{"id":12234,"date":"2009-09-26T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-26T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=12234"},"modified":"2009-09-25T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T16:16:06","slug":"essentials-for-runners-google-map-pedometer-and-mapmyrun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/essentials-for-runners-google-map-pedometer-and-mapmyrun\/","title":{"rendered":"Essentials for Runners: Google Map Pedometer and MapMyRun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"runners\"<\/a>So, today was an interesting day. For the first time since my first of two difficult-to-heal injuries – I ran. And it was truly a pathetic thing. A humbling spot, and one I never imagined I’d find myself in again. After all, I’ve run several 5Ks, a few 8Ks, one 10K and a very memorable and torturous half marathon. I’ve been a runner for quite a while. I wasn’t always a runner, though – when I first began my weight loss journey<\/a>, I couldn’t even walk around the block <\/a>without stopping to catch my breath. (And cry – but we can just pretend that we never spoke about that, OK? Keep it just between the two of us.) I started walking a block at a time, added a small distance every couple of days, and one day, found I was covering more than seven miles. I could either walk further or start running, so I started running. And until I injured myself, I ran just about every day.<\/p>\n

But today was the day I had to start all over again. I went out and started with a warm-up walk, and once I felt comfortable with it, I added in short sprints. While I was trying to power through, and feeling perilously close to death, I wondered how much distance I had covered. I briefly entertained the idea of returning home and then driving the route with my car in order to use what my kids call the “trip tik” – and then I remembered MapMyRun<\/a>. This site has a wealth of information, from routes that other members have posted, places to map your own run and even a log to record your efforts. There’s also the Google Map Pedometer<\/a>, which is incredibly cool, and free to boot. Free is always my favorite way to be.<\/p>\n

Keep track of your distance. I’ll bet you will become addicted to seeing those numbers jump!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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