My Nike+iPod Runners Review

[Eleazar]

I have one too, it works pretty well. The only thing I notice is that between running on the street and on a treadmill at the gym, there is a difference. On the street it seems just about accurate with the distance (as crudely measured by my car's trip odometer), but on a treadmill it usually totals up something less than the distance on the machine. Just shorts maybe a tenth of a mile over a 2 mile stretch, perhaps.

Good value, for sure.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Cochise

I have one too, it works pretty well. The only thing I notice is that between running on the street and on a treadmill at the gym, there is a difference. On the street it seems just about accurate with the distance (as crudely measured by my car's trip odometer), but on a treadmill it usually totals up something less than the distance on the machine. Just shorts maybe a tenth of a mile over a 2 mile stretch, perhaps.

Good value, for sure.

Where did you calibrate yours? On a track or just over the street?

I went to a track to calibrate mine to help ensure maximum accuracy possible.

[OnTheWarpath15]

My wife has been wanting to get back in to running (she used to run 2-3 miles a day before she met me...) and when she saw the commercial she commented on how cool it was.

I just got done wrapping her Christmas gift: A Nano, the Nike kit and an arm sleeve.

I'm curious as to where to put the insert if you don't have the Nike+ shoes. The Apple rep told me that a lot of people slip it into their laces or the tongue of the shoe.

Hope she enjoys it as much as you guys seem to.....

[Silock]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

My wife has been wanting to get back in to running (she used to run 2-3 miles a day before she met me...) and when she saw the commercial she commented on how cool it was.

I just got done wrapping her Christmas gift: A Nano, the Nike kit and an arm sleeve.

I'm curious as to where to put the insert if you don't have the Nike+ shoes. The Apple rep told me that a lot of people slip it into their laces or the tongue of the shoe.

Hope she enjoys it as much as you guys seem to.....

I heartily DO NOT recommend the Nike Sport Sleeve. It's a pain in the ass to use the Nike+ system with it, and you can't even see the screen of the iPod. It sucks because you need to access the menu to start and stop the workout. So, what happens is you start the workout, then have to spend 30 seconds to a minute finagling the iPod back down into the sleeve before you start the workout... then reverse that process to end the workout. It throws off your numbers. I ended up just holding mine halfway through the first workout I used it with. And if you don't get it seated properly, you can't hit the buttons on the iPod (they're also covered up) to give you feedback or change songs or volume. I got the Belkin Sport Sleeve from Amazon for $2, but I really want this one:

Link

As for the transmitter on a non-Nike shoe, you could just tape it to your shoelaces (make sure it doesn't bounce around, though, because it IS a pedometer), or there's www.shoepouch.com.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Silock

I heartily DO NOT recommend the Nike Sport Sleeve. It's a pain in the ass to use the Nike+ system with it, and you can't even see the screen of the iPod. It sucks because you need to access the menu to start and stop the workout. So, what happens is you start the workout, then have to spend 30 seconds to a minute finagling the iPod back down into the sleeve before you start the workout... then reverse that process to end the workout. It throws off your numbers. I ended up just holding mine halfway through the first workout I used it with. And if you don't get it seated properly, you can't hit the buttons on the iPod (they're also covered up) to give you feedback or change songs or volume. I got the Belkin Sport Sleeve from Amazon for $2, but I really want this one:

Link

As for the transmitter on a non-Nike shoe, you could just tape it to your shoelaces (make sure it doesn't bounce around, though, because it IS a pedometer), or there's www.shoepouch.com.

Cool. Looks like the sleeve is going back. Thanks for the input.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Cool. Looks like the sleeve is going back. Thanks for the input.

NP. Hope she likes it!