A blog by runners. For runners.

Meet our iPad mini giveaway winner

We're excited to announce Sophia Kearney (pictured right) from London, England is the winner of our iPad Mini giveaway! Here's a quick interview with the lucky user. What compelled you to enter the contest? I spotted the contest on Facebook and decided to have a go, you have to be in it to win it [...]

75% of Runners who Skip February won't run again this year.

4,000 runners started January 2013 running. 75% of runners who skip February won't run again this year. Don't be that statistic. We'll show you how you can reboot your New Years Resolution and be part of the 38% of January runners who'll make it through February. Based on last year's training data if you make [...]

Welcome Back Google Maps to WalkJogRun iPhone and iPad App!

After 3 months with Apple Maps and some great feedback from you, our customers, we decided to see if there was a way to get Google Maps back in our app. Turns out, there is!  The app update now available in the app store includes 9 different map types including 2 special additions and the [...]

Training Plans and Training Diary makeover

We've been hard at work as it got colder out here in Boston working through some of our members' wishlists and we're happy to announce they're now live on the site. It's big news for triathletes, multi-sport folks and privacy concerns. Training Plans We've updated the training plans from Coach Jenny Hadfield to let you [...]

Share Race Progress Over Facebook from the App

Your progress will automatically share to your Facebook page once you hit the Facebook icon.  Get ready to get some cheers from friends!

This blog post is an exclusive sneak peak to an amazing feature coming to the WalkJogRun app pending Apple's approval in about five days time. If you find the course map of a race you are going to be competing in, you can share your progress over time on Facebook including your estimated finish time [...]

How WalkJogRun is Impacted by Apple's iOS 6 Maps

As many of you have probably noticed since updating to iOS 6, there are some problems with the maps in our iPhone and iPad app. Unfortunately, there's not much we can do as developers until Apple fixes some of the problems with the maps. Luckily, you can help out by reporting any issue you notice [...]

Apple's iOS 6 and the iPhone 5

Yesterday Apple made an announcement many have been waiting for. The details and specs for the iPhone 5 and the new iOS 6 software were announced yesterday at Apple's keynote presentation. This software update means some great new features will be coming to the WalkJogRun iPhone and iPad app as we have some new iOS [...]

Despite GoDaddy Hacker Attack, WalkJogRun is Secure

Update (Sept. 11, 2012) : It turns out the GoDaddy incident was not due to hacking, but an internal outage. Yesterday the the hacker group 'Anonymous' launched a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against GoDaddy, taking down WalkJogRun and a significant number of other websites. Despite this attack, WalkJogRun's privacy and security was [...]

Top Tips for your Free WalkJogRun Membership

To help you get the most out of your free membership, here are our top 10 tips for the site: iPhone/ iPad App – If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and love WalkJogRun you'll love our GPS App! WalkJogRun Running shows you the routes within 1 mile of your location wherever you [...]

The WalkJogRun TV Ads

Have you seen the WalkJogRun TV ads? We worked with Chicago Film Works to record two videos and are so pleased with how they turned out! If you're interested in filming a similar video and are in the Chicagoland area, we highly recommend you contact them! These videos have aired on a few US TV [...]