14 DAY TRIAL // Berbie has released a new version of its route planning app for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. Numerous functions have been tweaked, including map loading, background pre-loading, split at lap-points and track replacements.
According to Berbie, patches included with TrailRunner 1.9.307 should fix an infinite loop problem with route merge. As map loading performance is pretty good now, the software has re-enabled the low-res background pre-loading. Fixed bugs include:
- Fixed a bug with elevation calculations for intermediate tracks - Fixed a problem with section split - Fixed a problem where merged way-points could lose their name - Fixed a problem with route import and split at lap-points - Fixed a problem with intermediate track replacements.
TrailRunner is aimed at sports dealing with long-distance traveling, such as running, biking, hiking, and inline-skating. The free software is able to determine how long or how effective one's workouts are, and what routes work best for them. TrailRunner can also calculate a route for the desired distance, and export directions onto the users' iPods. 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. Berbie 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.”
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. A download link for Tiger users is also available following the same address.