Here is the full story. I used Strava to track to my runs, then would export & combine the GPX file from the run with an ongoing consolidated GPX file on GPX.Studio. I used https://gpx-animator.app/ to animate the route. The full GPX data is here.
On December 19th 2023, I finished running every single block of every street and avenue in Manhattan. It took me all year and covered roughly 750 miles, not including the times I had to double back.
On this date in 1954, 65-year old Thomas Keane finished walking every street in Manhattan, a feat that the New York Times included coverage of. Fifty years later to the day, Columbia University librarian Caleb Smith repeated Keane’s accomplishment. After running two miles down Madison Avenue, I carried on a tradition that has now lasted for almost 70 years, bringing my pointless but difficult quest to run every street in Manhattan to a close.
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very cool
Here before it makes to popular.
Anyways,nice dude!
Were there any challenges? Like certain streets that were damn near impossible to run on for whatever reason?
So you were the asshole running on the West Side highway that morning!!!
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That is so awesome. What’s next?
Very impressive, thank you for sharing and including the animator and process you used!
dope
That’s a lovely visualization.
What will you do next?
That’s incredible! Did you find anything amazing in this process?
Awesome now do the subway
If I got this video without context it looks like one of those artist videos where they draw a specific city from memory
This is so oddly satisfying and also inspiring me to do something similar
I bet the Hudson Parkway was spicy. Did you stick to the 6-inch wide shoulder or just Parkour over oncoming cars?
Which streets were your favorite and least favorite and why?
And yet you passed up the perfect opportunity to draw a giant borough-sized penis.
Wow! Congrats!!!!
Were there any streets you had to do twice due to logistics?
Cooler than unlocking Master Mode on Zelda!
Are you a runner or just a casual? Has this helped you do marathons or anything? What was your average pace?
Waiting for that one guy “well technically you missed this and that”
Jesus how fast did you run?
This is so cool
Looks like my roomba’s map of cleaning my house
Cartographers call that doing the legwork
Was there any point where you were like “shit, I already got all the local stuff, now I gotta get to the other side of the city to start my run”?
Now this is nice! This is very original
r/oddlysatisfying
I’m winded just watching the lines being drawn
Crazy cool!
The open space of central park is lovely to see
This is very fantastic, it makes me think about revolution of Manhattan.
Damn that’s awesome. Beautifully presented too
Now do the Bronx
And a bit into Brooklyn and Queens too, a couple tiles.
r/wandrer
Unparalleled coolness 🤗👋🤘🤘🤘
My first thought was you’re a drug dealer. Something’s wrong with me.
What App is This? I want to do This is me City
This is so cool. You even got Roosevelt Island!
You’re a Cartorunner
I’m going to need somebody petty to audit this.
holy unemployment🙏🏻
Reminds me of Rhapsody in Blue on Fantasia 2000. Looks phenomenal.