Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Google Earth-Poorna

Earlier, I wouldn't know how well I was running, because I had no idea of the distance I was running or the speed. I run on urban roads and there are no measurements as such.


Google Earth has proved to be a wonderful tool in informing the exact distance (in meters) I was covering.



Here is a snapshot of one of the roads I run on. Its military area, part of which is accessible to the public. Junta from my locality go around for walks and many kids play cricket on the roads. I had no clue how long it was, until I had a look through Google Earth.




I was also able to look at the actual marathon route, and figure out how fast I should be running to get to certain milestones along the way.

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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:39 am

    u run just 280 mtrs?

    how many times?

    AM.

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  2. Abhi T6:55 pm

    last week 15 times.

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  3. Anonymous7:44 pm

    so whats the speed that u calculated?
    are u on target?
    so now every1 on the road knows u?

    ok jokes apart! u must beat an african! LOL.

    AM.

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  4. Abhi T9:01 pm

    Last time I did 9 kms in something like 53 minutes. Which is decent. I want to run half marathon (21.1 km) under 2 hours.

    BTW, during one of my training runs, two guys hesitantly stop me and ask "Aap Kenya se hai ya India".

    My hair is short and I must look darker and menacing at nights.

    No problem, I will beat an African :-)

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  5. Anonymous8:02 am

    at nights?

    u run even at night? if u do then
    make sure u r running in direction
    against traffic and that too trupti
    on ur left. u wont be seen but
    she wud be, easily.

    ha!

    AM

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  6. Abhi T8:06 pm

    At nights in Pune. Evening in Mumbai.
    Also, I got the joke. Even the guy thought I was a Kenyan, primarily coz I was running and (it was dark to see me clearly)

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