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About WalkJogRun

This project is constantly evolving and if you have an idea about how to improve the site or if you want to leave any comments please do so. Alternatively, I can be reached at adamhowitt@gmail.com

Many thanks to Geocoder.US for their webservice which helps provide the address look up feature for the site.

Thanks to Mark James at famfamfam for his mini icon collection

Thanks to Evan Caldwell for creating the original favicon.ico for the site (the thing that shows up when you bookmark this site)

Thanks to Mike Pegg from GoogleMapsMania - his excellent site is the standard for finding innovative new Google Mashup applications like this one.

Advertising Opportunities

Send an email to sales@walkjogrun.net if you are interested in advertising on WalkJogRun. The site receives a considerable amount of traffic from people who exercise around the world. Here are some key numbers

• 29,592 Registered Users
• 1,977 new members per month*
• People who exercise outside
• Runners, walkers, cyclists, inline skaters
• 3,570,761 page views per month *
• 27,543 distinct visitors per month *
• 48.9% UK visitors, 38.8% US visitors, 4.8% Canadian
• 20% London, 2.17% New York, 1.67% Vancouver

WalkJogRun Feedback

Please let me know what you think of the site. If you have trouble with the site and need help or have suggestions about how I might improve the site please let me know.

What people are saying about WalkJogRun.net

"I love this site. Instead of guessing or biking a route I can map it out at my desk. I can plan runs in areas I have never been before and not worry about getting lost or wondering when I should turn around. Thanx, and keep up the good work." - Frances Rizor, Gulf Breeze, FL.

"I love what you've created. My running pal and I are training for a marathon and this has been invaluable to us. There is no other way, besides driving it, to calculate routes in our town. Thank you!" - Kim Bancroft, Athens, GA.

"This is great! My husband is training for a marathon and this mapping will let me know where he is running if anything goes wrong. It's also great for keeping his different mileage routes straight. Thanks so much!" - Barbara, Buffalo,NY.

"I'm training for the NY Marathon and your site is a life saver. I used to drive all around marking out courses. Now I plot a course on your site and I'm off and running. It's great!" - Jeff Brazer, Wayne,NJ.

Media Mentions

I'm glad to report that WalkJogRun hasn't escaped the attention of mainstream media. Below are a list of the newspaper articles and tv spots I am aware of.

If you see WalkJogRun in an article, on TV or hear someone mention it on the radio please let me know so I can add it to the list.

If you are a member of the media and you are interested in featuring WalkJogRun on your show or in an article, please don't hesitate to contact me or download the press pack (PDF)

TV

Thursday July 5th 2007 - Sree Sreenivasan at WNBC in New York featured the site as part of a mashup roundup!

Wednesday January 3rd 2007 - Nancy Loo at Fox News Chicago featured the site! Check out the YouTube video.

Newspapers

March 2008 - Martyn Casserly at WebUser Magazine included WalkJogRun in his "Marvellous Mashu-ups" piece in Issue 182, page 33.

Tuesday May 1st 2007 - Lennie Magida at The Washington Post wrote a great article describing how to use WalkJogRun before introducing some other tools.

Monday December 19th 2005 - Jessica E. Vascellaro at the Wall Street Journal wrote about WalkJogRun driving over 3,000 unique visitors to the site. [PDF Backup]

Websites

Thursday January 26th 2006 - Lifehacker covers the site.

Monday September 19th 2005 - Mike Pegg wrote about the site on GoogleMapsMania

WalkBlogRun

Draggable turn markers and scroll wheel zoom

I had some downtime at my conference in DC so I worked on WalkJogRun and knocked out some frequently requested features. Draggable turn markers When I work out a route before my run with WalkJogRun I usually don't stress about the detail of every... Read more

Saving the planet one route at a time

One of the most common comments I get about WalkJogRun is from people who tell me they are glad they don't have to drive their routes any more to work out how far they go. 212,000 routes represent 1,354,000 miles. At an average of 30 miles per gall... Read more

