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Welcome to the MapMyFitness help forum. Please post your questions or topics that you need help with here. We will do our best to respond quickly and completely.  Thanks so much and welcome!

Sarah

Community Coordinator at MMF

What aspects make up your favorite rides?

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The idea is that you can add playlists as separate discussions, or start discussions for a genre of music (rock, indie, etc) and then people can reply with their favorite playlists. 

Like Shakespeare says, "If music be the food of love / run on, run on." Or something like that. 

Cheers,

-ajw

1. Use Firefox - We test the site across a variety of browsers, and in almost all cases, Firefox is the clear performance winner. If you're not familiar with Firefox, it is a free browser, available on most platforms from http://www.getfirefox.com. The performance differences can be shocking, especially compares to Internet Explorer 6.0. If you're on windows and insist on using Internet Explorer, it will work, but please use at least version 7 for good performance. For the mac users, Safari's in the same boat...it should be functional on the site, but it isn't as fast as Firefox.
2. Check your memory - Our sites are accessed via the Internet, but the routing application still needs to use the horsepower of your computer to do most of it's work. The biggest variable here is RAM, and as always, the more the better. For most uses, we recommend systems with at least 1GB of RAM, however power users may want 2GB of RAM or more
3. Restart your browser - We have noticed that most web browsers tend to leak memory from time to time. This can cause your browser and computer to get in a state where it becomes very, very slow for what seems to be no reason. Sometimes the best solution is to simply restart your browser. Advanced users can check their browser process to see how much memory their using (i.e. via the task manager in Windows). I will often see firefox.exe processes using 250MB or memory or more, at which point it's time for a restart.
4. Check you routes- The more points your route has, the more 'juice' it requires from the route engine. If plotting long routes, try not to add points too densely. For GPS users uploading data, try to use a mode that reduces the number of points in your route data. For example, for Garmin Forerunner and Edge users, we highly recommend using "Smart Recording" mode for this purpose.

We're working on a new layout for the mapping tool. Please let us know what you think:

http://beta.mapmyrun.com/create_new

Note, we are also including more goodies in here:

* Saved User Preferences

* Walkng Directions (ie, Turn rules of the Road Off)

* Clearer Route Notes / Cue Sheets

* More Help

* Clickable Tags / Keywords

* More Real-estate to Map your Route

Let us know what you think -- this is still a work in progress but we're interested in hearing what you think. Please note that we're also working on a performance boost to help with those slow-down / crashes with longer routes as well as more detailed route edit functionality (delete/insert point/etc)

Cheers,

-Kevin
Co-Founder

When a route is originally mapped, a user has the option of selecting both the Follow Roads and Auto Notes feature. When these are selected, the notes (cue sheet) will automatically be populated with turn-by-turn directions and mileage.

Important: If notes have not been added manually or if the route was not created with the Follow Roads / Auto Notes features selected, then the notes section will not be populated and no notes will be available upon printing.

If you would like to see if the map you found has any notes before you print the route, just click on the Notes button at the top of the map. Any notes will appear in the bottom-left box next to the map.

If you would like to add notes yourself, save the route to your profile and then click on the Edit Route link above the map. Next, click on any of the mapping points. You should see an edit box come up, where you can add your own notes manually.

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-Kevin
Co-Founder, MapMyRun.com

 All topics will be eligible for this contest, but we're most likely to pick sport-related Q/A threads.  Have a question about running or cycling?  Start your discussion!

How is everybody doing with their miles this year compared to last year?

I just surpassed my 2008 total miles last week. I think I am going to actually achieve my goal of 3000 miles this year, especially if we continue to have beautiful weekends in St. Louis like the last couple have been. I've got 220 miles to go, which is quite possible to do in my spinning class.

Maybe, someday, I will even update my route!

Steve

Real world update...I have the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon in Ft. Oglethorpe this Saturday.  That will mark number 10 for me and officially able to enter the 50 state club.  20% of the way there!

I am brand new to this running thing. I began working with a personal trainer in May and have lost 40 pounds. I have decided to start a running program with hopes to participate in Team in Training (with the half marathon) in the future.

I found a running plan on Running World and tried it in August. With the help of my personal trainer, modified it to meet my needs and 2 weeks in was having all sorts of knee pain, and found out that with every step, including when I walk, I take, I dislocate my knee caps (for lack of better description). Anyway, stopped running and started physical therapy which has helped tremendously.

So I have been running for 1 minute x 1 week now, with walking for 1-3 minutes between each running minute. This goes well. I can keep this up for a full 30 minutes. I tried to jump to 2 minutes of running and  minutes of walking this week. Again, I am so out of breath and my lungs and chest burn for the duration and following 6 hours after I run. I also start to get dizzy about 20 minutes into the run. Is this normal? Why is 2 minutes so much harder than 1 minute (even with a longer walking break)?  Any advice on how to improve this?  I run at a 4.5 mph pace, and walk at a 3.0 mph pace, if that helps.

 Thanks for all your help!!!

Stepharelli

Daguilar72 said that he has often thought about writing a book of all the crap he thinks about while riding.  He decided against it, however, for the sake of his reputation. If he's not going to make a book out it, then I'm going to make a thread about it.

Personally, I like to do math in my head.  I know this is wierd.  I am a poor public school teacher (as if there are any other kinds of public school teachers) and couldn't get all the gadgets when I first got my bike.  So, when I first started riding I would use this site to figure out the total distance of the ride then try to memorize the distance between landmarks.  Then I would use my watch to figure my pace, average speed, and any other math problems that popped into my brain.  I now have a basic bike computer.  I still have to figure my own pace.

I also enjoy mooing at herds of cattle as I fly by.  This is not thinking, but it does entertain.

What do you think about while on the bike?

Thanks!!!!

PLEASE HELP!

 Thanks.

I've noticed recently in the past 2-3 weeks or so that when I finish running and cooling down I sneeze a lot for some time after the run. This will range from a time period of 30 minutes after the run to 6+ hours after I run. I'm not sick, nor do I feel sick, and I don't have any allergies. The weather hasn't cooled down too much (today was a balmy 55 degrees and I still had a sneeze attack for some 45 minutes after the run), so I'm not sure why this is happening. Has anyone else experienced this problem or has any ideas for why this might be happening? This has never happened to me before so I'm not quite sure what to do about it!

 Thanks!

Ellen

Thanks,

Steve