Comments on: Running Maps Resources http://www.thedeets.com/2008/11/02/running-maps-resources/ Consistently against torture. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie Quimby http://www.thedeets.com/2008/11/02/running-maps-resources/#comment-6873 Charlie Quimby Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:18:36 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2458#comment-6873 Back in the day when I used to lay out and certify race courses, the big new technology was "The Wheel," a modified bike wheel with a handle and digital counter made by a local runner. It was finely balanced so you could guide it with a finger while running, and the bike wheel made it more adaptable than the smaller surveyor's wheels they used for short distances. That didn't stop paranoid bystanders from thinking I was a highways guy, since I ran with a can of paint to mark the pavement. These mapping tools are cool, but nothing beats making a training route yours like wheeling it by hand. Back in the day when I used to lay out and certify race courses, the big new technology was “The Wheel,” a modified bike wheel with a handle and digital counter made by a local runner. It was finely balanced so you could guide it with a finger while running, and the bike wheel made it more adaptable than the smaller surveyor’s wheels they used for short distances.

That didn’t stop paranoid bystanders from thinking I was a highways guy, since I ran with a can of paint to mark the pavement.

These mapping tools are cool, but nothing beats making a training route yours like wheeling it by hand.

]]> By: kohler http://www.thedeets.com/2008/11/02/running-maps-resources/#comment-6862 kohler Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:52:36 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2458#comment-6862 It went pretty well. I screwed up and accidentally ran around Lake Calhoun as well. Bonus miles, I guess. It went pretty well. I screwed up and accidentally ran around Lake Calhoun as well. Bonus miles, I guess.

]]> By: Kaeti http://www.thedeets.com/2008/11/02/running-maps-resources/#comment-6861 Kaeti Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:41:19 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2458#comment-6861 I'm also a big fan of Gmaps Pedometer (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com) for mapping my runs. Good luck with training! I’m also a big fan of Gmaps Pedometer (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com) for mapping my runs. Good luck with training!

]]> By: Emily http://www.thedeets.com/2008/11/02/running-maps-resources/#comment-6858 Emily Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:49:16 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2458#comment-6858 Looks a lot more advanced than when I used to measure my routes using my car's odometer. Good luck to you. Looks a lot more advanced than when I used to measure my routes using my car’s odometer.

Good luck to you.

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