Map My Run

By: Amber Shadwick, H3 Fitness Specialist

'Tis the holiday travel season and what would we do without our GPS’s?  Remember the days when we had to pull out the old paper maps and highlight our driving routes back home or to wherever our travels were taking us?

 

The simplicity of plugging in the device and having a pleasant voice lead us to our destination is brilliant! What if we could do the same with our exercise routes?

As a fitness enthusiast, I am well aware that we can buy wrist watch GPS devices, however there is an alternative to that bulky, pricey wrist gadget. 

 

A recent website I stumbled across is ideal for mapping walking and running routes wherever you may be. Simply go to www.mapmyrun.com . You can search for runs in your area, map a new run and save it to your profile, as well as log your training (aka at H3:“journaling”). 

 

The website also allows you to search for local races and events.  Map my run has a blackberry and iphone app too!  Registration to this site FREE!  So… why not take some time to browse and utilize this ingenious tool?  Once you check it out, lace up those shoes, grab a buddy and or your music and hit the pavement!