Gmaps Pedometer

The cool link of the day award goes to Phil for finding the Gmaps Pedometer.

What is this?
This is a little hack that uses Google’s superb mapping application to help record distances traveled during a running or walking workout.

Works fine for cycling too. Below is the map of my normal out and back long ride. The mileage was pretty much spot on. What’ll they think of next?

2005/07/07 | Technology | Comments [RSS 2.0]

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  1. Chris,
    This is really cool. Thanks for the heads up.
    Mike

    Comment by mike | 2005/07/08 at 11:28:48

  2. Wow, thanks for the great link. You have a great site, and the story of your transformation is definitely an inspiration. You said something about always leaving a little bit in the tank for the next day and that hit home for me as I tend to over do it once and awhile. Well, I don’t usually know that I went too far until the next day….

    Comment by Mo | 2005/07/08 at 11:29:51

  3. This thing is awesome, can’t wait to go and check it out! Thanks! ;)

    Comment by Wil | 2005/07/08 at 13:18:59

  4. awesome… i second the nomination for Phil… gotta go… i got a map or two to make!

    Comment by Bolder | 2005/07/08 at 14:48:29

  5. Very cool-now if I can just find out lake distances.

    thanks also for the tip on the blog-that worked. Now I’m going to be a linking fool!

    Comment by Trimama | 2005/07/08 at 17:34:23

  6. i saved it to my front page with my other links. incredibly accurate. I think I just found out the my mountain bike computer is off.

    Comment by Commodore | 2005/07/08 at 21:30:09

  7. chris shoot me an email with an adress I can respond to your comments with. Thx

    Comment by Commodore | 2005/07/08 at 21:33:14

  8. Com: Hopefully, your bike computer was off in the “good” direction. Meaning you have miles and miles and miles logged that you didn’t even know about! :) Email coming… Those darn Internet spiders make me never want to post my email address anyplace. As much as they’d beg to differ, I don’t need Viagara (yet)! ;)

    Comment by Chris | 2005/07/09 at 05:52:28

  9. Cook link of the day! Wow, I’m so honoured, I’ve never won anything before. I’d like to thank my mom and dad, and wife and kids, my agent….

    Actually, I got the link from someone else, who got it from Dead Runners Society.

    But, yes - it is very cool.

    Comment by Phil | 2005/07/11 at 09:55:31

  10. I can’t get this to work…do i have to have a Google Account/API thingy?

    Comment by Spence | 2005/07/12 at 12:11:41

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