Lobby: New Site Design!

Hello everyone!

As you may have noticed we finally launched on new site design today as well as the next version of our Map Tool!

We're hoping that this new layout gives you more information and lets you jump right into what you're here to do ... Map Routes, Record your Workouts, and now.. much more! It also will give you more depth by giving you short-cuts, etc.

We've launched Training Plans and we're rolling out a new Premium Membership option that will give users more functionality and more access to some of our advanced features.  This Membership also gives us some resources to really start focusing on building the tools and features that you want!

Remember, this site is built on the feedback and support of it's users -- each and every one of you have a say so speak up! Share the site with your friends! Let us know what you think ...

Since starting this site 3 years ago we've come a long way and I'm hoping you continue to join me in this adventure!

-Kevin
Co-Founder, MapMyFitness
kevin@mmf

The default location for new routes seems to ignore the State.  So if I set my default location to Anytown, NY I will also see routes from Anytown, MD etc...

When I went to enter my run for the day it autocalculated the pace out to 6:29, and after I filled out everything and clicked add to training log, it had an error saying my avg_pace was not a float value -- I wasn't sure what this meant but I tried entering 6.4833 (6:29 in decimal form) and that worked... does the MM:SS not work? Did I need to add a 0 in front of the 6 so that there were two digits in the minute section? It's not really critical, but kind of a pain to calculate what my pace is in decimal form.

How do you edit a route?

I can't move any points - there are no point markers to click and drag on my screen when I go into edit mode.  I see markes when first plotting the route, but not when editing after a save.

Old problems:

Still have two two point at each point.  One has the auto generated routing note, the other doesn't.  If you move the point with the note ever so slightly, the note disappears.  Notes not output with the gpx file.

New problem:

Blocking those ads is pretty tedious.

I'm dissappointed with the new design. It runs veerrryyy sslloooooowwly!

Plus, I used to be able to print a map zoomed to any view, straight out of my web browser (Firefox) - won't let me do it anymore. Instead I am supposed to buy premium membership and download a pdf map that probably won't have enough detail on it anyway.

And what's this "Premium Membership". Are your sponsors not paying you enough? For a free site I'm willing to put up with advertising, but I won't pay to be bombarded with it.

I started using MapMyRide when I had problems with another ride mapping site. You had a very good site, but I guess it's time for me to search for another mapping site.

I noticed the elevation view no longer gives total elevation gain...that is a very useful feature for us cyclists as it lets us determine the difficulty of a ride at a glance...can this feature please be added back in?

 

Other than that the site looks great so far...ditto on the slowness thing but it may just be everyone hitting it at once to see the new looks

Allanv,

I'm having no problems accessing that map, but it could be a browser issue. Have you added mapmyride.com to your trusted sites list? (This could be a fix if your security settings are high), however before you do that...

Could you just reload the page and see if you get the map?

We'll look into that elevation request :)

OK, the new design looks nice. But I was immediately put off by an Oakley flash ad that sat squarely over the 'My training' sidebar and the 'Start mapping' button next to it and just *would not* be closed. It's gone now that I've logged in, but I can't imagine anyone wants it to do that.

Really liked the way you could add a run to your training right from the map page. Until it crashed at the last minute saying 'Avg pace must be a valid integer value'.

Also, seeing 'You have no gear to track' in that section was a bit worrying. Turns out you do still have my shoe mileages, but I had to look carefully to find them.

So overall, looks promising, but needs some bugs ironing out if you're not going to put people off.

Using Firefox 3, in case you need to know.

I am also getting the "stop runing scripts" error as above on my ride that I constantly edit (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/nj/atlantic-city/384723604). When I elect to stop running scripts, my route doesn't show up, if i don't stop them the page never loads.

 Very frustrating!

I can no longer save a route. I'm running FireFox 3 on Win 2k. It was intermittent once I went to FireFox a couple months ago. Now, with the new design, when I click "Save to My Profile" it goes to the home page and I am no longer showing as logged in. I am running Zone Alarm 7 Security Suite. I shut down the firewall temporarily. No help

 Dave

I'm having a problem making points if I'm going back the same way I came. It's also stalling and timing out when I try to look at my longer routes.

I cannot figure out how to save a file usable in my Garmin 705.  Unfortunately, the Help link doesn't Help.

overall, I like the new site - two main questions:

 1) since almost every member using the site will never want to be on a hyw/frwy - is it possible to have a setting that the user can select that prevents the mapping tool from selecting highways? For instance, if I am mapping a long ride and I select a point that might be 8-10 miles from my last point, it often will take me on a highway if available which I obviously will not do?

