Nike + iPod Sport

[wavedancer]

Has anyone used this accessory for running with an iPod? I am thinking of getting it for my hard-to-buy-for brother.

Nike + iPod

[jesvetmed]

I've been using it a couple of years. I really like it. Fairly accurate right from the get go... and you get some motivational stuff when you hit new Personal REcords... Like Lance Armstrong or Paulina (... don't remember her last name) congratulating you on your "fastest mile". Basic tracking of your miles online for free. And you can compare the MPH on a graph on the Nike Website.

So all in all -- pretty cool. But GPS it's not!

Happy Shopping!

[singletrackmind]

My sister bought it but can't wear Nike shoes comfortably so used a little velcro pouch she had to attach it to her shoe laces. There are pouches made just for it that you can get if you don't want to be tied to buying Nike+ shoes. The only thing she didn't like was that you can't replace the battery, you have to buy a new sensor.

[Urlea]

I liked it at first. As Jes. said, there are some good motivational things built into it which helped me get started with running. The pace graphs are pretty nice.

But after running a few races with it I realized that it was way off. Wasn't estimating my distance and pace even close to accurate. Too optimistic. It was depressing to find that my fastest mile was about 1.5 minutes slower then what it said and that my 5k time was slower also.

Anyway, you can calibrate them when they start to become less accurate. I just got tired of doing that and about 1/2 of my runs are without my ipod now so I wear a watch instead to figure out pace.

It's a great gift idea though.

[crazydoglady]

I have it, and I think it's okay. I had to work pretty hard to get it calibrated even close to the distances I'd map out on Google Earth. It's way off if conditions change (like if I'm running in snow), but for right now I just take the results with a grain of salt and it's accurate enough for my needs. I'd like to get a Garmin someday, but I'm a graduate student and don't have the extra funds right now.