I was looking up random saved running routes on the website for fun when I came across one which had an elevation chart right underneath. Does anybody know how to use this feature?
I was looking up random saved running routes on the website for fun when I came across one which had an elevation chart right underneath. Does anybody know how to use this feature?
There is an elevation option in the little box to the left of the map. By default it is off, but you can turn it on by clicking small or large.
Try using
instead. It works much better. The elevation works properly, and it has a nifty feature called "Follow Roads" so you don't have to click as much when creating routes.
L
pdxrunr wrote:
it has a nifty feature called "Follow Roads" so you don't have to click as much when creating routes.
L
I derive a certain amount of satisfaction from mapping out an 18+ mile run, click by click.
I'm sure you do! :) You can also save routes and recall them, gmap-ped only allows you to save the URL as a bookmark..the other site lets you name and save the route for later use, etc.
pdxrunr wrote:
Try using
http://www.mapmyrun.cominstead. It works much better. The elevation works properly, and it has a nifty feature called "Follow Roads" so you don't have to click as much when creating routes.
L
Do you run in the middle of the road for the entire run?
On long runs the extra mileage can add up.
relax, we are talking about estimating the mileage of a run..who cares if it is off a bit. Walk the route with a wheel before you run it if you want it precise.
Chris Wasnetsky wrote:
pdxrunr wrote:Try using
http://www.mapmyrun.cominstead. It works much better. The elevation works properly, and it has a nifty feature called "Follow Roads" so you don't have to click as much when creating routes.
L
Do you run in the middle of the road for the entire run?
On long runs the extra mileage can add up.
I don't think so, as the turns generally cancel each other out. Think about it-if you run on one side of the road (say the left side) then you are sometimes on the inside and sometimes on the outside of a curve. On an out and back route there is no difference and even for a loop route the difference is small because roads are narrow relative to the distances we run on them.
But I do like the gmaps pedometer because it has elevation, saveable routes, topografic maps, terrain maps and is easy to use.
I've had problems with Gmap, it is not accurate from town to town, or where ever it splits. I don't know why. There is a site though "http://www.shaded-relief.com/". It has a lot of features, including elevation. I've always found it to be the most accurate.
Gmap may work fine for you though. Just measure something you know the distance of (I.E. a track) and see what it says.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Blaze
I did an average long run for me on Mapmyrun to see the distance change. It's about as close to 14 as you can get on gmaps:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1547763
On mapmyrun it is 14.25 using the follow roads tool. There were two trails on the run so I had to toggle it off for those parts but everythign else was on the road.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/pa/archbald/5727271
I guess, sure, for shorter runs the distance change is minimal. However, for runs with lots of turns, using the tool has the route go directly to the middle of the intersection and then makes the turn. In reality you would stick as close as you could to the turn either on the sidewalk or the road.
Again, exact distance isn't what most runners go by but I'm just showing how much it can be off by.
Blaze wrote:
Gmap may work fine for you though. Just measure something you know the distance of (I.E. a track) and see what it says.
I've measured multiple tracks in my area (with gmaps-pedometer) and all of them have come out to 400m exactly.
Almost all of these sites are using the same Google based mapping software so they all _should_ be equally accurate.
I usually use them to map out my runs and find I get pretty consistent distances w/ races around here and with the path system here which is already mapped out.
I guess that is a good example where the theory is different then the actual data. That looks like a very curvy run, that is probably what throws it off. And the intersections, I didn't think of those.
pdxrunr wrote:
I'm sure you do! :) You can also save routes and recall them, gmap-ped only allows you to save the URL as a bookmark..the other site lets you name and save the route for later use, etc.
When you save the URL as a bookmark you can then call it whatever you want. I always give my gmap-pedometer links descriptive names.