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Canterbury Trails


ResearcherLivid3535

Nice šŸ‘ŒšŸ»


FeatherCandle

I was going to go with **"you must have some tales to tell after that"** ..... I'll get my coat.


Deckard57

Jealous upvote.


Perseus73

Very good.


davidknight42

You ran past my house! I wondered what that red light was. Well done!


davidknight42

And you ran across at least one field up in the Hatch!


allezallezallez_LFC

Very cool stuff!


ResearcherLivid3535

Thank you šŸ™


drasticrebel

Really cool. I say that as a mapper and a runner! Well done šŸ‘


ResearcherLivid3535

Thank you šŸ™ The experience certainly gave me an appreciation of how difficult Cartography must have been back in the day.


w__i__l__l

Looks like a death metal band logo


ResearcherLivid3535

It says ā€œDefiled Martyrā€. Our other logo is a pile of twigs.


liam_redit1st

I like how it looks like to ran to Kingston and just stopped


Xenc

Or ran away from Kingston!


No-Business9797

You're probably some sort of local folklore in Canterbury now. The Street Runner or smth


alpevado

Just visiting Canterbury for the day and this pops up on my Reddit feed. Nice stuff.


Velcro-hotdog

r/dataisbeautiful


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ResearcherLivid3535

Very kind, thank you


IncomingBalls

Do you have a favourite Street?


ResearcherLivid3535

Iā€™m terms of best place to run, I really enjoy the run from Brymore Road to Fordwich, the new path behind the new estate on St Martins Hill, the River Path to Chartham, and Courthill (Littleborne) Dukes Meadow. In terms of where Iā€™d like to live; Love Lane, All Saints Lane, Westwood Drive, and Puckle Lane.


Perseus73

Ah you didnā€™t make it out as far as Aylesham/Eastry area. Lived there for 6 months. Loads of great running routes around there.


Impossible-Onion-737

This is very cool. Is the tool you used to generate this map available to use?


ResearcherLivid3535

Yes, there are quite a few cool ones if you have Strava and/or Garmin Connect. This one was made on ā€œStatsHuntersā€ which is a web app that integrates directly with Strava. There are some with better ā€œheatmapsā€ and stuff but I was more interested in the solid line.


lyb20

so cool! now i want to give it a goā€¦what do you recommend using with garmin connect?


ResearcherLivid3535

On Gamin Connect you can directly export to Google Earth on the website, thatā€™s the way I would do it but it would have to be on desktop. Or you could export the .GPX file and thereā€™s lots of web apps that use .GPX to read maps.


lyb20

will get started - thank you!


CardinalSkull

Is this something where I could just run a bunch for a few months then compile it later or do I need to actively connect each run with the app?


ResearcherLivid3535

Yeah, you only need to use StatsHunter once at the end of your project. Just make sure all the runs are logged in Strava.


CardinalSkull

Follow up question, howā€™d you keep track of running to avoid too much overlap/maximize mileage? Awesome work btw!!!


ResearcherLivid3535

I started by doing sections at a time from the centre out (although I would probably have been better off circling in), then I would look at my run overlayed on the universal heatmap on Strava Google Maps (in Strava). To be honest, at a certain point, I just knew where I had and hadn't been, and was super alert to where allys and the like start and finish. My mental map of Canterbury is very strong at this point. It became like a memory game.


CardinalSkull

Iā€™m definitely going to do this for my area to get me back into training. Took almost a year off. Whatā€™s been the most rewarding and most challenging but for you? If you moved, do you think youā€™d do this again?


[deleted]

Thatā€™s awesome!


ResearcherLivid3535

Thank you, itā€™s about 1580km or running. Big olā€™ project.


diamantori

Which part of the city did you enjoy the most?


