running for my money
i was curious about the custom nikes, so i ordered some. they're pretty good if you can't find a pair already in colors that you want. okay, i'm lying...i love them, and i'm going to order custom colors EVERY time I get shoes!
so anyhow, i got my new running shoes and then i noticed this (+) thing. hmmm, what the heck is nike+ i wonder... so i looked into it, and it turns out that you can buy this sensor that goes in the bottom of the shoe that tracks your run. Ya, it's totally unnecessary, but so are custom pink shoes with "go fast" embroidered on the back. FYI, go fast is a joke. i'm so slow...i couldn't do a 7 minute mile if my life depended on it
anyhoo back to the unnecessary ish nike is enticing me to buy. so these sensors will track your run and let you upload your run stats to their site - where they can show you some cool graphs and such and then sell you more unnecessary things. web geek that i am, having 2.0 shoes is totally bad a$$.
so, even though i'm not that big of a runner, or that adventurous of a runner - i run the lake, i want this thing and i'm now obessed with getting it.
so i'm looking up the price. first you cough up $20, sucks but it's whatever, and get the sensor...but wait, then apple gets involved. In order to upload your data, you also have to get a ipod nano or a 2nd gen ipod touch. That's okay I thought...i have the original iphone, the expensive one, so they probably have an app that'll work with the sensor.
NO. DENIED. you have to buy the nano or the ipod touch. lame. i have the iphone, so i already have an ipod. I don't need 2. i'm so annoyed. nike should be mad at crApple about this. nike is good at getting you to incrementally spend more. Apple tries to bleed you dry. because i would have shelled out another $20 for the sensor, and i would have even paid another $20 for a nike app in the itunes app store...but i'm not going to buy yet another apple device just to know that i ran the 3.2 mile lake in 31 minutes. I already know this.
i'll let you know if i break down and buy a nano.
so anyhow, i got my new running shoes and then i noticed this (+) thing. hmmm, what the heck is nike+ i wonder... so i looked into it, and it turns out that you can buy this sensor that goes in the bottom of the shoe that tracks your run. Ya, it's totally unnecessary, but so are custom pink shoes with "go fast" embroidered on the back. FYI, go fast is a joke. i'm so slow...i couldn't do a 7 minute mile if my life depended on it
anyhoo back to the unnecessary ish nike is enticing me to buy. so these sensors will track your run and let you upload your run stats to their site - where they can show you some cool graphs and such and then sell you more unnecessary things. web geek that i am, having 2.0 shoes is totally bad a$$.
so, even though i'm not that big of a runner, or that adventurous of a runner - i run the lake, i want this thing and i'm now obessed with getting it.
so i'm looking up the price. first you cough up $20, sucks but it's whatever, and get the sensor...but wait, then apple gets involved. In order to upload your data, you also have to get a ipod nano or a 2nd gen ipod touch. That's okay I thought...i have the original iphone, the expensive one, so they probably have an app that'll work with the sensor.
NO. DENIED. you have to buy the nano or the ipod touch. lame. i have the iphone, so i already have an ipod. I don't need 2. i'm so annoyed. nike should be mad at crApple about this. nike is good at getting you to incrementally spend more. Apple tries to bleed you dry. because i would have shelled out another $20 for the sensor, and i would have even paid another $20 for a nike app in the itunes app store...but i'm not going to buy yet another apple device just to know that i ran the 3.2 mile lake in 31 minutes. I already know this.
i'll let you know if i break down and buy a nano.
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