for Christmas i got a little nike ipod thinger. one part i stick on my shoe and the other piece connects onto my ipod. being that this was one of the first mornings without a snowfall, i ventured forth to give it a whirl (thus determining if i was wise to keep it instead of returning it for some underarmour).this thing is really cool! i can choose if i want to run for a certain distance, a set period of time, or if i want to burn a certain number of calories. i typically like to run for distance, an imprint left from the traumatic years of the 'mile run' in grade school. since it's been a while, i went with 3K. i flipped through my 'nrg shuffle' playlist until i found my current favorite song ('shipping out to boston'; it used to be 'living on a prayer', but i'm a sucker for the irish accordion rock) and took off. what makes this especially rad is that a nice lady notifies me of every .5K, which not just a helpful gauge of how to pace myself, but it's also a morale boost ('i've gone 1K already?')
the 'calorie-roasting' option is intriguing to me, due in part to my fascination with the mcdonald's nutrition facts. i really can't think of a better scale. for example, knowing that i burned 193 calories doesn't mean much; knowing that i burned over a third of a big mac, that's something i can understand.
my next goal is to burn a full cheeseburger.
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I can't say that I've tried my running thinger yet, but it does seem cool. I just haven't felt up to running since Christmas...but I intend to use it eventually. Good luck with the cheeseburger.
I haven't used mine either, but mostly because it hasn't been warm enough to go running since Christmas up here.
It was -29F today when I went to work.
I thought it had been a while since I heard from you.....
I just finished Fanny and Alexander and I'm eager to chew it over with someone. Especially since I wasn't able to give it my undivided attention for 3+ hours and so I'm certain I missed important bits.
Holler if you ever have a moment.
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