BiM (Bones in Motion) Active has merged GPS-enabled cell phones with the Internet, so runners, cyclists, inline skaters, and the like can track their progress. You can track your path using the BIM service, upload it wirelessly to the Internet, then merge it with data about weather and terrain, for example. At any time during your workout, you can check the phone’s screen and read the distance you’ve traveled, your pace, your calories burned, your split time, and your total elapsed time.
When you’re done with your workout, you can log onto the site’s community space to share your favorite routes with others (and view cool places to go in your area). You can also check progress charts and summaries of your daily activities on the web site. All this high tech sophistication probably won’t improve your times, but it can make your training a little more interesting.
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