Nike+ iPod

[Pearce]

Hey guys,

Last summer I bought myself a pair of new Nike running shoes and didnt really think anything more of it until I lifted the insole to find a little Nike+ pod.

Today I finally bought the little transmitter to go with my iPod so I can better plan my runs etc. I've been out calibrating and testing it this morning and it seems to work fantastically with the Nike+ app for the iPod touch.

Whats cool is that for the functions it gives you, you'd expect something big and clumpy to be hanging off of you - but you dont even notice it.

Has anyone else got one of these or thought about getting one?
I'll let you guys know more about how I get on with it after my run tonight.

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This advert was brought to you by Nike and Ipod ;P

[Pearce]

Haha shut it.

/end product plug.

But seriously though, it really looks awesome and should help structure my runs. Just wanted to see if anyone else had opinions on them.

[yorT]

Seen something about this on TV a while ago but haven't heard anything since. Let me know how it works.

[Pearce]

Well I used it properly for the first time last night and it worked really well, every now and then a sexy little voice tells you how far you've run - 1k, 1.5k etc etc.
It also counts my pace, time and calorie burn which is pretty handy and then once I was finished, it added my data from that run to a chart so I can track my progress.

For the £11 that the sensor costs, you can't really go wrong imo :).

[yorT]

Sweet, I might be checking that out, thanks.

[Pearce]

No problem man, let me know how it goes if you do get one.

[milkkid]

What kind of Nike's did you buy?

I got 2 pairs of the Shox lol.

[Pearce]

I got myself a pair from the Nike Bill Bowerman series and they've served me so well :).
Heres the link to mine: http://store.nike.com/index.jsp?country=US&lang_locale=en_US&l=shop,pwp,f-4294965520+4294966988/hf-4294966954/t-NIKEiD_Nike+/c-1/pn-1#l=shop,pdp,ctr-inline/cid-1/pid-204473

The colours are a bit loud and I wouldn't normally go for them but they really are awesome running shoes.

[PirateNinja415]

I do a lot of running when i get in shape for my season, i'm going to look into this some more. thanks for the review pearce

[milkkid]

damn man, those are some nice shoes.

[Flak]

Word of warning, it doesn't accurately count your distance.

If all you want is a rough idea then it's fine, but if a particular pace or distance is important to you.....it's not accurate enough. Its a problem inherent with pedometers; you can calibrate them, but they're still not great.