Not long ago Nike launched a new app for the iPhone to integrate with Nike+ their social site for runners. The app looked very promising and it was only $2.99. The app utilizes the built in GPS, so you need to have a newer iPhone like 3 GS or 4. The app has some really [...]

I am almost back in a regular running schedule. So looking ahead at the Copenhagen Marathon 2010, I sat down and adjusted a script I wrote at an earlier occasion. So running it with the date: 23rd. of May 2010 gives the following output: If you compare to the output of the referred blog entry, [...]

Inspired by jmcada’s (http://use.perl.org/~jmcada/) journal entry (http://use.perl.org/~jmcada/journal/29584) on his marathon project, I started running again, I have been able to keep an interval of approx. every second day (3-4 times/week). I run in the morning, since I get up early anyway and the car exhaust is at it’s lowest and when the weather get hotter, [...]

Apparently my preferred route for running is 6 km. according to this marvellous service (http://www.kolbek.dk/loebeturen/index.php) written in Java. I had estimated it to about 5 km. due to the time it took (as for the mosquitos in a totally unscientific manner). My goal is now to improve my speed (time) over winter…