Category: news

We’re finally releasing the first “social” part of our “social networking for runners”. This first step will let users send messages to each other, share routes easily, and invite new users to the site. This release prepares us for some features that are in the works. Think virtual running challenges!

Here’s a message inbox and a message thread with an attached route:

Here’s a friend list:

Exercise Log replaces running log

You can now log bike rides as well as runs. Having bike rides in a “running log” didn’t make sense, so we renamed this feature.

 Visit your exercise log!

Redesigned route icons!

New dog-friendly tag for routes

 Love to walk or jog with your four-legged friend? Now you can mark your routes as dog-friendly. Just look for the dog-friendly icon when you save your route.

Find out more about the creators of RunThere

We’ve whipped up an about us page so you can meet the people who have been creating and improving RunThere since 2005!

That’s it for this release. If you encounter any problems or want to contact us. Visit our feedback page.

After saying “coming soon” for way too long, route search has arrived! We’ve also taken this opportunity to update all the icons that show up on the map. Here they are…

My Places

How to use the search feature: When you’re viewing a route, just click on the “Find routes nearby” button in the sidebar or click on “Show routes nearby” from the route popup. We’ll be adding a dedicated search page as soon as we can.

Here’s a new icon in action! View it for yourself!

P.S. We’ve had to rename the routes in the route editor from Route A and Route B to “My Route” and “My 2nd Route” to avoid confusion with route search results. Hopefully it’s not too confusing for you long-time loyal users 🙂

As always, we love hearing from you! Send us your thoughts »

UPDATE: Our twitter handle is now @FriendFit

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Our web hosting company had an issue with one of its machines today and it brought down our site. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thankfully, if you’re able to read this, everything should be working again 🙂

Hello to everyone reading this at WhereCamp2008! I’ve just returned home from a wonderful, inspiring day talking with and listening to so many others from the mapping community. I’ll be there for tomorrow’s sessions, so please feel free to come over and talk.

If we don’t get the chance to talk in person, contact me through the feedback page.