The 2009 Columbus Marathon has inspired innovation with a Twitter application called "Tweet my Time". For the first time in a running event, a runner's event progress can be set to be automatically tweeted out at various splits along the course of the 2009 Columbus Marathon in Detroit.
You can follow a friend or family members progress along the course online HERE.
The application called "Tweet My Time" was developed specifically for the Columbus 1/2 Marathon.
"This is the first time that participants will be able to automatically tweet out their times to their followers without taking their mind off their race," said Scott Weaver, Columbus Marathon Race Director. "We're a long-standing racing tradition, and as a result, we're always looking for ways to offer participants more value and excitement".
The program works through synchronizing with a microship timing device that each registered athlete will wear on Race Day to record his or her time. Many races have an automatic text mechanism that sends text updates to people who register for them, but those come at a price - either to the participant or to the event. Tweet My Time is a free application.
Tweet My Time will automatically post an update to participants' Twitter status at five different checkpoints along the full marathon course - the start, 10K, half marathon, 20K and finish. Additionally, the updates will include the athlete's progress and estimated finish time; participants also have the option to post selective Twitter updates to FaceBook.
The 2009 Columbus Marathon will be held on Oct. 18 and will feature nearly 15,000 total participants in the full, the half marathon and the 5K Corporate Wellness events. The Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon, a member of Running USA, is one of the 25 largest marathons in the United States.
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You can follow a friend or family members progress along the course online HERE.
The application called "Tweet My Time" was developed specifically for the Columbus 1/2 Marathon.
"This is the first time that participants will be able to automatically tweet out their times to their followers without taking their mind off their race," said Scott Weaver, Columbus Marathon Race Director. "We're a long-standing racing tradition, and as a result, we're always looking for ways to offer participants more value and excitement".
The program works through synchronizing with a microship timing device that each registered athlete will wear on Race Day to record his or her time. Many races have an automatic text mechanism that sends text updates to people who register for them, but those come at a price - either to the participant or to the event. Tweet My Time is a free application.
Tweet My Time will automatically post an update to participants' Twitter status at five different checkpoints along the full marathon course - the start, 10K, half marathon, 20K and finish. Additionally, the updates will include the athlete's progress and estimated finish time; participants also have the option to post selective Twitter updates to FaceBook.
The 2009 Columbus Marathon will be held on Oct. 18 and will feature nearly 15,000 total participants in the full, the half marathon and the 5K Corporate Wellness events. The Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon, a member of Running USA, is one of the 25 largest marathons in the United States.
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