Anyone have the iPod Nike+?

[dhunter]

I already have a regular iPod but I'm thinking about getting a iPod nano just for this. Anybody have it? Does it calculate distance accurately? I think it would be better if it was a GPS device. Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Deck]

you have to buy the shoes with it to. I think.

[Romanowski]

g it over xmas with the Nike + shoes

does it calculate distance accurately?...yes to a 0.05 of a mile

no GPS

you can set goals for a month, display graphs of your runs. everything you have seen on the nike website if youve looked

somewhat simplisitic but im sure it will be improving soon to come

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Deck

you have to buy the shoes with it to. I think.

from what i found on the web, people are putting the sensor under the laces of other shoes and getting ok results. all the nike shoe does is provide a slot for the sensor. i'd probably go with a nike shoe anyways tho.

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

g it over xmas with the Nike + shoes

does it calculate distance accurately?...yes to a 0.05 of a mile

no GPS

you can set goals for a month, display graphs of your runs. everything you have seen on the nike website if youve looked

somewhat simplisitic but im sure it will be improving soon to come

accuracy was what i was worried about mostly. from what i saw on the apple and nike website it looks pretty sweet. i think i'm going to pull the trigger.

[TCD619]

a friend at my gym has it, she loves it, but i hear the nike website you go on is HORRIBLE. she has shox that go w/it, and all you do is plug something into bottom of ur ipod, and a chip goes in sole of ur shoe and u can't even feel its there

[dhunter]

I bought an iPod Nano and Nike + and went on my 1st run. I compared it to what the treadmill said and it was pretty close.

Treadmill
3.00 miles
471 calories

Nike+
3.11 miles
461 calories

This was with the out-of-the-box calibration, not bad.

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

treadmill is not near as good as real running Davey, get your ass outside in that sun lol

how much are these things? I have iPod video and love it. not sure i would buy another iPod for this, is it worth it?

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Hoosiercatdaddy

treadmill is not near as good as real running Davey, get your ass outside in that sun lol

how much are these things? I have iPod video and love it. not sure i would buy another iPod for this, is it worth it?

I got the 4G iPod nano for $200. And the Nike+ is $30. They want you to also buy the Nike+ running shoes but for now I'm using my Adidas and just putting the sensor underneath the laces. I'll get a pair of Nike+ 180's when I need a new pair.

If you do a lot of running, and want to keep track of your progress...I say it's worth it. It gives you real time feedback and a voice will tell you your progress every once in awhile. Keeps you motivated. Then the data syncs to the Nike website so you can keep track of your runs, set long term goals, etc. Can even challenge other users.

I had some gift cards to burn though so I had to pick something, lol.

[Deck]

you wanna challenge the big man with a little competition dhunter? I have one and ready for some very fast walking!

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Deck

you wanna challenge the big man with a little competition dhunter? I have one and ready for some very fast walking!

sure man. that would be fun. what kind of competition did you want to setup? total distance?

[Deck]

distance would be cool by me. Not average speed though. How do we set it up?

[dhunter]

Originally Posted by Deck

distance would be cool by me. Not average speed though. How do we set it up?

We could either do 1st person to X number of miles....or who runs the most miles in X number of days.

We set it up through the Nike+ website. Do you have a Nike+ user name? We probably won't be able to post them here though. Get my e-mail from Dr. Jack.

[Deck]

most miles in x number of days is a good way to start. I will ask Jack if we can put them here. Its just a username on the website we cannot communicate through it. I will let you know by the end of teh night.

[dhunter]