TrailRunner Tutorial
Managing Nike+iPod workouts
TrailRunner is a route planning and journalizing application for long distance sports. With TrailRunner you catalog, collect and rate your favorite trails for easy and spontaneous route planning.
TrailRunner documents contain digital background maps, way-points, tracks and routes. Together, tracks and way-points build a network of tracks. Using TrailRunner you can import workout courses from your Nike+iPod sports kit device and connect the workout data with a sketch of your accomplished route.
A route is a concatenated selection of tracks. You can layout routes manually or — for the next workout you plan — let TrailRunner calculate routes of a given distance for you. If you have rated your tracks with the famous "iTunes" rating stars, TrailRunner will always try to find routes for you that have the highest star-rating.
This tutorial describes the techniques and tools you need to import workouts from your Nike+iPod sport kit.
Please note: This Tutorial is just a quick guide on the import process. To learn how to create routes, read the QuickGuide to TrailRunner tutorial first.
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Open iTunes with your iPod connected
   
Select your iPod and check the Enable iPod Disk Use mode.

When you quit iTunes you should see your iPod mounted on your desktop.
 
Your iPod stores all workout data somewhere hidden inside its own file structure. By following the next steps TrailRunner will read that information and import the workout data into a central diary. There, the workout data will be save from your iPod being broken or whatever...
   
Start TrailRunner
 
   
Press the Import from Nike+iPod Toolbar button.

An Import pane will show up in the bottom left corner of the main window depicting the last workout data.
To import previous workouts, even already synced with nikeplus.com, check the checkbox below.
 
   
For the Last Workout, select a route from the upper list of routes that corresponds to the course of the workout.
If you have not yet created any routes, stop this tutorial here and first read the QuickGuide to TrailRunner tutorial.
 
   
Press the Import Button. The Diary window will now open automatically and the workout is now stored inside TrailRunner own workout database.
Please note that TrailRunner adapt the workout data to the real world distance you have set by connecting the workout with the route.
Please note that TrailRunner will import workouts only once. If a workout is already detected (by date) in the diary the import is being ignored.

This is all you need to know about importing the last workout. If you want to change the assigned route of a workout to a different one or want to assign routes to previous workouts
   
Select the diary entry you want to connect with a route.
In the main window, create a route or select a route you want to assign the workout to.
Back in the diary window, open the action menu and select the Replace attached route command.
To remove a route, do the same with no route selected in the main window.
Summary: These where the basics tools and techniques you might want to know about TrailRunner. Enjoy!
   
For more information, tools and techniques, consult the TrailRunner Help.
   
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