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Started by court1485 at 08-23-2008 4:09 PM. Topic has 5 replies.
  
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 08-23-2008, 4:09 PM
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court1485
Joined on 08-24-2008
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Nike + or some other type of device
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Does anyone know of any inexpensive fitness timer or band or chip that tracks your pace,time and calories burned. I was thinking about the nike + but don't you have to buy the shoes also to insert the chip!? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Hope everyone has a great night.
Courtney
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08-23-2008, 11:07 PM
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Penguin
Joined on 08-01-2008
Stirling, Scotland
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Re: Nike + or some other type of device
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Hi Courtney,
Personally I use the Garmin Forerunner 50, which tracks heart rate, time, distance, pace, stride length etc. I like it, but I wouldn't say it was a cheap option. I've heard that you can get a pouch for the Nike + sensor tso that you can attach it to the shoes you already have. However, as I'm not a Nike + user, you'd have to do a bit more research. Companies like Polar and Suunto also do similar things to the Garmin - check running store websites and perhaps Runner's World for reviews.
Gary
Next up - Graduated 14/09/2008 - first 5k on October 4th
Read my blog at http://defiantc25krunner.blogspot.com/ - or click on the weblog link
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08-23-2008, 11:34 PM
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briandk
 
Joined on 08-21-2008
Denmark
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Re: Nike + or some other type of device
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If by chance you happen to have a Nokia phone with GPS (buildin or via. bluetooth), there is Nokia Sportstracker, it's free and does pace, laps, calories etc.
// brian
C25K finished Oct. 02 - 2008.
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08-26-2008, 4:29 AM
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pjf
Joined on 08-26-2008
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Re: Nike + or some other type of device
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 court1485 wrote: | Does anyone know of any inexpensive fitness timer or band or chip that tracks your pace,time and calories burned. I was thinking about the nike + but don't you have to buy the shoes also to insert the chip!? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Hope everyone has a great night.
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I use the Nike+--you can buy what's called the "ShoePouch" if you don't want to buy/use the Nike shoes--it'll attach to any shoes!
http://www.grantwoodtechnology.com/shoepouch/
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08-27-2008, 12:36 PM
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batman
Joined on 07-31-2008
Toronto
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Re: Nike + or some other type of device
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Courtney,
I'm satisfied with the Nike +. The pouch thingy works fine too. I'm not using Nike shoes.
The Nike + tracks your total time, distance and time between each km / mile. It;s not a lot of detail, but it works.
It doesn't capture heart rate although I have a watch that does that.
The Garmin looks like it grabs quite a bit more data.
So in a nutshell, you get what you pay for... more bucks... more info.
Keep Running!
Cheers
Batman
view my C25K blog at http://batmans.blogspot.com/ or click the link below.
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08-27-2008, 12:41 PM
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batman
Joined on 07-31-2008
Toronto
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Re: Nike + or some other type of device
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One other point Courtney.
The Nike + website is very simplistic. There is a different site http://www.runnerplus.com that actually display's more info about each run than than nike's own site. It's no charge and it's definitely superior.
I believe the Garmin's work with this site too however Garmin's own site may have more data. (I've never been on it as I don;t use a Garmin at this point)
Cheers
Batman
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Keep Running!
Cheers
Batman
view my C25K blog at http://batmans.blogspot.com/ or click the link below.
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