Running Tracker – Nike+iPod software

I just found an interesting thought on the OpenShot Video Editor’s blog:

In the open-source world, Interest = Life

I couldn’t have said this better myself !

See, it’s always a pleasure to get some feedbacks. Not only in times when the Nike+ API is broken but also when everything works smoothly… it provides an extra motivation to work on the project.

You can support Running Tracker in many ways:

• Talk about Running Tracker in your blog, on twitter…
• Translate Running Tracker in your language: it’s a really easy process now that the spreadsheet is shared on Google Docs
  Thanks to rpcsilva, Running Tracker will soon be available in Portuguese!
  There is still some work to do on the Spanish and Greek translations…
• Discuss the next major functionnalities and how they should be implemented
• Visit open-source network websites such as Ohloh and add some comments for Running Tracker

Hopefully this will help raise the visibility of Running Tracker. If we get enough interest, we will surely attract some good contributions, and thus… have a better product!

Running Tracker 1.4.1 has been released: Start it now !

Download it here: http://runningtracker.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Download

What’s new in Running Tracker 1.4.1 ?

Running Tracker can download workouts from the Nike+ website again! Nike+ changed their URLs recently… this lead to some problems in Running Tracker to download workouts from the website. Now everything should be working fine.

You may get the following import error when you try to download workouts from the Nike+ website: “The NikePlus answer cannot be read”.

It looks like Nike+ decided to modify the API: the URLs have changed. Thanks Peter for the information.

Running Tracker will be updated soon.

Update: Running Tracker 1.4.1 has been released.

Two months after the last version, Running Tracker 1.4.0 was released: Start it now !

Download it here: http://runningtracker.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Download

Running Tracker 1.4.0 is the 12th version already ! You can follow Running Tracker on twitter: http://twitter.com/runningtracker

So what’s new in Running Tracker 1.4.0 ?

• Support of Nike+ files version 7 generated by the last iPod version – thanks Holger for the patch !
• Possibility to sort the charts by workout day as asked by Bill in the functionalities document. Only days with workouts are displayed on the charts.

For example here is a chart grouped by days (notice the graph jumping up and down):

Now this is the same chart grouped by workout day (only days with workouts are displayed):

Did you know that it was possible to start Running Tracker without installing it on your computer?

Well… it is possible !

You just have to click on “Start Running Tracker“. Then open RunningTracker.jnlp with the Java Web Start Launcher:

Accept the security warning:

And… the last version of Running Tracker is started !

Now that Running Tracker 1.3.0 has been released, I can start working on the next version.

You sent me some ideas of functionnalities that you would like to find in Running Tracker. Thanks for your great feedback ! Here are two of these cool ideas:

• Add workouts manually: there should be a possibility to add workouts that have not been saved with the Nike+iPod device
• Edit workouts: it should be possible to edit the workouts (distance, time…)

To allow you to suggest new ideas more easily, I have created a spreadsheet on Google Docs that you can freely edit: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pLh3-ip7ajWTM7-BbRCRgBQ

Don’t hesitate to add/modify functionnalities in this document, it’s your chance to see your wishes developped in the next Running Tracker versions !

Running Tracker 1.3.0 has been released: Start it now !

Download it here: http://runningtracker.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Download

What’s new in Running Tracker 1.3.0 ?

• New overview chart

The distance sum, the duration sum and the average speed are displayed on one single chart.

• Possibility to export charts as PNG pictures

• New logo

Running Tracker 1.3.0 is currently under heavy development.

Here are some screenshots of the coming features:

• New overview chart

The distance sum, the duration sum and the average speed are displayed on one single chart.

• Possibility to export charts as PNG pictures

• New logo

The Nike+iPod is a great device. After your run, you just connect your iPod to your computer and iTunes automatically synchronizes your workout with the Nike+ website. Nice !

What if you have Linux ? Well, the problem is that iTunes doesn’t work so well on Linux. There are solutions to install it with Wine but I did never manage to make it synchronize my workouts with the Nike+ website.

With Running Tracker, you can easily import workouts directly from your iPod. Even on Linux. Click on Add workout, then select the location of your last workout and your workout is displayed ! The imported workouts are stored on your computer in a database. It is then easy to backup your data in case something bad happens to your hard drive.

Running Tracker 1.2.0 has been released: Start it now !

Download it here: http://runningtracker.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Download

What’s new in Running Tracker 1.2.0 ?

• New translations: German and Croatian
• Date format definable in the preferences window
• Tab order improved in the preferences window
• Unit tests improvements
• Source code improvements