Happy Friday!
We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!
What is CityStrides? “It is a website app designed for runners and walkers that tracks your progress in completing every street within a city or town by connecting to your GPS tracking data from services like Strava, Garmin, or Runkeeper. The platform uses data from OpenStreetMap to map out cities and highlight which streets you’ve run or walked, allowing you to visualize your progress and challenge yourself to complete entire cities.”
I remember learning about it from Shathiso in 2020. I know this because that is the first run that is recorded in my account. I set up my account and then forgot about it. A few weeks ago she posted on Facebook that she had run every street in Rossmoyne (Australia)!
I became interested again. I knew this was the motivation I needed. While I enjoy running in the same area and familiar streets, after a while it does become boring. I asked myself if I could run in every street in Chicago. It is a big city so I didn’t think it would be possible. I decided to go for it and see how I do.
Below is a photo from the end of June. You can see the area that I have done most of my running.
Below is a picture from yesterday. I decided to start in the Garfield Ridge area (southwest side). Since I am off this Summer, I can drive to that area to run and walk. This morning I was thinking that maybe once I go back to work I can join Planet Fitness close to where I work so that I can run and then go there to take a shower before going to work. This way I won’t have to go back home.
The version I have is free and I like the features that are offered. I can see which streets I have completed and the ones I need to complete. You can also become a Supporter for additional features such as route builder to create and save the routes to complete the streets.
I wish I wouldn’t have forgotten about it after I set up my account. I wish I would have run in different streets and not the same ones these past years. Oh well. Better late than never.
For now I am having fun. I am enjoying running in different streets and neighborhoods. I will keep you posted in how I do.
Are you a Strider? If you’re not, sign up today!
The topic for next week – Five simple ways to track your running progress. Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like. We hope you’ll link up with us!
That’s really cool! I’m going to see if they have it for my area! Thanks for sharing!
Let me know how you do. I am sure you’ve covered many streets already.