Going into this project I had a vision of somehow plotting my cycling routes on a realistic 3D map. Previously, I had mapped my routes on a 2D map to create a heat map but I felt like something was missing. It occured to me that I had the elevation data for all of these routes and it seemed likely that open source elevation data was available. Read more...
The built-in tools in Strava and Garmin connect are great for getting an idea of your training habits in the short term but after 5 years of collecting data from my running, cycling and swimming activities I was interested in looking at the bigger picture. Using R along with ggplot2 I was able to create the visuals I've been wanting to see. The following is a look into how I did it. Read more...