We’re getting on one of those new-fangled “aeroplane” contraptions tomorrow morning and flying to Boston. I won’t be blogging much, since writing on a phone, even a smart one, is a real chore for me. But! By way of special apology bonus! I offer you: Minute-by-minute live tracking of my position during the race! This is not a service that the Boston Marathon offers for every runner; no, this is something special I am doing just for you, my six loyal readers.
I will have a smartphone strapped to my arm. Via the magic of GPS, it will know where it is. Every 20 seconds or so it will attempt to talk over the cell phone data network to a server somewhere and tell that server where it is. That server in turn offers up web pages letting you see my position in Google Maps. It’s just like in Veronica Mars when she hides the little tracking devices on naughty people’s cars, only mine is a $450 cell phone that I wouldn’t want to just throw away in order to help one of my high school pals.
Enjoy!
What a nice day for the marathon! Tried for the life of me to watch it online at work, no go… They make you pay to watch the Boston Marathon now… Hope you had a good race and had a safe flight on one of those new-fangled aeroplane. Would love to experience Boston during the marathon