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A local effort to reinvent community exercise programs eventually could improve the health of Columbians.

For now, however, the major benefit for local runners and walkers is they can get free use of the Drew Wellness Center indoor track for a few weeks during the heat of summer. To gain that access, they have to participate in the test run of EnduringFX, which uses computer chips and software to record exercise data.

The concept of EnduringFX is to allow participants to compare their running time and distance against their own previous outings and against those of other participants, said Jim Stritzinger, the software entrepreneur behind the idea.

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Stritzinger hopes to raise $125,000 to pay for a large-scale manifestation of his idea in Riverfront Park, complete with small video screens at each mile-marker along the paved trail and a video scoreboard people can check as they head back to the parking lot.

City parks officials approved a test run this month on the indoor track at Drew Wellness Center, 2101 Walker Solomon Way. Through June 24, anyone willing to attach the tracking chip to their shoelaces and participate in the trial can use the indoor track without having to pay admission.

Stritzinger sees his program as an innovative way to attack the countrys obesity problem. The core idea is that we have all of these community parks that are conveniently located and probably the most under-used assets in America, he said.

The EnduringFX scoreboard and website can keep cumulative data on participants to determine who has been fastest over a certain distance or run the longest distance any day, week or month. There are lots of ways to slice the data, Stritzinger said.

The scoreboard feature incorporates an extra sense of competition or accomplishment that might draw more runners or walkers to the parks. Well be successful if we get a lot of people moving who have never moved before, Stritzinger said. We want to create a social network experience for exercise.

Initially, there will be no fee for participants, though the long-range plan calls for charging for extra features on the EnduringFX website. The city has made no financial commitment. Stritzinger plans to cover the $125,000 startup with grants or sponsorships.

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