2) how can I see total elevation - I know that I can show the elevation window but I have not found where it summarizes the total ascent/descent etc?

thanks

I have also seen the slow routing (Firefox).  I saw this when the Beta version was being pushed.  I used the Beta version once, but it was very slow compared to the non beta version and did not choose it any more.  I assume that this Beta version is now the standard.

You are charging 2 credits for PDF license, I do not need or want a PDF picture.  I just want draw a route quickly, get an idea of the elevation profile and then have a SIMPLE queue sheet.  I also like the feature to upload your route into my Garmin.

 I liked the  OLD site and old setup.  I had no complaints.  There are other sites that are simular. The closest is roadbikerides.com. But, I would rather not change.  

Can you think about a different way to charge to cover your expenses? I do not know of many riders that need a PDF.  Just a text queue sheet is all that is needed at the end.

Option 1) Receive credits for each public ride that is posted. Example: If I  provide two public routes, then allow me to print one of my routes.  What is the benefit of me sharing my routes if I  have to pay?

Option 2) Charge for database useage.  Storing over 10 routes, $xx/year.

Option 3) Let all of these sponsors pick up the tab.  

Option 4) Keep the PDF charge option, but provide a simple printable text queue sheet.

Rod 

 

I am trying to add a 'new workout' and as soon as i add the type (run) the screen blanks out for me and does not allow me to add anything.  i can use the "quick add" form but that does not allow me to see pace, calories or track my shoes.

also, how can i delete an activity on my workout calendar if i have not actually saved the route?

 

Ditto here on both the request to show total elevation gain and the "stop running scripts" problem, which is happening with Explorer but not with Mozilla for me.

What a disappointment. I used to use coolrunning's log until they "upgraded" then I searched around and found mapmyrun and thought it was great. This new upgrade has me on the lookout for a new site again. I don't understand why I have to pay to print something I created? I never had to pay before. It seems like a scam. I tried to send map to my friend list and that feature doesn't work anymore either. I have to type in the email addresses again, so much for having a list. And my gear usage is gone. As I read further up I find it slow too, and the there is no way to get rid of the welcome box,very irritating. I could go on and on, but I think I will just look for free online running log instead. What a great disappointment. If it's so much work to create this site why did you change it? why fix something that isn't broke?

aea@mmf: Profile works for me too, now.

As far as the gear issues, first, yes, shoes are showing up on existing runs (except for 7/5/08, see below,) and bike frame on existing rides.

I was playing around a little and here's what I got:

First: I went to my training log, clicked "Add" on today's date, and added a run. Both shoes and bike frame showed up to track with no issues.

Second: In my training log, I clicked on my 7/5/08 run to edit it and see if I was now able to track my shoes. I am not able to track anything for that day; bike and shoes are both missing, and when I click "Yes" to track gear, it opens up the "Add Gear" window.

Third: Clicked "My Rides," selected a random one, and clicked "Save To My Training." When I reached the "Gear" tab, it said that I have no gear to track, so neither shoes nor frame are showing up that way either.

Fourth: When I added today's workout earlier this afternoon, I built a new route and then clicked "Save To My Training." As mentioned previously, both frame and shoes were available to track in that instance.

If it makes any difference, #'s 1, 2, and 3 were done logged in to the MapMyRide.com domain. #4 was done logged in to MapMyRun.

Hope this helps!

i was wondering if the Satellite images are gone or if im just an idiot and cannot find it??? helppp

wjanke, that route is on the road for me, what map engine are you using (new or old), browser, etc. With that information we could start diagnosing the problem.

I seem to have lost (or can no longer find) the ability to add points between points when editing a route.

kerrycrow:

Can you credit me back?  Can you allow me to print all of the notes.

Thanks.

 

 Kerry, I went ahead and credited your account back for that second purchase.  My apologies, this is a small bug, and we're currently looking into it to make sure it doesn't happen again.  You should be able to go back in and re-print the map without being charged for it, otherwise please feel free to let us know.

xkyzero:I seem to have lost (or can no longer find) the ability to add points between points when editing a route.

In my experience that feature has never worked,  I does add a point, but somewhere on the opposite side of the world; and if you then save, your route is trashed.  I've reported the problem several times.

I'm also experiencing the 'stop running script?' problem on IE7. I tried changing to the old mapping tool as suggested but no change. I cannot load most of the rides I've created or rides others have created.

I experienced this script problem earlier when using Safari but symptoms are worse now.  With Safari if I got the message and stopped the script I could at least see the route. Now I can't. Site is currently unusable for me.