iPhone running app accuracy – is GPS enough?

May 18, 2010
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I’m not always looking for speed accuracy.
I fondly remember dodging speeding tickets in my post-college Jeep CJ-7. The speedometer read low (honest, officer!) because of the oversized tires. But true mileage is far more important when I run.
Accuracy counts in a running app. Nobody likes missing out on their hard-fought mileage. Worse is grinning [...]

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Why run with headphones?

May 8, 2010
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I’ll confess. Running bored the hey out of me. The iPod turned my runs upside down – I suddenly rocked along to my own theme music. I ran longer. Even better, I ran regularly.
I’m not the only one. Brunel University compared students running with music vs. students running in silence. Music increased endurance 15 percent.
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Roadbud arrives!

April 23, 2010
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We might have luxuriated in the perfect spring weather outside. Instead, we’ve been plinking away on the keyboard. Our time sweating over a hot compiler paid off.   Roadbud is here to make your run rock!
What’s Roadbud anyway? It’s an iPhone app for runners that measures pace and distance. Roadbud’s built with useful functionality like [...]

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Keeping earbuds locked when you run

April 20, 2010
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Silly question:
Ever have a problem with earbuds falling out while you run?
Met up with local runners last week at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Newark. One fellow mentioned his quest for the perfect headphones – because of the annoyance of earbuds dropping out.
I’ve been vexed by the same indignation. One moment, your legs are effortlessly [...]

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Podcasts for runners

April 19, 2010
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I used to have a big problem running – sheer boredom stopped me before I worked up a sweat. The iPod was heaven sent for my personal enjoyment. I stopped grinding through my runs and began grooving.
No more restless mind telling me to stop. Just a little Miles Davis as I cruise along the river. [...]

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Testing Roadbud in a drenchquake

March 15, 2010
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We’re shipping Roadbud to the App Store today (thanks Alex and Vlad!).
Expect a few days for the approval process and then we go live.
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This weekend’s weather was almost malevolently aimed at stopping development. The developers were still recovering from a Siberian blizzard when massive rains hit New Jersey.
50 mph winds pushing six inches of rain [...]

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Eight steps to become superhuman

March 8, 2010
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Our species is wired for quick feedback loops. We’re compelled towards tiny victories. Some fancy-pants professors link this compulsion to pleasure centers in the brain. I prefer the simple explanation: quick achievement is fun.
Quick response and useful targets create stunning results. Take classic biofeedback – watching your pulse rate change as you try to relax. I mastered stress reduction in a [...]

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Seven lessons on Twitter crowdsourcing

March 2, 2010
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I created my first twitter contest three weeks ago. As a novice twitterer, I learned a hell of a lot along the way.
Here’s the contest: we need a tagline to describe Roadbud in just a few words. In return: one top-of-the-line iPhone.
The game is simple to describe, but difficult to win. I understand every facet of [...]

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Roadbud version 1.0 launch slip

February 28, 2010
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Roadbud was originally slated to ship by March 1. It isn’t ready – we’re still spraying for aphids.
I don’t like slipping the schedule, but we need to stand behind good software. Roadbud will ship around March 15 instead.
We’re excited about what this iPhone running app will do. A good number of other runners have been [...]

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How to iPhone in the snow

February 26, 2010
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Another blizzard is slamming into NJ today. We already have piles of snow on the ground and it isn’t expected to stop until tomorrow night. Meanwhile, I’m hoping to get out for a run with my iPhone.
One little problem with using an iPhone in the snow. You can’t operate the screen while wearing gloves or [...]

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