Nike + ipod
 

is anyone using this? are you using it with or without the "special" Nike shoes? i am thinking of getting one for may half marathon training, as it would be a whole lot easier to track my distance than my current method of driving every run and marking it's distance :o

any opinions? thanks!

Probably not helpful right now but I did get some new running shoes last weekend that are Nike+ and ordered the. IPod kit immediately. I start using it tomorrow. :)

sweet! let me know how you like, although i may not have the patience to get reviews and just go and buy it this weekend instead :D i'm not so good with the whole patience thing....

My husband has the Nike +iPod. He does not use it with the Nike shoes. He did have it fit under his laces but lost one so now he has it in a little baggie that is tread through his laces with the device in it. He recently purchased the Garmin Forerunner which tracks his running distance with GPS. He has found that the Nike +iPod loses about .1 mile per mile run compared to the Garmin (and verified by car). If you get one I would drive the routes and compare it to your device to see if there is a standard difference in the distances. At .1 miles while training for a marathon that would equate to a couple of miles he would be losing while training.

thanks nellonello! that is really good to know. i will verify a couple of routes with it that i have already measured with my car...i would hate to think i was ready to go for the HM, only to realize that my long runs weren't quite long enough!

I don't know about the Nike and ipod thing... But I do know that this site mapmyrun.com prevents you from going in your car and measuring the distance...Just type your postal code or exact address and voila you're there!!

I second Ilene about mapmyrun.com - it's a good way to measure your run.

I have been using the Nike + iPod Sport Kit for about a month and use it with Nike running shoes. I'm really happy with it and find it motivating - it measures my workout distance and speed - and it's easy to transfer workout information to the nikeplus site where all the information about previous workouts is kept. It's also easy to join challenges with other runners on the site. And everything is very user friendly, which is a plus.

...and every time I complete a workout with a longer distance than my previous workouts, Lance Armstrong tells me I'm doing great and to keep it up! And when I complete a run faster than previous workouts, Tiger Woods tells me the same! :D

mapmyrun.com looks like it will be very useful, thanks guys! i think i will still get the nike + ipod to track my speed, but will also definitely be using this site.

I have nike+ Sportsband. It's pretty accurate on the distance. I like it cause it tracks everything online.

As mentioned above, there are websites to create routes at your desired distance. My sister got the nike+ipod when she was training for her half-marathon, but not with the shoes. She liked it. But be sure you know it only works with the Nano (when she got it she had a classic and a shuffle but no nano. she ended up using it with my parents nano's for a while before she got her own)

I just got the Nike+ for my ipod touch (then you don't need the "reciever thing" because the touches have it built in) and I bought a clip for it to clip to my non-Nike shoes. I like it!

Ny favorite part is that is will track my runs for me. I am a new runner and completed the C25K program a few months ago and really wish I had been tracking things for myself then so I could see more clearly how much I have progressed!

hmm... silly question - i got an ipod with the Nike thing on it. To use with regular shoes does it have to be clipped to my shoes or could it be in a pocket or something? I haven't figured out how to use it yet, but it seems neat!

there is a hole in nike+ shoes under the sole. thats where you put the tracker

iris - i don't wear nike shoes. i stick it in the top of my sock, under the tongue of my shoe, and it works fine. you can also buy little pouches that lace onto the top of your shoe...i don't think it would work in your pocket, as it is calibrating your stride length.

In my personal experience, it has to be clipped to a shoe, parallel to the ground.

I went for a walk with it tucked in my sock/shoe, and then I went for the same one with it clipped it to my shoe, and it was more then double the distance with it properly attached to my shoe.

I bought a clip for it to clip onto my laces, it was less then $10.

Me too! Worth every penny :)

Do you guys have this case? - Nike Adapter

or this? - sensor case

Thanks :)

This one. :)

This one too!

Thank you sotypical and momof5k.

I have another question for you lovely ladies :)

Can I use the Nike+ without my iPod? I do own an iPod Touch but if I just wanted to wear the nike+ on non-workout days for just tracking distance... will it still record the information?

I'm thinking of getting a pedometer for measuring distance and steps. But if Nike+ does that then I can just for with that instead as it's easier since I can just attach it to my shoe. Any thoughts?

Thanks :)

pintobean -

You have to have your ipod with you and turned on for the Nike+ to work. You can get wrist bands though that can work in place of the iPod... more $$$$

Honestly, I just bought a Pedometer, cost me $30 and it supposed to be one of the best ones out there and I like it better then the Nike+. It counts EVERY single step I take it a day, assuming I have it on me. I feel like a dork with it clipped to my side, but it's pretty cool and motivating to see how many steps you take. I can clip it to my pants, put it in my pocket or my purse and it still counts. The downfall of the Nike+ is that you have to have your iPod with you, and your shoes on! I can use this one barefoot! And it works good for counting my steps even when doing a walking video, I don't think the Nike+ would work well for that.

I log on my steps in walkertracker.com :) I have a bit of info and stuff on my blog if your interested.

If I go on a longer walk, then I use my Nike+ too - might as well.

Thanks sotypical, for your response :D. Then I'll just invest in a pedometer. I think it would give me more info than the nike+. I like the idea of steps counted.

I'll definitely check out your blog.

Hey Pinto, I left you a comment back. Yes it does show distance :)

This pedometer might appeal more to you - you can plug it into your computer.

I have only ever used an Omron pedometer, but the huge plus is that they don't have to be clipped to you. You can put them in a pocket (not a tight one) or in your purse. And it doesn't make any nose at all, apparently some are very loud.

Thanks so much. You helped a lot. And, thank you for replying to my comment as well. :)