Team in Training

As I mentioned last time, I'm going to be a mentor here in Chicago for the early bird Chicago Marathon Team-in-Training participants this year. I'm thrilled to be able to make an even bigger contribution last year and think that the satisfaction of ... Read more

Happy New Year!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I'll be blogging here regularly again soon as I've just signed up to be a mentor for the Team In Training Chicago Early Bird team. I'll be helping first timers and experienced marathon runners train to com... Read more

Bowing out of Chicago

Sunday was a huge red flag for me and after a bad year of running I have decided to back out of running the Chicago marathon. It started in January with tendonitis holding me back from starting my training early. I trained for the San Diego maratho... Read more

Chicago?

Nearly three weeks ago I posted about a training plan to ramp up from the Chicago Distance Classic to the Chicago Marathon on October 7th. It's over a month to the race and I'm reconsidering. I did the 6 miles and 4 miles on the 15th and 16th of Au... Read more

Marathon ramp up starts here

Despite my desire to stay in bed after the half marathon, I have tackled my doubt and started ramping up my training this week to get me ready for the Chicago Marathon on October 7th. There are eight weeks to go and I'm currently at 24 miles per wee... Read more

We Finished!

We're back home and getting ready to head out to Brunch to celebrate Melissa completing her first half marathon! We ran together all the way and even got some pics taken along the way holding our hands in the air to celebrate! We finished in 2:12:4... Read more

Done with training

Yesterday was the last run of our training for the half so now it's all about hydration, carb loading and preparing mentally for Sunday. We had an easy tapered schedule this week dropping from 4 to 3 to 2 miles over the last 3 days. The only issue ... Read more

Last long run done before the half marathon!

We romped home in 1:42 for our 10 mile run today wrapping up the long runs required for our training! We were both a little under the weather on Thursday so we missed the 5 mile run we were supposed to do but in some ways it was great to take the ex... Read more

Two weeks to the Chicago Distance Classic

I had no idea it has been 2 weeks since my last blog entry and it isn't supposed to read like a confessional! Since my last entry we've run 7 miles, 8 miles, 10k and today we ran 9 miles as part of our half marathon training. This is in addition to... Read more

Tough end to the week

It's been a long week and I was glad to have the extra hour in bed this morning with a rest day in the training schedule. We ran the 4.5 mile, 3 mile, 4.5 mile schedule Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but yesterday brought a different kind of stress... Read more

Tough start to the week

Both Melissa and I felt rough this morning as the alarm clock sounded at 5.45am for our 4.5 mile run. Despite getting to bed at a reasonable time last night we were both still wiped after the 7 mile run on Sunday when it hit 95 degrees by the end of... Read more

Beat the heat

It's 84 degrees outside right now and I'm hydrating to make sure that when Melissa and I go outside I don't shrivel up. We're running 7 miles today as part of the half marathon training and we were too tired to head out really early today to beat th... Read more

I put some new shoes on...

Well, it seems like the new shoes and inserts might have done the trick! I ran 3 miles on Sunday morning and I still feel good. I didn't have any pain during the run or after it, despite a 3 hour trek around local neighborhoods looking for our firs... Read more

USA Running Map

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WalkJogRun Cities

212,467 routes added!
Reset routes  USA 82,125 routes
England & UK  54,919 routes
Europe  5,239 routes
Japan 

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WalkJogRun Facebook Fan Page

We may be in our thirties but we still know how to hang with the cool kids over at Facebook and you can too. We've added a WalkJogRun Facebook Fan Page where you can get alerts about upcoming WalkJogRun events, catch the news as it happens rather than wait for the monthly newsletter or just chat with other WalkJogRun fans and make friends.

Become a fan of WalkJogRun here.

WalkJogRun Newsletter

We run this site in our spare time so to call it a monthly newsletter would be a stretch but we certainly try to send one each month. The newsletter is packed with tips for using the site, announcements about new features or things we think you'll be interested in related to Walking, Jogging or Running (or any of the other sports you do).

The Archives

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