diff --git a/run_page/gpxtrackposter/github_drawer.py b/run_page/gpxtrackposter/github_drawer.py
index b43fde392c7..816b8914271 100644
--- a/run_page/gpxtrackposter/github_drawer.py
+++ b/run_page/gpxtrackposter/github_drawer.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def draw(self, dr: svgwrite.Drawing, size: XY, offset: XY):
                     f"{year}",
                     insert=offset.tuple(),
                     fill=self.poster.colors["text"],
-                    alignment_baseline="hanging",
+                    dominant_baseline="hanging",
                     style=year_style,
                 )
             )
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def draw(self, dr: svgwrite.Drawing, size: XY, offset: XY):
                     f"{year_length} {km_or_mi}",
                     insert=(offset.tuple()[0] + 165, offset.tuple()[1] + 5),
                     fill=self.poster.colors["text"],
-                    alignment_baseline="hanging",
+                    dominant_baseline="hanging",
                     style=year_length_style,
                 )
             )
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def draw(self, dr: svgwrite.Drawing, size: XY, offset: XY):
                     dr.add(rect)
                     github_rect_day += datetime.timedelta(1)
                 rect_x += 3.5
-            offset.y += 3.5 * 9 + year_size + 1.5
+            offset.y += 3.5 * 9 + year_size + 1.0
diff --git a/run_page/gpxtrackposter/utils.py b/run_page/gpxtrackposter/utils.py
index 70e6e0c3d2f..b2234c97484 100644
--- a/run_page/gpxtrackposter/utils.py
+++ b/run_page/gpxtrackposter/utils.py
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ def project(
     scale = size.x / d_x if size.x / size.y <= d_x / d_y else size.y / d_y
     offset = offset + 0.5 * (size - scale * XY(d_x, -d_y)) - scale * XY(min_x, min_y)
     lines = []
+    # If len > $zoom_threshold, choose 1 point out of every $step to reduce size of the SVG file
+    zoom_threshold = 400
     for latlngline in latlnglines:
         line = []
-        for latlng in latlngline:
+        step = int(len(latlngline) / zoom_threshold) + 1
+        for i in range(0, len(latlngline), step):
+            latlng = latlngline[i]
             if bbox.contains(latlng):
                 line.append((offset + scale * latlng2xy(latlng)).tuple())
             else: