Method and System for planning the route for an athlete

The present invention relates to a method for planning a route for an athlete, wherein a processing unit (10) determines a route and matches at least part of the determined route against map data. Furthermore a system for planning a route for an athlete is described, wherein the system comprises a processing unit (10) having a determining unit (11) for determining a route and a matching unit (12) for matching at least part of the determined route against map data