One thing I’ve been meaning to write about Nike + for a while now. Well actually theres a few things….

Firstly, I’ve managed to cut my 10km down to 36′55″! Wow. I know it’s me but I think that is amazing. I still remember when I was proud of completing a mile and doing it in 10 minutes.

Second, I’ve got a bunch of friends in to it too and we’ve got a number of challenges going. I wish I could display them on my blog as I show the few runs. Plus I wish i could show my average pace, best 1 mile, 1km, etc..

Challenges do rock. What a grat way to motivate people to work harder. Some of my friends weren’t interested in doing 10km or even really running to be fair but now they are out there every day (pretty much).  My friend Ade has lost at least 2 stone (28 pounds) which is great for him, and I was just wieghed by my doctor at 12 stone. I think that is the lightest I’ve been in about 20 years!

However, yet another problem I’ve run in to with the system is a danger that my run is cut short. Basically this has happen about three times. The most recent time was the most annoying - last saturday I went out for a proper long run, oe I’d not dnensince getting the system. I ran from Crofton Park out to the thames barrier and back to Grennwich along the river, then home. The whole trip clocked in at about 23km, but at 18km I paused at a kiosk to buy a bottle of water (it was a proper roasting day) and paused my iPod. When I pressed the button to continue to it said “Continuing run…” and then “Run ended…” and my run was over!  I am so pissed off! That run was the fist opportunity to break my distance record for a long time. It’s not often you have the chance to run that far. For one it take a lot out of you! But to not have it recorded on my Nike + account. Gutted!!!!

This has happened quite a few times too. Generally where I have paused for a moment to pull my top off. It is wierd how it happens too because the system initally appears to kick in to action but then stops for no apparent reason.

Has this happened to you? Is this a bug with the system? Be good to know because then we can pressure Nike to sort it out.

B

Oh, and by the way I managed the 23km in around 1′30″. Quite unbelievable I know. Must do the marathon next year…

Wow. I can’t believe I’ve finally got of my ass and set a blog. Well I had one a couple of years ago but I never got round to posting anything. Well I’m determined to use this one. There’s loads of shit I want to shout about and get off my chest. For now though I need to look in to how to skin this interface.

B