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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI haven't used mine either, but mostly because it hasn't been warm enough to go running since Christmas up here.
ReplyDeleteIt was -29F today when I went to work.
I thought it had been a while since I heard from you.....
ReplyDeleteI 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.