Startup idea: running assistant
I recently started running again. I haven't really been exercising much lately, so I figured it would be a good healthy thing to do. Yesterday, I tried to pace myself so that I would run 3 miles. However, I can never be sure.
At first I thought about making it a website. I did some quick searching, and this has been done: mapmyrun.com. I tried this, and while it works, the interface is pretty cluttered. About half of the page is advertisements and the other half is a google map with some quick functionality to add routes. It works, but it looks bad.
I noticed mapmyrun.com allows you to import a route from a garmin GPS device. I thought, hey, my phone has GPS! Why can't I just take my phone and write an application that tracks where I've been? Again, I searched on Android Market and found buddyrunner. It does exactly this, and adds the ability to share your routes on the web (facebook, twitter, etc.).
I haven't used buddyrunner yet, but it's common knowledge that you don't need to create something original, just do it better. If anybody's used either of these products, please let me know what you think.
Additionally, if you are a runner, what features would you like to see?
