How would I go about finding a mile long jogging route?

suki · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:00

Freefaller said:
Drive in your or a car and when you see the odometer reachs 1 to 1.5 miles further you have your distance.

That wasn't that hard was it?

i think this thread could have been ended at this post.

run around bantock park 3 ttimes, should cover it.

G|mp · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:02

suki said:
i think this thread could have been ended at this post.

run around bantock park 3 ttimes, should cover it.

Im about 400 yards away from Bantock park

Elitejungalist · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:03

G|mp said:
West Park is a mile or near as damn it if you run round the perimiter on the inside

Try not to chat up my mrs who will proabably be running round as well

Be careful not to fall over, the drunks in West park though.

PhilthyPhil · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:03

dmpoole said:
Was that a freudian slip

Actually I still can't see how the Nike/IPOD thing works.
It isn't GPS so you must have to put your stride length in.
If that is the case then peoples strides change depending on their run.

I expect it is the same as the foot pod that Polar have been making for a while, which uses and inertial sensor. Apparently it's accuracy is +/- 3%, which increases to +/- 1% when calibrated. Not too sure on all the details as I am no runner.

pinkacidbootson · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:06

Find a field. Run around field until you think you've done enough.

dboundy · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:07

k3v said:
my girlfriends sister has just took up running, she asked if she could borrow my computer. when I switched it on for her, she loaded a website which had a map on it at ordenance survey sort of scale. you then traced your route with the pointer and it calculated the distance. the catch is I can't remember the site addy, sorry! but there are more high tec solutions than a map if you want them.

Thanks for that, if the name comes up feel free to post again.

dboundy · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:08

G|mp said:
Im about 400 yards away from Bantock park

Don't live near West Park, I'd have to get two buses to get there and thats pointless.

Do live close to both Hickman and East Park though.

I imagine the outside of East Park might be close to a mile but Hickman isn't I wouldn't say.

G|mp · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:10

Aye East Park is probably a mile around, or if your up that way run round Northwood park

k3v · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:10

ill ask her tomorrow for you

bungler · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:11

dboundy said:
Thanks for that, if the name comes up feel free to post again.

It may have been http://www.webwalking.com/googlemap.htm

PhilthyPhil · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:14

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ does the same sort of thing

dboundy · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:14

G|mp said:
Aye East Park is probably a mile around, or if your up that way run round Northwood park

Not up that way, never heard of Northwood.

Live in Bilston / Stowlawn.

G|mp · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:18

Its in Bushbury, only a bus ride away though

GlasgowTitan · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:19

get one of these:

and also one of these:

and job done.

dboundy · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:23

PhilthyPhil said:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ does the same sort of thing

Thanks.

Just found a 1.1 mile route using that.

SexyGreyFox · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:42

suki said:
i think this thread could have been ended at this post.

run around bantock park 3 ttimes, should cover it.

Usually people vastly underestimate distances.
3 times around Bantock Park would be 3.9 miles

G|mp · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:48

Aye its a big park, you dont fancy doing west park do you dmp?

SexyGreyFox · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:55

G|mp · 14 Jun 2006 at 22:58

HeHe you can see my Mom's house on that top pic

Cheers for doing that dmp, seems west park is near as damn it a mile then

Wheres the bottom pic?

SexyGreyFox · 14 Jun 2006 at 23:03

G|mp said:
Wheres the bottom pic?

East Park but I'm not sure if the dog leg is part of the park or not.