How to map a running route
This page opens in distance mode with the pace panel open and a numbered marker at every mile (or kilometre, if you pick km). Find your start by searching your town or zooming the map, then tap along the route: put a point at every corner and on every bend of a curving path, because the distance runs in straight lines between your points. The total grows with each tap, and the markers show where each mile falls, which makes it easy to plan a turn-around or a water stop.
Made a wrong turn? Undo removes the last point, dragging a point moves it onto the right street, and the dot halfway along a segment adds a point to bend it. Tap Back to start to close a loop to your door.
Reading distance and time
Under the map you get the total distance, the number of segments and the same distance in the other units. The table lists every segment with the running total, so you can see how far each part of the route is. The pace panel multiplies the distance by your pace: type it as minutes and seconds per mile, for example 9:30, or per kilometre if the distance is in km. It also gives the distance and time for running the route out and back.
A 5K is 3.11 miles and a 10K is 6.21 miles, so with the mile markers on you can stretch or trim the route until the last marker lands where you want to finish.
Taking it with you
GPX downloads the route as a track for your watch or app, and Share result makes a link that opens the same route for a running partner. The route stays in your browser: nothing you draw is uploaded.