Tue
Sep 23
2:33pm
Mon
Sep 22
10:00pm
I like my Nike+ SportBand
I can’t find too many positive posts about the Nike+ SportBand on the web, so I’m here to tell you that I like mine.
Sure, every now and again it thinks I’m running some sort of fast/slow/fast/fast/slow tempo on my runs (although it’s been better since I calibrated it), but it still gets the distance and time right, so if all you’re after is a simple distance/time recorder and some motivation to keep running, it’s ideal.
You could buy a fancy Garmin thing with the optional shoe pod, but you’d be spending at least twice as much of your hard-earned on it. There are other distance recorders out there, but they’re pricey too. I’m not a serious runner and I don’t want to spend too much cash on running gear. The SportBand’s cheap and it works OK, so I don’t see why there are so many knockers out there. Is it a Nike hate thing?
Mine’s fine, I trust it to record my distances and speed as accurately as can be expected from an AUD$70 device, and I’d recommend it as a good motivational tool to recreational runners who don’t already own a Nano or 2G Touch (’cos they should buy the SportKit).
So there.
Sun
Sep 21
3:17pm
Feeling good about the upcoming half marathon
Last week I had a couple of ordinary training runs and was starting to get anxious about my ability to complete the Half in a few weeks time.
But on Friday morning I ran 13km, the furthest I’d ever run, and felt good afterwards. Then today I ran 16km in 1hr 31, and this arvo I also feel pretty good.
The confidence is building that I’ll make it.
Tue
Sep 16
2:02pm
links for 2008-09-15
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Solid list of Wordpress resources.
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Good collection of sites that use large backgrounds
Mon
Sep 15
10:22am
Melbourne vs. Sydney
In your face, Sydneysiders
You always knew it, but now your own paper is reporting it.
Sat
Sep 13
3:41pm
Aahhh technology
I’m sitting in my sunny back garden, listening to iTunes play through my loungeroom stereo courtesy of Airport, controlling the songs via the iPod Touch & Remote, and writing this post on Wordpress.
Isn’t technology great?
