Can I track the frequency of my running routes in addition to last year's if/else boolean qualifier?

# Data Visualization, Running, Nike+

Description

I like to run, but like most people, I have trouble with the motivation. I found that setting goals and tracking them help me maintain interest. In the past I had tracked only miles, but was interested to see where I ran and how frequently I ran there.

Currently my process is not as automated as I would like. I track as much data from my runs as I can using my Nike+ SportWatch. Next, because Nike development doesn’t let me have easy access to my own data, I manually transfer the time and distance values to a Google spreadsheet and the running routes to an Illustrator file. I then save a single image file of my route tracking and dump it into a container on my current run tracking website.

The improvement I made to the 2016 run data collecting is the ability to see how frequently I run on various roads. The more opaque a running route becomes, the more I have been on that portion of roadway. This helps add a layer of information in addition to simply whether or not I have run on a road or not.

Visit pseudosuede.com/2016running for the in progress version.

Checklist

Can I can eliminate the manual map making portion of this data collection?
Can I use DJ.js to plot route data to a map?
Keep checking to see if Nike changes their policy since I do already own the watch.

Checklist Tests

I’m still investigating the possibilities.

Research / Citations

Data Visualizations using Canvas on noceilings.org.

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