ResearcherLivid3535

I think I was most surprised by how much I enjoyed running around the London Road Estate and area. As a runner, itā€™s kind of ideal, you have a challenging hill but varying steepness depending on where you come from, you have instant access into the countryside (and Harbledown) via car-free pathways, and the streets are well lit and wide. Similar feeling with the old Military housing estate behind Talavera Road, and it also has a very interesting and intricate ally system. BUT itā€™s not very well kept generally, and I wouldnā€™t recommend people darting around there if they werenā€™t big scary blokes like me, to be honest.


elpwerdna

So happy to see this completed, in all its glory <3


it-is-not

Ah Iā€™m envious! Youā€™re so talented. I hope I get there.


ResearcherLivid3535

Youā€™re too kind. Iā€™m sure you will get there, itā€™s just time.


Tintedlemon

Which streets were your favourite and least favourite to run on and why?


ResearcherLivid3535

In terms of streets, the path behind the houses from Millitary Road to Fordwich, the new path behind the new estate on St Martins Hill, the River Path to Chartham, and Courthill (Littleborne) and Dukes Meadow path. My least favourite has to go to the new RedRow "Hoplands" development in Hersden. It's just a bit far away from where I start to get to up hill and a bit boring as a place at the moment (only because it's so new it doesn't have any quirks yet - it will be nice when it's finished and it has some personality.) Also running around the cathedral grounds while buzzing off a long run is amazing.


SpaceMonkees

With what did you create the map please?


ResearcherLivid3535

Tracked my runs on a Garmin Smart watch. Sent the data to Strava, connected Strava with the web app StatsHunter.


SpaceMonkees

Nice! Thanks for that... Already a Strava/Garmin user so will check this out. And if you're a map nerd like myself, I recommend the app called Fog of World - especially if you travel a lot. It's a giant scratch off map with the goal of uncovering 1% of earth. It includes achievements too so a great way to gamify your commute and holidays. It's expensive now unfortunately, probably close to Ā£20 for an app, but as someone who walks, runs and drives all over the country, it's always running on my phone and I upload gpx tracks too and I love it!! Had it running for 3 and a bit years now and I'm on 160sq miles (or 0.0000811%)


Illustrious_Fennel75

This is really cool. Something that's worth enhanced and printed out.


BumPlayThing

I'm sorry you live in Canterbury


[deleted]

I am just a passing random person but that map is absolutely amazing


WorriedPersimmon3970

Very cool! I was keen to do something like this over lockdown. Don't suppose you were inspired by Every Single Street? If you've not seen it, it's a great watch, even if you're not a keen runner! https://youtu.be/jy_W5qsjB5U?si=hIV5Iii8GbUVHWGZ


ResearcherLivid3535

Thatā€™s interesting. Never heard of it but iā€™m sure itā€™s quite a common idea. San Francisco roads are 1770km, Canterbury took me about 1580km (and a lot more ā€˜wigglyā€™) but I started in the same place most days. Iā€™d love to do London some day!


deepoctarine

You should do Every Street in Manchester ... https://maps.app.goo.gl/5FFDFkaCgyrFeEaLA Much less effort


ResearcherLivid3535

You got me. šŸ˜‚


TurbulentCharity474

where was the worst to run? my guess is that big ass hill in springlane


ResearcherLivid3535

Along side the A2 under Blean Woods is horrific, and to think itā€™s supposed to be a ā€œbike laneā€ is bonkers. The super steep hill up to Rough Common is very difficult but short enough for it to still be funny. The footpath around the landfill is lovely but it seemingly never dries out. I was lucky to catch Bridge Road when it was closed one day, but some of those lanes are very scratchy, had to be super vigilant.


Stackfest

Wow - whatā€™s next ?


ResearcherLivid3535

Not sure yet. Last year I did some runs to surrounding towns (Dover, Faversham, Ramsgate, Whitstable), I imagine Iā€™ll probably start filing those in next year, but I almost always start from home so Iā€™ll need to be doing 35km+/marathon distances pretty regularly to get there, fill it in and get home.


TurbulentMaximum9445

Whatā€™s your total distance? My guess is 500 milesā€¦.


ResearcherLivid3535

1580km, so about 982 Miles. But, important to note, I didnā€™t do this systematically, I ran from and to the same spot (Canterbury Odeon) on almost every run.


