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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Free app lets you track runners at LiveStrong Austin Marathon
If you’re planning to cheer on a runner at this year’s LiveStrong Austin Marathon and Half Marathon, listen up.
A free mobile application will let you track runners in real time, read the event’s Twitter feed for the latest race news, view interactive course maps, search race results and share them via FaceBook.
You can also see the race expo schedule, check a finish line food trailer guide, view a visitor’s guide from austin360.com and stay up to date with the weekend event schedule.
The best part? Runners don’t have to carry a smart phone for someone to track them because the system isn’t GPS based.
Instead, the app uses timing data to show the runner’s approximate location and estimated arrival times at recommended spectator areas along the course.
Fans can also view their runner’s current pace and split times, as well as find themselves on the map to see where they are relative to the runner’s current location.
The mobile app, created by Austin-based Brilliant Solutions Inc. and sponsored by RadioShack, is available as a free download from the Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace.
To see a demo of the tracking system, go here.
(Photo above by Ashley Landis)
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