Final Project Idea: UH Run & Route Hub

04 Nov 2025

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Overview

The Problem

Many UH Mānoa students want to run for fitness, stress relief, and health, but face issues such as:

• Not knowing safe running routes around Mānoa and Honolulu
• Difficulty finding running partners with similar pace & schedule
• Hot/humid weather & elevation making some routes unexpectedly difficult
• Lack of a community space to track runs and stay motivated

Because of these challenges, many students either don’t run as much as they want to—or run unsafe or uncomfortable routes.

The Solution

UH Run & Route Hub is a running-focused web app for UH students that helps runners:

• Find running partners based on pace and availability
• Access safe & UH-verified running routes
• Log runs and track progress
• View route difficulty scores (heat, slope, humidity, distance)
• Share safety feedback (lighting, crowds, sidewalks, water fountains)

This creates a motivating and safety-focused running community built specifically for UH students.

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Approach

We will build this project using the ICS 314 Next.js starter template and add fitness-focused pages and logic. The app will support:

• Secure login via UH email
• A route suggestion page with maps and difficulty filters
• Run logging (distance, pace, time, notes)
• Partner matching based on pace & schedule
• Leaderboards / weekly challenges
• Safety tagging and route sharing

Admins will be able to add official UH routes, flag unsafe ones, and organize weekly running challenges.

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Use Cases

Runner looking for a partner

1. Student logs in
2. Sets preferred pace and availability
3. Matches with runners in similar pace group
4. Messages and schedules a run

Student searching for a route

1. Opens route page
2. Filters by distance and elevation
3. Selects a route and views heat/slope difficulty
4. Reads community safety notes
5. Starts run

Logging a daily run

1. Click “Log Run”
2. Enters pace, time, route, and notes
3. App updates weekly challenge dashboard

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Mockup Concepts

• Home Page: Today’s weather alert, quick route suggestions, upcoming group run
• Route Explorer: Map with UH-popular running loops (Campus, Ala Moana, Manoa Valley, Waikiki)
• Find a Partner: Filters for pace, availability, and run distance
• Run Log Page: Timeline of personal runs and PR badges

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Beyond the Basics

Possible enhancements:

• Apple/Google Watch GPS integration
• Heat index & humidity-based difficulty scaling
• Route streak badges + social leaderboard
• Night-mode safety warnings (lighting levels, foot traffic)
• Campus running club integration for group training events

This goes beyond a generic fitness tracker by focusing on local UH routes, student schedules, and safety.

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Team & Collaboration Note

This essay was written individually for brainstorming.

Author: Preston Woo