PTL live
By Julien on Saturday, August 22 2009, 12:58 - PTL - Permalink
You'll be able to follow us live by two means.
1. Google Earth
Our GPS position will be updated automatically every 15 minutes via a mobile phone. Check the embedded GoogleEarth version if you are using Windows/Mac and willing to install the plugin, or the standalone GoogleEarth version if you are using an alternative OS. Again, we're The Chameleons, team 39.
2. Twitter
A last minute idea from "the last supper" yesterday. I might send updates from my mobile during the race on http://twitter.com/chameleons39 (*). Don't take it for granted, though. I might not be able to get connection, or simply can't be bothered. But I though it would be nice to update you on our highs and lows as well as the weather and the awesome scenery.
We might only be a mere 60 teams in the middle of a huge mountain range, we won't feel too lonely...
Ultra connected race.
(*) Originally on chameleons39, renamed for 2010.
1. Google Earth
Our GPS position will be updated automatically every 15 minutes via a mobile phone. Check the embedded GoogleEarth version if you are using Windows/Mac and willing to install the plugin, or the standalone GoogleEarth version if you are using an alternative OS. Again, we're The Chameleons, team 39.
2. Twitter
A last minute idea from "the last supper" yesterday. I might send updates from my mobile during the race on http://twitter.com/chameleons39 (*). Don't take it for granted, though. I might not be able to get connection, or simply can't be bothered. But I though it would be nice to update you on our highs and lows as well as the weather and the awesome scenery.
We might only be a mere 60 teams in the middle of a huge mountain range, we won't feel too lonely...
Ultra connected race.
(*) Originally on chameleons39, renamed for 2010.
Comments
My willingness to follow you is stronger than my reluctance to install an ugly binary blob :)
Question, though... Do you think the various teams are going to be running close to each other in some kind of peloton (and hence reduce the chances of getting lost?), or that teams will soon tune on different paces and lose track of each other?
According to google earth you are in Nice, with a lot of other teams. A last sunbathing before the race ?
Or is the PTL using some sort of handicap for the best teams ?
JJ
Good luck Julien!
@Fred: no need to install GoogleEarth. KML/KMZ files can be displayed in GoogleMaps like that:
maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=...