Map My Run

[KevinTodd]

Anybody using this app?

I have been using this app for a few years to track runs and workouts and have lately had about 6 months of tracking simply disappear from my files.

I contacted them but their help desk is as useless as Dell's (don't get me started on this one)

Can anyone recommend a better GPS-based running app that they have utilized?

( I have a Garmin GPS watch too, but prefer to use my iphone so I can incorporate Pandora.)

[VaSteve]

I have used Endomondo when I remember to take my phone and turn it on.

[vash]

i use map my RIDE for biking.

for running, i like the Nike running app. i like the mile counts, that chime in with a woman's voice. also free.

[aigel]

I use garmin connect for all my workout logging, especially my runs and bike rides. I expect better reliability of their website as it is tied to a gazillion GPS devices and watches. It is not perfect, but they are constantly upgrading the site. Not sure if you could upload your non garmin data easily, may be worth finding out.

Off to a run ...

G

[ZLP]

Try Strava, its the best running/cycling app out there.

[vash]

Originally Posted by ZLP

Try Strava, its the best running/cycling app out there.

that's the one that turns everything into a race..right? with yourself?

[ZLP]

Originally Posted by vash

that's the one that turns everything into a race..right? with yourself?

It lets you compare yourself to other runners or cyclists and gives you a more detailed analysis of your effort. The user interface is also a lot nicer than mapmyrun.

[billwagnon]

if you have a Garmin you can automatically load it into

RunningAHEAD - Free online running log, training plans and running forum

lots of charts and reports to keep track, plus it's free

[12own911]

Nike Running

[aigel]

Originally Posted by billwagnon

if you have a Garmin you can automatically load it into

RunningAHEAD - Free online running log, training plans and running forum

lots of charts and reports to keep track, plus it's free

Well, is it really free? How do they pay their bills? If nothing else, I'd worry that they have the same customer service as map my run. They owe you nothing. Garmin wants to sell their hardware and have a tracking site that works as part of the package.

G

[Teutonics]

I like RunKeeper, it works for running, biking, walking...lots of different activity types, which is good for me as I don't just do one thing. And it is free.

[crb07]

Runtastic for hiking and running, Garmin for the road bikes.

[Bill Verburg]

I've got a Garmin Forerunner 305 that's great for running, does maps separately and in Google Earth as well as most any sat you'd care to track/graph, the barometer is wildly inaccurate so elevation change is useless but otherwise a very useful tool.

For bike I have a Garmin Edge 500 Red, does everything the 305 does and has an accurate barometer. The temp seems to be highly influenced by direct sun light but other wise has even more statistical features than the 305.

[carreraken]

I use the USA track & field site to map my runs prior to going out. Works well to map out distances and elevations.

Set elevation update to 'automatic'.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Bill Verburg

I've got a Garmin Forerunner 305 that's great for running, does maps separately and in Google Earth as well as most any sat you'd care to track/graph, the barometer is wildly inaccurate so elevation change is useless but otherwise a very useful tool.

Hi Bill - I have the 305 and don't think it has a barometer. It uses GPS to calculate the elevation. Have you turned elevation correction on in the Garmin connect software? I believe it uses map elevation data to correct / smooth out your watch GPS information. My elevation information is quite good. I.e. if I run at the beach, it stays within 5 feet flat. If I climb a mountain several times on different workouts, it always is within 3 feet on the summit.

My tracking / logging of exercise really helps keeping me motivated / going.

G

[LeeH]

Originally Posted by Teutonics

I like RunKeeper, it works for running, biking, walking...lots of different activity types, which is good for me as I don't just do one thing. And it is free.

+1 for RunKeeper. Been using it for a couple of years. It's only gotten better. Works pretty flawlessly now.

I have mine set to call out my pace every half a mile. Lets me know if I'm slacking. Also, it's electronic confirmation of what I always suspected... I run faster downhill than uphill!

Here's a run I did a few weeks ago. I think it should be viewable:
http://runkeeper.com/user/131795192/activity/146912491?&tripIdBase36=2fguej

[aigel]

Originally Posted by carreraken

I use the USA track & field site to map my runs prior to going out. Works well to map out distances and elevations.

Set elevation update to 'automatic'.

That's pretty crude. (NO offense!) I was hoping for something better than gmap-pedometer.com which I use currently to plan runs in unknown areas. The gmap pedometer site at least does automatic tracing if there is a road or trail in the map. The US T&F site looks like you have to create your own trace by clicking over and over connecting points with straight lines.

There has to be a better page for planning than these?

G

[aap1966]

I use the Nike app, works well 99% of the time.
I did try Map my Run. After a 100 min run in Brisbane, I discovered my mid point had apparently been somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Impressive for a SR 71 I thought, let alone a middle aged weekend runner.
Accuracy of app dubious.

[black_falcon]

I sampled them all and Strava is what I've stayed with, although I don't like the new interface in recent updates, it still let's you combine cycling and running with the best features. Yup, competing against yourself and other users times on what they call "segments" keeps the motivation levels high. Had my share of who can one-up each other pissing matches with a few strangers and find it amusing how competitive people can be.

[KevinTodd]

Thanks for the tips. Gonna check out your suggestions!