Visual Triathlon Finder & Directory - Triathlon Week

triNick · 01-09-2006, 08:51 PM

Hey,

My name is Nick and I'm a triathlete from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I wanted to share something with you. I've created the following Google Map application and think it would be of interest to you and others.

Site: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

TRImapper.com is a new Google Map site that lets you locate local triathlon races or triathlon races around the world. The map lets you visually filter the triathlon races by the colored map markers. Other filtering options include race type (Ironman, Olympic, Sprint, Xterra, Kids), race month, and geographical locations. Features include links to the race website, nearby hotels and a zoom in to the race site. The site currently has 475 races plotted on 6 continents.

The site is currently in beta mode, but it's fully functional and useable. There is a slight performace issue when loadig the map so please be patient. Because of this we are making some changes to the site that will be up shortly plus we will be adding a new feature that you will just have to check out in the near future.

If you don't see your favorite triathlon listed, let us know, we'll get it plotted on there.

Feedback is always good, if you have something let me know...

thanks

sfricks · 01-10-2006, 08:57 AM

Pretty darn cool. If you zoom in on St Croix USVI enough you can actually see bikers in cardiac arrest while climbing "The Beast".

triNick · 11-28-2006, 09:49 PM

Just an update on the site:

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ], the visual triathlon finder web site has achieved 2 new milestones. A year ago we took the idea of finding triathlons to a new level by implementing a visual triathlon finder by using Google's mapping technology. Since then we have steadily continued plotting triathlon races around the world and have now achieved a grand milestone by quadrupling the number of triathlons plotted from the initial 250 we started with to 1000 triathlons. Along the way we started working on our next feature map for the site. We are happy to let everyone know that TRImapper.com has just recently introduced the Triathlon Clubs Around the World map. This new feature map allows triathletes from around the world find a triathlon club or multisport club in their city, state, country to train with. The map currently has over 275 triathlon clubs around the world listed. To spread the word, TRImapper.com introduced temporary tattoos and started mailing them around the world to triathlete's who requested them.

If you don't see a triathlon listed or your triathlon club, let us know, we'll get it plotted on there.