Tracking a runner

[Dr Bob]

Hi,

I've recently had two unexplained seizures where I lose consciousness for a couple of minutes. Neither of them have happened whilst running or doing anything active and I've been told to carry on as normal (apart from driving) while it is being investigated. My wife is less than happy about me running on my own. Is there any sort of GPS system that can be tracked live online, i.e. she could monitor where I was from home while I was out running. I remember someone doing a Bob Graham with live updates on his website?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and could help greatly with peace of mind.

CHeers,

Rob

[IanDarkpeak]

Hi,

I've recently had two unexplained seizures where I lose consciousness for a couple of minutes. Neither of them have happened whilst running or doing anything active and I've been told to carry on as normal (apart from driving) while it is being investigated. My wife is less than happy about me running on my own. Is there any sort of GPS system that can be tracked live online, i.e. she could monitor where I was from home while I was out running. I remember someone doing a Bob Graham with live updates on his website?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and could help greatly with peace of mind.

CHeers,

Rob

There are trackers available but quite a few phones have this facility.

[FellJunior]

I think Google have a mobile phone application that works with a PC. Check their site.

[eleqim]

If you've got an iPhone, you can do live tracking through the mapmyrun website apparently.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/imapmy/iphone/

[Harry H Howgill]

http://www.findmespot.eu/en/

The spot tracker will give you live tracking. It looks an interesting system but I don't know anyone who has used one. I always thought it would be good for tracking Bob Grahams.

[jhb0510]

http://runningdigital.com/ has some quite interesting info about android apps which will do this.
James

[apackham]

Have used Google Maps a few times, usually so my wife can find me to pick me up. If you have a Nokia phone with the satnav then you can track it from the Nokia Maps web site as well (but never tried this).

Hope you make a quick recovery - I had a friend who had something similar and has made a full recovery.

[mudlugger]

Yeah, done some research on tracking a while back, still undecided as some have battery issues (Phones) aqnd some have annual subscriptions (Spot tracker).
If I had the money, I would go for the Spot Tracker, it has tons of advantages: safety buttons (SOS, messager to family etc), long battery life and reception apparently where mobiles struggle. In your case Dr Bob, I would think it would cover all your bases.
A free tracker called Latitude for phones here, nevre tried it but some friends have and say its ok..
https://www.google.com/latitude