Stories - How it Works

Submit a Story and win $100!

MapMyFitness wants to encourage its runners, walkers, hikers, cyclists, and triathletes to submit stories to its new MapMyFitness Stories Page. The stories page allows MapMyFitness members to submit stories of their favorite routes, fitness achievements, training experiences, inspirational moments, etc. to share with other members. MapMyFitness will award the authors of its favorite stories $100 for the rights to re-use their submissions in its future online and print publications. Submit Your Story to MapMyFitness today!

Here’s how it works:

1. Select your Favorite Stories

Choose your favorite routes, training experiences, and stories for submission to the MapMyFitness stories page, along with any corresponding photos. Photos are not required, but they do often make your story more compelling. Photos must be high-resolution originals -- at least 2200 pixels tall or wide.

2. Choose a Section

You can submit your story to a number of different sections of the MapMyFitness stories page. You can view the various sections available on the Submit Your Story to MapMyFitness page. You can only put each story in one section, so choose carefully.

3. Voting Box & Peer Review

If your story is published on the MapMyFitness Stories Page, a voting box will appear that allows other MapMyFitness members to rate the story. Ratings should reflect the quality of any routes, photos, and text included in the story. MapMyFitness members that read your stories will also be able to comment on the quality of your story.

Getting lots of positive ratings and comments does not guarantee publication, but it does help. Increase your chances of being chosen for publication by encouraging your friends to rate your story.

4. Peer Review

Your fellow users vote on your running stories and how well you described it for everyone to use. Voting is about the quality of the route, photos, and the story! Getting lots of votes doesn’t guarantee publication, but it helps!! Increase your chances by encouraging your friends to vote.

5. Final Selection

The MapMyFitness editors will make final selections on a rolling basis about which story submissions will win $100 prizes. If your story is chosen, you will be notified by email. Feel free to enter as many of your favorite stories as you desire to increase your chances of winning.

6. Publication

Winning stories will be used by MapMyFitness or its partners to inspire other athletes. Submissions may be used in upcoming issues of a new magazine from MapMyFitness. Story authors will get a free one-year subscription to the magazine in addition to their $100 prize if their story is used in the MapMyFitness magazine.

Ready to give it a try? Submit Your Story to MapMyFitness