Nike plus system
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I used it for a few months and while I enjoyed it and it was accurate I am not a huge fan of Nike running shoes. If you like Nike running shoes than I would say it is a good investment and Nikeplus dot com is a fun site to play around with.
I ended up giving it to my fiancé(she loves Nike running shoes) it and I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner.
I ended up giving it to my fiancé(she loves Nike running shoes) it and I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner.
I used it when I trained for and ran a marathon in the fall and am using it again as I train for a marathon in June. I find that it works OK. Every so often when I feel the distances are off I run 3 or 4 miles on a treadmill then calibrate the distance.
I don't use Nike shoes. I run with Mizuno shoes. I just put the sensor in a little pouch that is attached to my laces.
I don't use Nike shoes. I run with Mizuno shoes. I just put the sensor in a little pouch that is attached to my laces.
I have some friends who swear by it - they love having celebrity voices give them prompts and encouragement through their iPod. Personally, I'm a stats freak so I also went with a Forerunner - I like knowing everything about my run in realtime!
I have the sports band and I really dig it. Before calibration I found it to be faily accurate, even more so afterwards (within 5% of measured distance). Some folks get good results from just jamming the sensor in their shoelaces for non nike shoes or buying an aftermarket pouch made for it (their are a few). I decided to get a pair if nike shoes as I blow though running shoes pretty quickly so this is a non issue for me.
i've got the bracelet and really dig it.
the nike+ site is kind of a bummer (imo) because it's all flash based.. but you can use the nike+ stuff at other sites like runnerplus.com or mapmyrun.com, etc.
that's what I do.
the nike+ site is kind of a bummer (imo) because it's all flash based.. but you can use the nike+ stuff at other sites like runnerplus.com or mapmyrun.com, etc.
that's what I do.
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i think the forerunner is a garmin gps unit, but i'm not positive.
Garmin Forerunner is a GPS based runner's watch.
My shoe sensor died after couple of months, otherwise it was OK.
I haven't used, but I have a few friends who have and they've all said good things.
As for a monitoring system like this, I love my Garmin Forerunner 305.
As for a monitoring system like this, I love my Garmin Forerunner 305.
nike running shoes r no good.
Well golly, I sure wish I knew that before I put the 500 injury free miles I did on mine.
But seriously, running shoe preference, company to company or even model to model, is as subjective as razor blades. Sometimes you will find a shoe that you just cant use from a company you have always had good luck with (curse you Asics Nimbus 11's).
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I believe the 305 has more bells and whistles
My running/tracking progression went like this:
That was the Nike/Phillips Mp3 Run. The upside was it was easy to use and comfortable to wear. Another plus of this system was the built in strobe light. When running after dark the flashing strobe was a nice safety feature. In terms of accuracy it wasn't exactly spot on even after calibration. I found I could run known distances and it would be off by as much as 10%. I also HATED the sensor for this particular system. The sensor attached to your shoe was about 3x the size of a standard BIC lighter. It was irritating to say the least. This was my first running trainer so it helped but needed to be replaced.
Up next was the Ipod Nano + Nike Plus combination:
I'm another runner who think Nike makes THE WORST running shoes on the market so I used the little pouches available to carry the Nike+ sensor on top of my shoe attached to the laces. I typically run in Asics or Mizuno. This system was marginally more accurate than the Nike Run by Phillips mentioned above. I'd say it was accurate to about +/- 5%. Using it in conjunction with the iPod was nice but really didn't offer what I needed.
Finally at the recommendation of a long time runner and close friend I upgraded the the Garmin Forerunner 405:
The Forerunner 405 was a major, major improvement over the previous trainers that I used. First of all, the GPS feature is very nice. The accuracy is a great deal better. The variation isn't more than a few feet over the course of a 7 mile run. At first I thought the chest strap would bother me (needed for the heart rate monitor) but I quickly discovered that it didn't bother me at all. I don't always wear it either, depends on what I'm doing on a particular day.
From Garmin's Website:
Is there a downside to the Forerunner? No, I've never had any complaints with this system. The feedback it provides through the Garmin Training Center (available for both Windows/MAC or online) is priceless. I had a friend (non-owner) tell me he wouldn't like it because he has to take two items with him with this system (the GPS watch and an Mp3 player) the reality is this, with any of these systems you are carrying more than one item whether it is the trainer plus a sensor or the trainer plus an Mp3 player or for many of us trainer, Mp3 and sunglasses.
Sorry if this one was long, but I've run the gamut of these products and the Forerunner is vastly superior over others.
I've found that like most things in life you are getting what you pay for. If you pay <$100 for a training system you simply are not going to get the accuracy, data, reporting or ease of use that you will with a more expensive system.
Hope this helps.
That was the Nike/Phillips Mp3 Run. The upside was it was easy to use and comfortable to wear. Another plus of this system was the built in strobe light. When running after dark the flashing strobe was a nice safety feature. In terms of accuracy it wasn't exactly spot on even after calibration. I found I could run known distances and it would be off by as much as 10%. I also HATED the sensor for this particular system. The sensor attached to your shoe was about 3x the size of a standard BIC lighter. It was irritating to say the least. This was my first running trainer so it helped but needed to be replaced.
Up next was the Ipod Nano + Nike Plus combination:
I'm another runner who think Nike makes THE WORST running shoes on the market so I used the little pouches available to carry the Nike+ sensor on top of my shoe attached to the laces. I typically run in Asics or Mizuno. This system was marginally more accurate than the Nike Run by Phillips mentioned above. I'd say it was accurate to about +/- 5%. Using it in conjunction with the iPod was nice but really didn't offer what I needed.
Finally at the recommendation of a long time runner and close friend I upgraded the the Garmin Forerunner 405:
The Forerunner 405 was a major, major improvement over the previous trainers that I used. First of all, the GPS feature is very nice. The accuracy is a great deal better. The variation isn't more than a few feet over the course of a 7 mile run. At first I thought the chest strap would bother me (needed for the heart rate monitor) but I quickly discovered that it didn't bother me at all. I don't always wear it either, depends on what I'm doing on a particular day.
From Garmin's Website:
Is there a downside to the Forerunner? No, I've never had any complaints with this system. The feedback it provides through the Garmin Training Center (available for both Windows/MAC or online) is priceless. I had a friend (non-owner) tell me he wouldn't like it because he has to take two items with him with this system (the GPS watch and an Mp3 player) the reality is this, with any of these systems you are carrying more than one item whether it is the trainer plus a sensor or the trainer plus an Mp3 player or for many of us trainer, Mp3 and sunglasses.
Sorry if this one was long, but I've run the gamut of these products and the Forerunner is vastly superior over others.
I've found that like most things in life you are getting what you pay for. If you pay <$100 for a training system you simply are not going to get the accuracy, data, reporting or ease of use that you will with a more expensive system.
Hope this helps.
See my post above. The 305 was an improvement over the 205 and the 405 is an improvement over the 305. In short, yes more bells and whistles.
I really love my 405. If/when the time comes to replace it I'm sure it will be with the next great Garmin product. They've won/earned a lifelong customer in me.
I have the Nike + like it; however, I'll probably move to the Garmin Forerunner.
