunner will run for about three months. Berbie urges users to regularly update to the most current version, as well as review and accept the License Agreement that comes with the application, before using it. TrailRunner versions above 1.6 (including the one available for download today) require Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to run. The only remaining version supported on Tiger is TrailRunner 1.6. Both supported versions are available using the download link below.