another way for nike and ipod to make money I am rather unhappy to write this review as i was once a huge fan of this little machine. However, after about 1 year of having it, the truth of it starts to come out. Im not a very mad runner - only running about 2 maybe 3 times a week. This machine at first was wonderful as i could find out how far and how fast i was going etc. Started noticing some problems when it started changing itself between miles and km. Then it started not responding when i first connected it before a run. Then last... more info
Incentiviser I bought one of these to give me an incentive to train for a charity trek I'm doing. I hadn't run for 15 years and felt I needed all the help I could get!
It gives you your pace, distance and time whilst you're running and, if you put your weight in, your calories burned at the end. It's such an amazingly simple device, it works right out of the box.
The real bonus is synchronising to the Nike+ web site. It's great to chart your progress and to set yourself challenges. After two runs I set... more info
Surprised I have only just started running again after 6 months doing no exercise, I'd lost motivation after a pair of running shoes started hurting my feet. Bought this as a motivation booster.
Before trying it I was very suspicious of its accuracy. Calibrated it (400m walk down the street, 400m jog back) and went on 2 runs (of fast walks when it became too difficult) over a couple of days.
Syncing it with the nike website enabled the display of graphs showing my runs and how I was losing pace steadily... more info
Awesome I love this gadget! The hardest part of running is getting out of the door. Always has been for me, and running on your own can be incredibly boring. I purchased myself an iPod Nano, the Nike + trainers and Nike + kit and an 'Action Jacket' for the iPod and its far more enjoyable, listening to music the ipod on your arm and a click of the centre button on your nano gives you feed backon your run performance. Uploading tot he Nike + site is easy, although works better with ie than firefox and allows you... more info
