The Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) has turned Running Loop into a mobile application that is available for free on both iOS and Android so that only the runner can access the official data of all their races, compare them with other runners and find out the calendar of any official test that is going to be held in Spain in the coming months.
This is the first Spanish app in the field of federated sport that allows users to access this type of functionalities, in an initiative that is part of the RFEA's 'Aspiration 2030' Strategic Objectives Development Plan.
“Running Loop is a commitment by the Federation to technology as a tool to support athletes. The idea is that all runners in Spain can download it to their mobile to quickly access all the details of each appointment, the distance, the route, the weather 15 days in advance, altitude, unevenness, etc. in addition to the analytical comparison of results according to the type of race, where they allow better planning and preparation. The information offered by Running Loop will not be found in any other app, but will have to be searched for in several places”, says Raúl Chapado, president of the RFEA, in the official note.
To create Running Loop, the RFEA has supported several technology companies. It has been developed by the technology consultancy Habber Tec and Barrabés.biz with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data and The Weather Company technologies from IBM, it is 100% based on IBM Cloud and open source services.
The platform comes out with more than 770.000 race records from the last six years already preloaded, which means that there is already information on more than 400.000 runners. From now on, this huge database will grow with the times and results of the races that are held in Spain from now on.
Among the functionalities for the runners are those of knowing their average pace in each of the races and comparing it with that of other runners with a similar profile. In addition, the Artificial Intelligence of the app will help them predict the next competition.
You will also be able to know all the information of the following races on the calendar: distance, route, weather forecast, start time, registrations, slopes, prizes, etc.
