Though I enjoyed the 50-yard dash more than most when I was a tyke, I never was much interested in long distances or endurance running. Fast forward about 20 years or so, to when I met the wonderful woman who would later be my wife... and she's a runner. I gave it my best at first but quickly determined I needed some extra boost along the way. So, by combining my trusty 4th generation iPod with an armband carrying case, I made an already great and well-used Christmas gift into a tool to motivate me past the first few hundred meters.It has taken about 2 years, but running with my girlfriend/fiance/wife both outside and on the treadmill, and powered by inspirational music, I am on my way to being comfortable with running. Recently, I encountered a crossroads. Through what I can only call extreme overuse, my iPod became practically unusable leaving me in the lurch. After a few weeks of deliberation, mainly due to the fact that I was working so much and frequently out of town, I finally decided to pick up an iPod nano and take advantage of a new tool that might possibly take my running to the next level.
I have been eying the Nike+ system for quite a while now, but since it requires an iPod nano, I never pulled the trigger on a purchase... until now. As you can see in one of the windows on the right side of this blog, I have logged a few runs using the device. I very much enjoy the feedback I get when I run as well as the data that is gathered. Who knows, maybe I can use this new tool to get up to the 10k level... you can watch and see!
