Speed & Distance Trackers

Nike+ Sportband Review »

Who likes gadgets? Me! Who was disappointed with the Nike+ Sportband? Me. Well, kind of. I’m still holding out hope. It’s not always love at first sight, right? Tell me it’s not.

Digging Deep »

Professional athletes have an ability to dig deep and hold pace that leaves me slack jawed. This video shows Maryam Yusuf Jamal hanging on by a very short margin as Yelena Soboleva gains on her at the Osaka IAAF World Championships. I can only imagine the pain and determination required to keep from getting passed [...]

Featured Web Site: Is Bones In Motion (BiM) ‘The Final Frontier’ for Tracking Your Runs? »

If a runner from the 70′s running boom was magically transported through time to present day, I’m sure he or she would be astounded at all the technological options we runners have for tracking our every footstep. It wasn’t long ago when, if we wanted to figure out how far we were running, we’d have [...]

Nike + iPod: What if You Don’t Run in Nike? »

When the Nike + iPod kit came out, I thought it was really a cool idea. The thought of integrating your music and a time/distance tool in to one neat little kit was really intriguing. The downside for me was the fact that I don’t really care for Nike shoes. Never have. Even when I [...]

Poll: Tracking the Love, Part II: And the Winner Is … »

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I’m not the only one who has inappropriate feelings about their Garmin Forerunner. An astonishing 48 percent of the readers who voted on the GPS poll at CRN use some version of the Garmin Forerunner. Several of you have even lovingly named (and secretly caressed) yours. And for [...]

How to Calibrate the Nike+iPod Sport Kit »

Out of the box, the Sport Kit is only 90 percent accurate. You can expect (according to Nike and Apple) your sensor to be 98 percent accurate once calibrated, so it is definitely worth the minor extra effort it takes to calibrate. Here’s how: Measure out a route to use for calibration. Find a route [...]

Let’s Get It Started: Nike + iPod Sport Kit Review »

You’ve seen the ads, commercials, and read about it in online news and blogs. But does the Nike + iPod Sport Kit live up to the hype? Before you start using the device, you need to calibrate the sensor. There is a menu option for this and it allows you to pick your distance. Either [...]