[crazyfrog]

so i do most of my runs on the silver comet trail. using the mile markers, i usually go about 4 miles for my usual run. today i did what i thought was only 3 that took me way longer (nearly 20 min) than usual.<br><br>
i found this site yesterday: <a href="http://www.usatf.org/routes/search/" target="_blank">http://www.usatf.org/routes/search/</a><br><br>
really cool. you can search for routes in your area that other people run and you can add your own routes. well, according to this site, my usual route that i calculate to be 4 miles is barely 3 and todays run was actually 4.3 miles, not three like the mile markers say.<br><br>
for today that makes sense, theres no way it takes me a hour to do 3 miles...but now im wondering if ive been overestimating my times AND distances.<br><br>
has anyone else used this site before??

 

[sistergoldenhair]

Hi crazyfrog, I'm going to move this in to The Race, where I think you'll get more responses.<br><br>
Sounds like an interesting tool -- I'm old school and set the car odometer to 0, then drive routes. <img alt="surprised.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/surprised.gif">

 

[crazyfrog]

<br>
thanks, im in a semi vegetatative state and posted with out really thinking...

 

[fox-runr]

I've used it for my bike routes because my garmin and my computrainer weren't matching up. The route backs up my computrainer and my route is 32.8 not 31

 

[Jill]

I've used this site, added some routes of my own in there. It helps me to figure out some good routes and distances.

 

[ScratchType1]

<a href="http://mapmyrun.com" target="_blank">http://mapmyrun.com</a> is the one I use. I've verified its distances at various times with the car odometer and an odometer on the bicycle.

 

[runningINnyc]

Sure, I use the USATF site a lot to map my stuff - it more or less matches up to my Garmin too.

 

[coacht]

<span style="font-family:Arial;">I’ve used that site along with gmap-pedometer.com. Both are extremely accurate – they match up well with the distances my GPS gives me. Cars aren’t quite as accurate – they’re off by maybe 5% per mile?</span>

 

[crazyfrog]

would the mile markers on the path be that off??

 

[crazyfrog]

stupid question...is there a way to get the pointer on the map so you know where you are marking where to start and finish??

 

[ScratchType1]

I'm not getting what you mean by this...<br><br>
Up in the upper right corner of the map, there's a menu of icons for stuff like Start, Aid, Stop, etc...You can select from that if you want to mark a waypoint with those meanings.

 

[wyrillco]

Try this site...<br><a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/</a><br><br>
You can zoom way in and measure all your routes. If you run on a trail, use the Hybrid option (in the top right hand area of the screen) so you can see street names and overhead pics. It's awesome.

 

[crazyfrog]

<br>
when i put my cursor over the map, it disapears so that i dont know where im clicking untill i actually click.

 

[GaRebelRunner]

I must be a first class dummy. For the life of me I can not figure out how any of the mapping software works. I can start a line but it if curves or turns all I have is a straight line. Someday I'll have to buy someone coffee at Starbucks and sit down with a laptop and have them show me what I'm just not seeing.

 

[Nettie]

GaRebel, me too!!!!!

 

[ScratchType1]

That's weird. When I put my cursor over the map, it turns into a plus sign, making it really easy to see where I'm clicking.

 

[Tithers]

CF-did they put the mile markers back up? I always thought they were off. If you want, mark the trail where you start and where you turn around....I can check it with my bike computer

 

[crazyfrog]

<br>
it looks like they put some of them back up... but to be a mile off?? seriously??