Wow, it has been a long time since I’ve written a blog post. So much going on, I really need to make more time to share it with all of you!
Here are some quick updates:
Web
As you know from Mike’s last blog post, we pushed a new update on the web with splits, activity list icons, and the beginnings of some layout changes. As we move towards launching the site redesign (making good headway, coming soon), you should expect not only more features, but a better design and a more usable site. We can’t wait to show you!
Device
We also pushed a new device build a week or so ago (version 1.4.8). As of writing this post, the RK Free update has been approved, but RK Pro is still in the queue. A lot of this update was behind the scenes—more stability, better synchronization, better accuracy on device and web. The big one though is the top lock button! With the new release, you can now use the top lock to put the screen to sleep WITHOUT DISABLING GPS! This is huge, as it will increase the battery in a major way. Try it out, I can now proudly say that we are marathon-ready! For all of you long distance runners, cyclists, hikers, etc., this should be big news! We also added an “are you sure?” when you discard a run on the device, which will eliminate accidental run discards.
Marathon
As many of you know by now, I am running the Boston Marathon on 4/20. I am running to raise money for Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, thank you to anyone who supported my race! http://www.firstgiving.com/runkeeper. Training has been a bear—short notice, and my old heel injury has flared up making resting the foot before the race more valuable than getting the miles in to maximize my chances of crossing the finish line. Definitely not the ideal situation, but there are methods behind my madness.
I have hinted about some big plans around the marathon, which may help explain the seemlingly crazy decision to run on 3 weeks notice. It started when we partnered with a team of college students from Emerson College in Boston that are part of Professor Dave Gerzof’s social media class. The assignment was to help us put together a cool project around marketing/social media, and they had a really big idea around the marathon that got me pretty excited. In fact, it got me excited enough to try to scramble with 3 weeks notice, and find a number, train for the race, and try to conceptualize, plan, and execute a marketing campaign of pretty significant scale in an incredibly short timeframe.
Given the drama that surrounded this process, we decided to film our efforts every step of the way. We released the first in a series of videos documenting this process here. . .
http://www.runkeeper.com/marathon
Check it out! And be sure to stay tuned and follow along as the race approaches. If nothing else, should be some major entertainment value!
That’s all for now everyone. Life in RunKeeper-land is about to get a lot more interesting 
Jason