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I GPS logged my walk!

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alloria
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I GPS logged my walk!

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My phone has a GPS tracking feature, that lets me record my route, and view it in Google Earth, it provides me with statistics on walking speed, distance and the like.

I ran this program while I did my walk yesterday, and recorded my whole route, just to see what the results would be, and I discovered that I actually walk seven miles every day, has anyone else tried this?

Other statistics:

Average Walking Speed: 4.4km/h (2.73 Miles/Hour)
Time Taken to complete walk: 3 Hours 15 mins.

Does this seem right to you?
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WOW! I've always said that if you're out for 3 hours even at 2mph thats 6 miles. What phone did you use? Please don't tell me it's blooming ap?
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Sounds about right. The speed depends on hills etc.

I pedometer mine each day and ave around 20,000 steps which at 48 cm per step is just under 10 km which is about 6 and a bit miles.

Funny enough you can walk quicker but longer around the estates. :hmmmm
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Yeah did that myself i walked just over 9 miles. :shock:
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:sad: Mine is 11 miles, not including the lapsing! My mates either side of me do 9 miles! and, you'd be surprised at how far you walk indoors, so test that too!
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One of the bigger rounds with 770 calls on the estates came in at 11.5 miles but only takes 3 hrs. Its crazy :crazy: Just hope geo route gets it right :roll:
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You can up load a gpx file on to here http://www.bikehike.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and it will show you your tracklog on google maps or ord/sur
alloria
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montriff wrote:You can up load a gpx file on to here http://www.bikehike.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and it will show you your tracklog on google maps or ord/sur
Good idea, but I just used Google Earth.
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Some walks make my feet ache :confused
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BELIAL wrote:Some walks make my feet ache :confused
What and some don't? I can see an absorption coming on. :chuckle
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POSTMAN wrote:
BELIAL wrote:Some walks make my feet ache :confused
What and some don't? I can see an absorption coming on. :chuckle
It has ,I don't :wink:
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BELIAL wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:
BELIAL wrote:Some walks make my feet ache :confused
What and some don't? I can see an absorption coming on. :chuckle
It has ,I don't :wink:
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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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POSTMAN wrote:
BELIAL wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:
BELIAL wrote:Some walks make my feet ache :confused
What and some don't? I can see an absorption coming on. :chuckle
It has ,I don't :wink:
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Did mine the other day with a Garmin forerunner,

80-85% call rate, came out just under 8 mile(few shortcuts) 3hrs 30min lots of packets Struggled to average 4mph and i think i'm quick!!!!!!

Should of used it yesterday when i had a 95-100% call rate
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What happens with a Garmin Forerunner when you enter a block of flats?
Is it like a phone and do you risk losing the signal and consequently any relevant info?
How can you accurately test walks with lots of blocks of flats?
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