Last week I got the Nike plus.  Let me start off by saying that I like anything related to my iPod.  I am on my third one and when I saw this little thing, it took some time to decide to buy it.  It turns out that it is pretty good.  I like the way that it records how far I have gone, and my pace and the time I have spent outside running.  The really neat thing is the uplink to the Nike plus website.  I like that I can put my runs on the internet, in such a fancy manner.  I also like the site because people can put their runs into the map feature and I can see where people that live around me ran.  I will also put some up on there soon.  I am still having some difficulty navigating their site but I think that when I spend a little more time on the site I will figure it out.  I will give an update a little later. 
The main features that I have explored so far are:  Total mileage run during a workout.  Basically I use it for telling me how far I have gone.  When running you push one button and the lady tells you how far you've gone, etc., etc.
I must admit that this things has 2 drawbacks.  First, when you use this I feel like you cannot go out for a run without your iPod.  So while I love it now, I think that there will be a time when I do not use it any more.  But for the time being, it gives me an excuse to get up off my duff and get out there.
The second drawback is a little more of a technical one.  I love to listen to podcasts whenever I am doing anything much more so than music, and when I set up my playlists to include a podcast the iPod skips over the podcast and goes right to the next song.  This is generally not a bad thing because I have good taste in music but I also was to have a couple of chuckles while I run.  To me there is nothing better than having to stop a run because I am having a laugh. 
Oh well, that's enough for now. I will update when I have figured this Nike Plus thing more.
Keep it up.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
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