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After your workout is completed, connect your ForeRunner/Edge to your Mac and start TrailRunner.
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Open a new Document.
Press the Import from GPS Device toolbar button.
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If you have configured TrailRunner to use Garmin Training Center as the source for the import Button, the following steps will not apply and the Import Routes pane will directly open.
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The Helper Application LoadMyTracks will open.
Select Garmin USB and press the Acquire… Button.
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LoadMyTracks will now ask you where to store the gpx file it will download from the ForeRunner.
In the save pane, select open file with TrailRunner.
Sidenote: GPX is a common file format to store GPS related Information. It‘s like PDF for GPS receivers.
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Back in TrailRunner the left routes pane will change into the Import Routes pane. All workouts loaded from the ForeRunner will appear in the list on the left.
Select the workout you want to import.
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Below are options on how to import the selected tracks.
Merge will eliminate duplicate track paths. Split at lap-points will place way-points at lap-points you set during the workout.
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Below the workout information is displayed. You can directly add a workout entry to the diary. Or you can import the track only, alter it and later add the workout diary entry.
Press the Import button to import the workout and the track.
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After the import is done, the route is inserted into the list of routes on the left. The workout data and the course are shown on the right.
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TrailRunner will now ask you to load maps from an internet mapping service.
To use keyhole satellite imagery instead of the provided local map service, check Preference > Advances > Prefer Keyhole Services
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Drag a selection over the workout chart to view detailed recordings for the selected range. Use Command +/- to zoom in and out.
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Select a route checkpoints in the list on the left to follow the routes course in the main map view.
Have you chosen the merge and import option the routes track will be based on existing tracks and tracks, added by the import.
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Please note that a route and a workout is not the same thing. This is because you might use one route for several workouts.
After importing a route accompanied by a workout, the tracks of the route will be merged with any existing tracks (if the merge option was chosen). The route itself will be added to the list of routes on the left. The workout information will be displayed in the workout chart above.
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The Diary
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To store a workout for future reference, add the workout to the diary, either by checking the import option or by adding a new diary entry with Route > Add Entry for Selection.
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The TrailRunner diary holds your personal history of workout data.
You can customize what columns the diary should show.
Also you can view a chart with your Training progress and publish your favorite routes to a .Mac Weblog.
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Managing your Net of Tracks
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You might want to manually correct any inaccuracies resulting from an import. TrailRunner has the following tools to help you with that.
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When you merge Tracks, TrailRunner sometimes does not recognize all parts of the track to be identical to existing ones.
The clipping on the left shows a problem where two tracks overlap, resulting in a missing crossing-point.
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Please note that routes are build of tracks. Several routes can share the same tracks and crossing-points can direct routes into different directions.
In other words: All tracks in a document build a net of tracks. Routes are sequences of tracks inside this net.
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To create a new crossing, place a way-point at the crossing. Do this with the way-point tool. Hold the command key down while you click onto the crossing. This will force a so called „deep-split“.
TrailRunner will split all underlying tracks at this point.
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Another new problem resulting from merges are tracks that are parallel to each other.
You now might want to remove the redundant track from the net of tracks by right clicking on the track you want to keep and selecting Remove similar tracks.
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After you have merged a track, the edging way-points are no longer needed. Select the way-point and press the backspace key to remove it,
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Please note that whenever you manually merge tracks with the operations above, TrailRunner will adjust all routes to utilize the resulting track segments.
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To relocate a way-point, select the way-point and command-drag it to new location.
To relocate a point on a track, hold the command key and watch out for the anchor points on the track. Click on an anchor point to select it and command-drag it to a new location.
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Summary: What you learned so far are the basics to create a net of tracks by importing route after route and supplementing your net of tracks.
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Importing tracks from a GPS Device is one approach to build a net of tracks that routes can use.
But the main purpose of TrailRunner is to find new tracks and new variations and to plan routes in advance.
These basic techniques where not described in this tutorial.
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Tip: Read the QuickGuide Tutorial to learn more about basic techniques in TrailRunner.
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For more information, tools and techniques, consult the TrailRunner Help.
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Type keywords into the search field to find help pages to certain topics.
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Use the Index to find help pages available by topic.
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