Useful for runs/bike rides

[nsd_user663_35439]

Go to freemaptools.com/measure-di...

[*] Enter your postcode

[*] Click around your route

The page will tell you the distance travelled and the expected time either for driving/cycling/jogging/walking (It doesn't take account of undulations/altitude - that makes my cycling time slower than jogging!!!!).

[NicFirth 10 Years Smoke Free]

For cycling I prefer bikely.com/ for planning routes, I don't see why it couldn't be used for running.

I also have a Garmin Edge bike GPS which tracks my course and shows speed along the route, elevation and even roughly how many calories I've burned.

[nsd_user663_35439]

I also have a Garmin Edge bike GPS

Just looked this up - the GPS is about 4 times the price of my bike!!!

I have a basic bike odometer - shows speed distance and time and thats fine for me!!!

[nsd_user663_3282]

@ Nic: Lol, excellent edit that I've just noticed

And moving to the Garmin and recording 'roughly how many calories' one has used. I'm assuming you're saying roughly due to the Garmin recording the burn rate being similar when one is cycling uphill and thereafter coasting downhill.

But then I struggle with my Garmin Edge and in point of fact a friend had to programme the route from the centre of a city to her ex smoking shelter

Edit: @Dave, it's amazing how much spare cash one has available now that we don't require to buy boxes of cancer sticks.

[nsd_user663_35163]

Day 121:

A number of people at work use the following

endomondo.com/

keep the faith

[NicFirth 10 Years Smoke Free]

@ Nic: Lol, excellent edit that I've just noticed

And moving to the Garmin and recording 'roughly how many calories' one has used. I'm assuming you're saying roughly due to the Garmin recording the burn rate being similar when one is cycling uphill and thereafter coasting downhill.

But then I struggle with my Garmin Edge and in point of fact a friend had to programme the route from the centre of a city to her ex smoking shelter

Edit: @Dave, it's amazing how much spare cash one has available now that we don't require to buy boxes of cancer sticks.

No I say roughly as I can't see how a one size fits all thing can be truly accurate.

It does show I burn more calories if going up hill and also if I input a higher weight for me in the settings. When coasting downhill there is very little change in the calories burned. When I do a route through the Mendips the calorie burn will be much higher than a longer run down onto the Somerset levels.

I've had the device a couple of years and it cost me a bit over £200 when I bought it, a treat for my 40th, my version (the Edge 605) is now discontinued.

[nsd_user663_42786]

Day 121:

A number of people at work use the following

endomondo.com/

keep the faith

Me and my friends use this tracker as well. It makes things more exciting.

[nsd_user663_4558]

I use an OS map and my kitchen clock.

[nsd_user663_34425]

Day 121:

A number of people at work use the following

endomondo.com/

keep the faith

I'm a big endomondo fan. Use it all the time. I love the challenges too. Really help keeping the motivation up

[nsd_user663_35439]

dude

sweet !!!