Two running sites worth checking out

The new runtastic portal if you have an iphone etc... or this training site from new balance

Runtastic

There's a growing amount of web based tools and websites to help the runner. One I've just been introduced to is runtastic. Track your runs, get apps if you have a Garmin, Android or iPhone and lots of other stuff. The site looks good and could be a decent site, well worth using. I've added a permanent link on the blog.

What happened in their first year? Some facts:

• runtastic mobile sports tracking apps were launched on the iPhone (nov. 2009), Android (apr. 2010) and Blackberry (aug. 2010).
• runtastic sports platform was launched as beta (dec. 2009).
• runtastic was chosen as the best app in Austria.
• On July 8^th 2010 (Re-launch of the sports portal) the runtastic iPhone Pro app (for free on this day) reached the first place in the category Health & Fitness in more than 25 countries (amongst others big countries we reached #1 in US, UK, FR, GE, IT,)

What happens next in the up coming year?

• runtastic apps on more mobile operating systems
• Connect to sports watches (e.g. Garmin Forerunner 405)
• Heart rate integration on more platforms
• Creation of training plans and extension of the sports portal
• More languages for mobile apps and sports portal