Just wondering if anyone has found a good GPS app for the Iphone that can be used for racing. I was sure there was a thread on here that talked about one but alas I cannot find it.

PT and I use the Motion X App on our iPhones.

I used it to track our race course about a week ago and here's the info they send you.

btw.. The time is not great because I was stopping and taking pictures along the way.

Name: Track 002
Date: 23/01/2012 1:03 pm
Map:
(valid until Jul 20, 2012) View on Map
Distance: 2.95 kilometers
Elapsed Time: 29:48.9
Avg Speed: 5.9 km/h
Max Speed: 15.0 km/h
Avg Pace: 10' 07" per km
Min Altitude: 0 m
Max Altitude: 0 m
Start Time: 2012-01-23T02:03:33Z
Start Location:
Latitude: 37.862231º S
Longitude: 144.970905º E
End Location:
Latitude: 37.862287º S
Longitude: 144.970745º E

Map pic here..

gps.motionx.com/maps/6e64495c5ce693a3383d9d31e9b2b57f

gregc said...

DJ I take it that I just go to the app store to download it? Thanks for that. Today I got 3.4k in 27 minutes. Im actually not sure if that is quick or not but I've found myself hooked on the racing side of SUP. I would actually like to see if there is interest in getting something up and running like the windsurfers have with there speed sailing website. This is an international competition for teams where they can upload GPS speeds. It is really quite popular with all the sailors I know. Im not sure if the SUP crowd would be into it though.

Can we have categories, one for OFB pls...........

gregc said...

he he you and me Shire we can take turns on winning the category

Scotty's in too

Perhaps we need an OFBWC?

hey i don't want to be the cowboy. I want to to be the army guy. Btw I don't think any of them were straight.

ShireSUP said...

Scotty88 said...

gregc said...

he he you and me Shire we can take turns on winning the category

Scotty's in too

Well we better include Sir Cartoon, he can travel, I will lend him my spare board (anyone know where I can pick up one of those 6'9 fanatics cheap )

6'9 Fanatic? Hell I'll be in that..I'll bolt on some trucks and wheels like these crazy kids

gregc said...

I would actually like to see if there is interest in getting something up and running like the windsurfers have with there speed sailing website. This is an international competition for teams where they can upload GPS speeds. It is really quite popular with all the sailors I know. Im not sure if the SUP crowd would be into it though.

Check out Strava (www.strava.com)..ok it's built for running and cycling but probably no reason why the "compete with friends" functions couldn't be used fr other sports

abvio.com/ need to add Paddlemeter to their suite.

Was there not an app that could measure paddling cadence too?

DavidJohn said...

btw.. The time is not great because I was stopping and taking pictures along the way.

No... That doesn't sound like you DJ?

Greenroom said...

DavidJohn said...

btw.. The time is not great because I was stopping and taking pictures along the way.

No... That doesn't sound like you DJ?

.. Three times I went past this pole to get just this one pic.. I was moving too fast and the stupid camera lag had the shutter go off once I was too close the first two times..

DJ

Have always used Mapmyfitness as when I first went to iPhone I downloaded both and tested them. At that point Map my fitness was superior as it had automatic upload the website etc, it also had voice updates and allowed you to use iPod. Motion x then had some superior features but these ones were better with Map my fitness.

This morning I paid $2 to take a look at the current MotionX to check it out.

It now has all of the features of Map my fitness and more. Looks really good.

2 negatives are: it is not free, it does not have delayed start so that you can get yourself ready.

Apart from that it seems to be a little better than Mapmyfitness, kind of depends on what you want, it looks like they are copying each other.

gregc said...

do you download the strava run or the strava cycle??? I think the only fly in the ointment is the building of the website

I'd guess strava run, mates use strava cycle but I've never been arsed to do it. I understand the cycle has capacity to share a whole bunch of data that'd be irrelevant for SUP.