AWESOME Motivation tool--virtual walk/run/ride across Americ

shorerider
shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Just found this site run by the government that allows you to track miles run/walked/ridden and translates it to a virtual journey across the country! How cool is that?

You can even select a partner or create a team!

I created one for us--it's called MFP. Come on and join and let's see how far we can all travel!

Search for the group MFP and join!

http://exercise.lbl.gov/index.html;jsessionid=69C01A075DE32FD2A042FCE801A0D74A
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  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Just found this site run by the government that allows you to track miles run/walked/ridden and translates it to a virtual journey across the country! How cool is that?

    You can even select a partner or create a team!

    I created one for us--it's called MFP. Come on and join and let's see how far we can all travel!

    Search for the group MFP and join!

    http://exercise.lbl.gov/index.html;jsessionid=69C01A075DE32FD2A042FCE801A0D74A
  • Erica92627
    Erica92627 Posts: 576
    looks cool. I will check into that.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Do you have to register before you can search for the team?
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Looks like since I'm the one who created the "MFP TEAM" that I have to invite others to join it. :ohwell:

    so, if you do sign up for this--AND IT'S FREE!--then let me know your user name and I will search for and add you.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Looks like since I'm the one who created the "MFP TEAM" that I have to invite others to join it. :ohwell:

    so, if you do sign up for this--AND IT'S FREE!--then let me know your user name and I will search for and add you.

    er, um...
    "Your private login ID is:
    cllg52933"

    See if you can find me by that?? If not, I'll pm you my first and last name to search up.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    COME ON GUYS! SIGN UP!
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Looks like since I'm the one who created the "MFP TEAM" that I have to invite others to join it. :ohwell:

    so, if you do sign up for this--AND IT'S FREE!--then let me know your user name and I will search for and add you.

    er, um...
    "Your private login ID is:
    cllg52933"

    See if you can find me by that?? If not, I'll pm you my first and last name to search up.

    I need your name--what you put in for your first and last name when you signed up. I didn't use my real name for it by the way but went by my MFP name, so you can go into the site, go to settings, and then change your name fields to reflect whatever you want, and then let me know what that is. I have to search by the name used not log-in ID.

    Sorry!
  • chipper15173
    chipper15173 Posts: 3,981 Member
    i signed up "chipper m" everytime i went into groups it told me error.
    chipper
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    ARGHH-- I don't see either of you on there, so i can't add. Not sure why not?? But you can still join by yourselves and track. It's still cool.
  • chilli
    chilli Posts: 211 Member
    Looks like since I'm the one who created the "MFP TEAM" that I have to invite others to join it. :ohwell:

    so, if you do sign up for this--AND IT'S FREE!--then let me know your user name and I will search for and add you.
    So glad you said this, have been going ape figuring a way to cut through all the names to find MFP ...I would like to be added, user 52932:flowerforyou:
    Thanks:bigsmile:
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    YEA--I got chilli added! Still working on the others.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Chipper, what is your user number? I was able to add chilli using that.

    Lauryn, I still can't find anything using your user number
  • chipper15173
    chipper15173 Posts: 3,981 Member
    pfkv52942
  • country
    country Posts: 57
    Can you add me too?

    52934
  • Ileanak
    Ileanak Posts: 343 Member
    Ok, help find me!

    # 52947
  • sindyb9
    sindyb9 Posts: 1,248 Member
    This looks fun. user no. 52948
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    OK! I've got everybody added except for Lauryn now. For some reason, it still keeps coming up as not found.

    Anyway, you can click on showing your exercise log, then select "show my teams" and it will show you how far we've gone as a team!

    You can also just select to see how far you've gone by yourself.

    I started with my bike miles for today-I was going to add in all I've gone since June but decided to start fresh today with everyone else.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Oh, and it starts in Yorktown, VA as that is the first milepost for the TransAmerica path (I guess).
  • Ileanak
    Ileanak Posts: 343 Member
    Anyway, you can click on showing your exercise log, then select "show my teams" and it will show you how far we've gone as a team!

    help! I can get to the page, but I can't find the "show my teams" spot!
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Should be on the "Exercise Log" page, scroll down and look under "My Progress Detail". There's a little select circle that shows up on mine.
  • Ileanak
    Ileanak Posts: 343 Member
    Interesting.. all I am able to select is "just show me" and "just show user ID ______" no group search... :frown:
  • country
    country Posts: 57
    I can't find it either.
  • country
    country Posts: 57
    lleanak I added you but I can't see the others. Oh also it looks like your on a different path then me. I am having troubles navigating this site. Not so easy!
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

    Ok, I've got y'all listed and it shows up under teams but then the mileage doesn't accumlate.....

    looks like the page has some problems....

    so.....

    at least track your own progress using it. I'm in Jamestown, VA. right now based on just using today's totals.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Aight... Try me again. First name: Lauryn, Last Name: 1981

    or that member number I have listed above.

    I'll try the "My Teams" route.
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    Ok... I signed up!!!! Yay!
    I think this will keep my butt in line. Can't remember when I ran last.

    Look for me:
    Joanna F - emfa52953
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Aight... Try me again. First name: Lauryn, Last Name: 1981

    or that member number I have listed above.

    I'll try the "My Teams" route.

    still not showing up. Looks like the Team thing isn't going to work as it appears the site does have "issues"--but it tracks me individually just fine. So everyone try using it on your own I guess. :cry:
  • country
    country Posts: 57
    Yeah that site has problems, other than setting up teams, the site isn't user friendly and it is slow. Toooooooo dang bad I thought it was a great idea for us MFPers to be a team. Oh well maybe the website will get fixed. Thanks for the help though.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    I don't have a problem with it except for the team part. The rest works great. I went in and added all my bike miles from June and July, which got me to close to Berea, KY!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Alright Mike, make us a tracker for all the miles ran here in MFP!! :wink:
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