If you are a techie or follow the scene, then you may have already heard of

as it has been well reported on as part of the first round of Wieden + Kennedy's

partnership, but if you are a runner or cyclist (the more intended audience and user), you are probably scratching your head. Don't feel aone.

is a results tracking web site for athletes and those who love them. The

site is

meets

wrapped up ala

style. Real-time and historic results, clean lists, easy access to friends' (and foes') results, but without the clutter of other sites or the time consumption of Google or going through individual race rosters.

I stumbled across athletepath.com accidentally through the

newsletter where its founder, fellow Portlander and athlete, David Embree was listed as an upcoming speaker at one of their events. The runner (and social media junkie) in me couldn't resist clicking through to the beta site and of course, quickly

. The chance to get in early on stuff is always exciting to me.

I discovered some quirks like the inability to merge listings with different surnames, things that I would like to see added, and missing race results. So, without thinking about the fact that the site is still in beta, I sent off an email to the founder. David got right back to me, starting a dialogue (more like a tease) of what's to come, which made me love the site even more. More race results, merging abilities, and much more is coming in just the next week.

Currently, if you search an athlete you get a swift pie chart graphic with event breakdown followed by a list of dated events and times. If you click through to the event you get more graphical breakdowns. The results become truly interactive.

Athletepath is already connected with over 2500 races and 500 organizers. Since November,

,

, the

,

, and others have partnered up. There has been mention of some of our bigger known names getting on board including

, the

, and the

. Embree is also looking to expand outside of the Pacific Northwest as the site gets even tighter and usage grows. This weekend, athletepath is partnered up with the

to test out the real time results via texting and email.

I recommend checking it out. I am already following some of you and you didn't even know it. Return the favor. And then send Embree an email with your feedback. Let's make athletepath the go-to results site!

If you're a race director and are interested in teaming up with athletepath

, please contact David Embree directly: david@athletepath.com. He and his team would love to work with you!