I came across a great web site today, www.mapmyrun.com. Using Google Maps, you can plot your run on the map and then get distance and speed calculations based on the route. The geocoding support from Google isn’t there for NZ, so you can’t search by address, but there is nothing stopping you from searching for the city and moving around manually. The bit I love best, is that you can view by satellite and also via Google Earth …

If you want to see the runs that I do most often, go here