Run, Seattle, Run!
Seriously, some of you are going to have to pick up the slack, because Seattlest only runs for frisbees and buses, and often not even for the latter. There will be another in ten minutes, right? We don't know much about the running world, except that people tend to develop favorite routes. Maybe you share them with friends or fellow runners, but it goes kinda like "OK, so after a couple blocks you'll see this big-ass tree--it's pink in April but by now probably just sort of green--and turn right there. Then go left after that VW bus that has been parked on the corner for the past two years..."
Despite that, we were a bit skeptical when we heard about Seattle-based Run.com (owned by Seattle-based Hillclimb media, who publishes Trails.com among numerous other outdoorsy sites). It's a site all about mapping running routes. It smelled like 2.0 cheese that had been sitting in the sun too long. But the run.com site lets you easily draw out your map using Google magic, and then write up some quick notes and flag interesting spots along the way. And it isn't just for runners, it turns out; if you want to share your favorite bike route home from work, it works just as well. In particular, this seems like a groovy little site if you're a running addict who travels a bunch. In San Diego for a conference and want to check out Mission Bay where your hotel is located? Here you go.
Right now there's 22 routes listed for Seattle with a sprinkling of running, "hiking" and biking, some of which are just downright lazy from a route-selection perspective. An out-and-back route at Myrtle Edwards park? Better bring your compass, that could get tricky.
