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Great Motivator Apr 29, 2010
Since I bought this device my motivation to run is off the chart! It is so wicked cool and fun to use.
I was not a passionate runner before, but now I can't wait to get out there and run if only to hear Lance Armstrong tell me how wonderful I am. On nights I don't feel like a long run, I'll set the 2 mile distance and go until she tells me to stop. It's just so simple and easy to use. I have not had trouble with accuracy but I don't go past 5K distance.
For Walkers: this is so much easier to use than a cheap pedometer.
It's like communism... Dec 13, 2009 ...great in theory, not so great in practice. Did a 13+ mile run today. When I hit the "stop workout" my iPod reset itself. Run was lost. This is the second time in the past two months that I lost a long run. Because the Nike site doesn't let you manually input data (owing to competitions, I think, among runners), I'm unable to track these two runs.
I like the idea of the Sport Kit, but given that tracking runs is the basic purpose of this device and it has only done this with limited success, I can't say I'm totally thrilled. (Additionally, I recently had to spend over an hour on the phone with tech support because my device would not synch to the Nike site.)
Having been a devoted consumer of all things Apple and Nike for 20+ years, I expect this device to work 100% of the time. It hasn't, which makes it extra frustrating because I'm such a big fan of both these companies. Don't know if there are better options on the market - probably not - but I can't recommend this wholeheartedly like I expected to when I first received it off my wish list.
Great Idea Dec 09, 2009 I purchased this for my wife about a month ago. She is a runner and this was perfect for her. Have not owned it long enough to rate the battery life but for the price it would be worth it. I spent $29 which at the time was a decent deal on the nike +.
I dont know how it works, It just DOES! Dec 02, 2009 I have had no problems at all with this product. It was super easy to set up and begin using. I highly recommend it to all runners looking to get a little better handle on their mileage and performance on the road. Also the Nike website is pretty cool.
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Very Inacurate Aug 31, 2009 I received this as a gift, and no where in the instructions does it tell you how to use it if you are not waering Nike Shoes. Having said that I used it with non-Nike Shoes and a holder, designed specifically for it. I ran for almost 10 minutes and it said I had only gone .10 miles! I'm not a fast runner, but thats even slower than me.
It also has no GPS, so if you want to calibrate it and don't live near a test track (the high schools near me are not safe and the tracks are not open to the public), you are SOL. I guess I will have to use both my iPod, with this, and my iPhone with the free Run Keeper program at the same time to figure out how far I am really going.
I haven't tried the website yet, but I can't imagine it being very helpful if it can't even get the distance correct.
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