Just before we went on holiday, Kirsty and I took advantage of an Apple Back-to-school promotion and bought a Macbook for her and a new iPod Nano for me. Then while on holiday, I picked up one of those Nike+ for iPod sensors in the hope that I might actually use it to start getting fit again. Having got home I put the sensor in my non-Nike shoes, plugged in the iPod and off I went.
So far this week, I’ve been out every day for a short run and really surprised myself by covering 2.3 miles on the second day and 2.4 on the third averaging about 20 minutes! My target is now to work up to a 5 mile run.
Apart from listening to music while running and having audible feedback about time and distance covered, what I really love about the Nike+ sensor is the website where you can view all your runs, track your progress, map where you’ve been and plenty more. I’m finding it a great incentive to try and better myself.
At the moment I’m sticking to going out after dark to try and avoid seeing anyone while I look like an asthmatic beetroot, but if I improve enough I may actually be comfortable in going out in daylight!
4 responses to “Keep on running”
I have one of these things and love it! I’m quite a reluctant runner but love this thing and it definitely helps me with the boredom factor!! Have you tried out the powersong feature? So much fun to press that button when you’re beginning to hit the wall and hear that song that gets you going!
I have one of these things and love it! I’m quite a reluctant runner but love this thing and it definitely helps me with the boredom factor!! Have you tried out the powersong feature? So much fun to press that button when you’re beginning to hit the wall and hear that song that gets you going!
Hi Claire,
I tried the powersong feature for the 1st time last night. Looking at the chart of the run (3.2 miles) I can see that it really helped me to pick up the pace! The song is currently Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx. What’s yours?
Hi Claire,
I tried the powersong feature for the 1st time last night. Looking at the chart of the run (3.2 miles) I can see that it really helped me to pick up the pace! The song is currently Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx. What’s yours?