App for Organizing Runs with Friends

You've described the Meetup.com app except it doesn't include the idea of excluding individuals or sub-groups from specific event notifications.

Facebook already has such features. I don't think the anti-facebook hipsters are going to be interested in a separate app.

iMalmo

Raquelk wrote:

I am considering developing an app that allows you to organize your runs with friends. Basically, any time you want company on a run, you put it on a calendar that only those you've approved can see. If they want to join then they can "opt in" to let you know they'll be there. Of course, you could limit what some buddies see if they show up to your runs too often.

Is this something that you would be interested in using? If yes, what would you request from an app like this? If no, why not?

Thanks!

No, I would just text people. If that feature was part of a bigger app, like mapmyrun or any number of those apps, it would be a cool feature. Stand alone, not so much.

The goal of the app is to eliminate having to text or email a bunch of people. In addition, you could find people to run/ride with just by looking at the calendar. Mass text messages and email chains can get annoying and cluttered.

Meetup.com is for organizing group events with a set group of people. This app would be for joining even just one friend on a run if they post it on the calendar.

So if I was going to go on a run tomorrow at 5 pm at a local trailhead, all that info would be shown to all of my running buddies who I have approved. If they want to join, they can with the touch of a button to indicate they will be there. If they can't make it, they see when their other running friends are running later in the week.

Their approved people are not the same as my approved people, so the app is an individual experience for every person. Activities are not "public" like meetup.com events are.

Facebook doesn't allow you to see private, posted runs from a select group of friends, in which every user has a different group of friends.

In facebook you can create official events, but no one does this for an everyday Wednesday night run.

I'd like this app. I hate making plans to run on weekends since I work late most nights and can't know how I'm going to feel until late. I'd love to know of a couple of group runs that are scheduled and join on short notice

Late sleeper wrote:

I'd like this app. I hate making plans to run on weekends since I work late most nights and can't know how I'm going to feel until late. I'd love to know of a couple of group runs that are scheduled and join on short notice

That's exactly what this app is for. Are there any features you can think of that would make this kind of app really functional for you?