Posting Running workouts to Facebook Wall

pys29

posted: 8/6/2010 at 1:36 PM

How do you do this? i have the facebook app, and can upload my activities to the facebook app, and there is even a tab for running ahead on my profile page. However, how do you get it to post uploaded activity to your wall like a status update?

any help ont his would be great. Thanks!

BoilerTom90

posted: 8/6/2010 at 1:44 PM

don't you need a few log entries first?

pys29

posted: 8/6/2010 at 1:53 PM

I have logged a few runs i have done. They show up on my running log in the running ahead app on FB, however it doesn't post that activity to my wall on facebook to notify all my friends. based on reading other peoples questions about this it seems like it is possible, but i must be missing something. does that make sense?

masker7

posted: 8/6/2010 at 2:03 PM

same problem here. I have been using Running ahead for about a month (hence, about 30 workouts logged) but it has yet to post on my facebook wall. I can see my runs/mileage on the RA tab but nada on the wall.

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Blaine Moore (MM#2867)

posted: 8/6/2010 at 3:31 PM

Click on Account in the top right corner, then on Application Settings.

Click on Running Ahead (not pictured)

Click on Preferences.

Click on Publish all my activities.

Click on Save.

You may also have to go back to the Account->Application Settings page, then click on Edit Settings next to the Running Ahead Application.

From there, click on Additional Permissions and check off the two boxes there, as shown below:

Not sure if that step is necessary or not but can't hurt. Hope that's helpful.

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pys29

posted: 8/9/2010 at 1:34 PM

So i had all those options turned on. so i turned them off, saved them and then turned them back on so it should publish to my wall. but after my run, nothing got posted to my wall. So now i'm really confused as to what i am doing wrong.

MelissaE

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:07 PM

I'm getting this same issue. The last run to post to my wall was 8/17/2010. I have ran a few times since then and don't get why they aren't posting. I tried unlinking my account and readding them but nothing, any suggestions?

MilkTruck

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:12 PM

Good grief....what is with Facebook? The world would be about 10.4% better without that piece of crap sucking up people's time posting that what they're doing to a bunch of unimpressed "friends". How about we all try this....talk to your friends in person, hug them, listen to them, support them...face to face.

Ok then, time to update my FB status to "posting on RA".

Did an angel whisper in your ear and hold you close and take away your fear...In those long last moments

Trent

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:15 PM

Hey MilkTruck, my latest FB post was this picture:

Right before that I posted this:

Poor Baby: Caged Birds

poorbabyboy.blogspot.com

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:18 PM

Quote from MilkTruck on 8/21/2010 at 8:12 PM:

How about we all try this....talk to your friends in person, hug them, listen to them, support them...face to face.

But ....but.... what if none of you are real? And that would be a lot of airfare.

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

srlopez

Eye of Sauron

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:20 PM

I'm your huckleberry.

And once again Mr. Wizard (aka: Stevie Ray) explains the internet.

MilkTruck

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:20 PM
modified: 8/21/2010 at 8:21 PM

Nice picture of the KOB, will you friend me ? I'm just a lonely person lashing out at technology I don't understand...

Did an angel whisper in your ear and hold you close and take away your fear...In those long last moments

Trent

posted: 8/21/2010 at 8:22 PM

I am happy to friend you, sir!

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

eric :)

posted: 8/23/2010 at 8:55 PM

Quote from MelissaE on 8/21/2010 at 8:07 PM:

I'm getting this same issue. The last run to post to my wall was 8/17/2010. I have ran a few times since then and don't get why they aren't posting. I tried unlinking my account and readding them but nothing, any suggestions?

MelissaE,

I think the problem is entirely on Facebook's end. RA sends the feed to Facebook and it is up to Facebook to display it on your wall. Occasionally, Facebook's servers won't respond to RA's post request. Other times, the servers fail without explanation. Since this is entirely Facebook's problem, there's nothing I can do on my end.

eric :-)

MelissaE

posted: 8/24/2010 at 6:45 PM

Quote from eric :) on 8/23/2010 at 8:55 PM:

MelissaE,

I think the problem is entirely on Facebook's end. RA sends the feed to Facebook and it is up to Facebook to display it on your wall. Occasionally, Facebook's servers won't respond to RA's post request. Other times, the servers fail without explanation. Since this is entirely Facebook's problem, there's nothing I can do on my end.

eric :-)

Thanks Eric.

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