You create new points by double clicking on the map, which also centers the map to that location, so it is very easy to maintain the entire route without zooming out. I found the best way that works for me is to zoom in as much as possible on the start location, and to create the route I ran a short distance at a time.

You can create a to the page, and it has a shortcut to create a TinyUrl to make cutting and pasting into an email or bookmark easier. You can set it to english or metric units, and it will mark your mileage or kilometers as you go along.

I charted three of my favorite runs, and I was within about a tenth of a mile of how far I thought each run was based on what this site said. Looking at Google Maps, and knowing there was a vibrant community of geeks hacking it, I knew there had to be a way. It uses Google Maps to allow you to chart a running route and determine the distance.Īs a runner training for a marathon for the first time, I found myself wishing I had an easy way to know the exact distance a certain course is, without having to drag a GPS or pedometer around on my runs.

Gmaps pedometer