Thursday, July 9, 2009

DailyMile

Daily Mile is a cool little social site for all sorts of workouts. You can sync with Nike+ which is a plus, but no 'visual' view of your run. Manual inputs of workouts/runs can be done as well. This can also be synced with Facebook which is pretty cool. You can also 'share' challenges via email, weblink, Facebook, twitter, etc. Much easier than Nike+ for that. Viewing the challenges is a little easier too. The challenges are a LITTLE buggy from what I've seen so far. Joined a couple challenges where past runs for that month didn't show up. Kind of a downer for that.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Nike+ Sportsband

I find that Nike+ customer service is awesome! My wife and I pre-ordered and purchased the Nike+ Sportsband when it was first available. We both love it. She has never even used the Nano, just the sportsband. My sportsband's screen has been deteriorating for MONTHS! It's finally to a point where I can't see it any more. I thought it was just me being rough on things until I saw that Becky's had the same issue! I sent Nike an email (I purchased it from the Nike website), and they let me know that they are giving FULL refunds to anyone who purchased this. Obviously there was a defect with this product.

The new sportsband is supposed to be out in the comming weeks (Summer 2009). I'm checking to see if I can get a pre-order like I did last time, especially since I have always loved it! It costs $59, and my understanding is the new one will be the same price. If you purchase this, don't forget to calibrate it before you get to far into your runs. It does make a difference, and can be significant based on your stride.