RTRT.me 4+

Great For Feeling Connected From Afar

We could not get to our son's first marathon, but we were so glad to be able to "follow" him in real time! The app somehow guessed his progress for the first 4 miles, and it was pretty accurate, since at the first official split he was pretty close to the estimate. After that, there were 3 more updates and then the finish. A notification sounds at each update, and unofficial results are immediately available. This app greatly relieved me of typical "mom worrying".

App doesn’t actually track location of runner!

I “tracked” my cousin on the app for the entire marathon and was planning on cheering him on around mile 23. It said he was almost a mile away from my location when all of the sudden he passed me. I was totally caught off guard and didn’t get a picture because I thought he was still 10 min away. My other family members were at a different location of the race, and the app said he already passed when he hadn’t yet. We were all very confused. I don’t see the point in “tracking” a person when it’s not actually their location. Milestones were accurate, but the tracker was terrible. I would have been better off not using the app at all.

Phản Hồi Từ Nhà Phát Triển ,

Hi Hanley15, We appreciate hearing about your experience. Congratulations to your cousin on their Marathon. The tracking provides estimated locations based on the timing data received at the checkpoints (milestones) to provide a best estimate as to the athlete based on their pace data. The estimates can be affected by a variety of factors - an athlete's change in pace, be it a speed up or slow down between the checkpoints, pit stops, etc.

Next best thing to being there!

You’re asked if you are this runner or a supporter. Then a map with your runner is on it. It’s in real time with regular updates.
I was so thankful to be able to follow my son. He’s trained really hard. This is his first qualifying race and I think the fact that he finished is wonderful. His time looks outstanding to me. But it will be submitted and they let you know.
Thank you for allowing me to be there! Love this app! Bravo!