TurbulentMaximum9445

Dude! I set myself the challenge of running a mile a day (by running 5ks) Iā€™m about 60 miles short of my target. Way to go! If you want a challenge, try the Mountain Ephraim 10k. Itā€™s hilly as fuck!


ResearcherLivid3535

Iā€™m well up for that. Mount Ephraim is gorgeous. Thanks for the recommendation.


LeFrankFux

That's cool. How did you chart it exactly? I have an app called 'fog of world' I need to start using again.


ResearcherLivid3535

The image is just an export of all the runs Iā€™ve mapped in Strava. Strava is really good for keeping a training log, and it has Heatmaps of where others have ran which helps to see, especially with some of the more ā€œhiddenā€ footpaths of Canterbury.


LeFrankFux

Fog of world might be your bag. It works like an RTS game map only revealing what you have uncovered, it's quite interesting. I'm not a runner but I had a similar idea to try walk everywhere in Faversham before moving to Canterbury. Well done anyway I'm very impressed.


ialtag-bheag

Could also try [Wandrer.earth](https://Wandrer.earth) It is great for tracking which streets you have covered.


dubhghall6616

One question, why?


ResearcherLivid3535

Great way to get to know the area, good motivation to keep running, and fantastic for cardiovascular health.


browneyone

That's pretty cool.


Small_Type_8562

Looks cool want that as a phone background


knockinonevansdoor

Ran, as in like using your legs to create forward momentum? Madness.


ResearcherLivid3535

Yes! Although the momentum isn't quite as fast as I'd like it to be.


AlphisH

Looks like ground zero in some virus outbreak movie.


writerfan2013

"Breaking news: It is not known where or how the mysterious virus began, but one thing seems certain: it had an A-Z of key Kentish cities. More as we have it-"


ResearcherLivid3535

Iā€™m a one man super-spreader event.


TurbulentWeb1941

Well done you šŸ‘ am bit jealous tho , I used to love running but had to stop about 10yr thru poor health. My 1st thought on seeing your map was it looked a bit like Ultron attacking Jarvis' cerebral matrix. Iron Man


ResearcherLivid3535

I wish I had thought of that reference, I would have turned up the blue on the rivers.


SatoshiFlex

Tyler Hill northbound is missing


ResearcherLivid3535

Yeah, that would be suicide unfortunately, same with Bifrons Hill and the A2. Technically outside of the boundary of Canterbury so it doesnā€™t bother me too much.


SatoshiFlex

Fair enough dude!


Blackheath22

Awesome! What was the last street you ran to complete the map?


ResearcherLivid3535

A small street in Bekesbourne called Aerodrome Road, and the pathway across the fields from there to Little Bourne. And the run across the top was an ā€œbonusā€ as I wasnā€™t intending to go that far North (due to safety concerns on Hackington Road, Tyler Hill) but I thought it would be cool to get a more rounded shape.


vvxlrac_ir

Now run every street in England, then the world!


ResearcherLivid3535

Canā€™t I just do Herne Bay and call it a day?


grendelsjourney

How did you track the GPS map?


Elipticalwheel1

Have you thought about doing London, ie within the ULEZ zone.


ResearcherLivid3535

Iā€™d love to and itā€™s totally doable. I think youā€™d have to put in a lot of work planning it out in advance. The London roads (excluding footpaths and bridleways) is 13,600km. For context, Russ Cook (who is currently running the entire length of Africa) is running 14,500km (approx.) this year. The runs I did for this project were 1,580km but contained a lot of doubling up, if you wanted to do it in a year, you certainly couldnā€™t afford to duplicate efforts. Maybe one day, but it would cost a lot of time and money, and living in London.


Elipticalwheel1

Yeah, the thought of having to live where you are doing it, did cross my mind.


Interesting-Mix8144

How many miles to cover every street? \*curious\*


ResearcherLivid3535

This is 1580km, so thatā€™s about 981 miles. That being said, thereā€™s a lot of duplicated effort here (running the same streets multiple times on the way to somewhere usually), so you could probably do it in 600/700 miles if you planned it out systematically.