GPS says I am really fast.

So over the last few months I’ve taken up running. Even stranger is that I am actually enjoying it. To those who know me this pretty much confirms that I’ve gone completely bat-$#&@ insane.

Unlike the old days of doing conditioning laps for soccer, now I get to use modern technology to keep a permanent record of just how slow I can be. To do this I’ve been using Runkeeper for my iPhone 3GS. It is a really great piece of software and brain dead easy to use to track and map out with GPS where you run. There is, however, one small catch:

Using GPS while running on an inside track is completely and utterly useless. As evidence I present some screenshots from my run last night.

Runkeeper Map

The starting in Mason part of the map is right. I most certainly did not run to Dayton though. Even more telling is my distance and speed.

Runkeeper Speed and Pace

That’s right friends, I have unequivocal, irrefutable evidence that I can run at 221mph, which is just 3mph off the pole sitter speed for the last Indianapolis 500. That does explain why when I finished running I had a hankering for a drink of ethanol fuel and a burning desire to have my tires shoes changed though.

About Grant

I grew up on the mean cul-du-sacs of Troy, Ohio, USA. I first started "programming" at the age of five on an Atari 400 when I used BASIC to draw an ASCII picture of robot with wheels on his feet. Why the emphasis on feet with wheels? At the time it was a big deal, I didn't have wheels on my feet which forced me to walk everywhere. I would have been so much cooler to just skate around. Since then I've gone on to work on all manners of different technologies, but rest assured if I ever write another robot program he won't just be walking around. Perhaps some tank treads...
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2 Responses to GPS says I am really fast.

  1. Corwin says:

    Have I mentioned the 40 and over men’s soccer team is looking for some new players? See Jay Cummings for further details.

    BTW, did you get your Natorp plants installed?

  2. Matt says:

    By any chance were you wearing a red suit with a yellow lighting bolt on the front?

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