You might remember my post from back in August, where I finally got off my butt and purchased a pair of Nike+ shoes. Well, it’s taken me another month, but I finally got out of my office chair to go for a run today at lunch… and I have to say, I enjoyed it. The […]
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Nike+ Finally Gets Me Off My Butt… And On the Road!

You might remember my post from back in August, where I finally got off my butt and purchased a pair of Nike+ shoes. Well, it’s taken me another month, but I finally got out of my office chair to go for a run today at lunch… and I have to say, I enjoyed it.

The Nike+ kind of made it fun. While I’m only familiar with the basics of the Nike+ system so far, it kept track of my pace, distance and time, and I checked this often during my run. I managed to cover 4km today, and felt pretty darn good when I got back to the office here to get back to work.

When I returned I simply plugged my nano into my MacBook Pro, and all of my run data was automatically uploaded to the Nike+ site, where I can view, manage and analyse my runs… Plus do all sorts of other cool things.

My question for you all is this. Would anyone be interested in starting up a Mactropolis.com Nike+ Running Group? It would be mighty easy for us to start up a new forum in our forums, and it would be a great way for all of us to get up and get active…and support each other. I’ve had enough of this sitting behind a desk… A nice run or jog (pronounced ‘yog’… kidding) goes a long way for all of us. What do you say? Who wants to join me?

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