Ivana Atmojo

I’ve just got a new Nike+ Sports Band as a present, and I’m really excited!

Basically it’s like a digital watch that also functions to record your run (miles, pace, time, & calories) when used with the Nike+ Sensor (placed inside your Nike+ shoes). After each run, you just plug it in to your computer (like a USB drive) to sync your run.

After the initial installation, you may sign up to nikeplus.com, where they have all kinds of cool stuff there. One of my favourite has got to be the Nike+ minis! If you notice, on the upper right side of this blog, you’ll see a Nike+ mini that I have personalised to resemble myself (red-head, short hair, tan skin, white shoes, white iPod head set, white shorts,  England flag tee, and many more!). You can even pick your own facial features!

My other favourite stuff is the Nike Coach. You can choose your own targeted training, and be coached accordingly! I picked the half-marathon (20K)–since I’m usually a 10-K runner, and I figured it’s time for a step up. So for the next 12 weeks, I’ll be training for my 20K run. I find this feature particularly useful, simply because it provides us with a clearer & safer exercise plan. Without being coached, it’s easy for one to overdo it and quite possibly, get injured.

So from now on, you can have an updated information of my run, simply by checking the Nike+ Mini box available in this blog, as well as my Facebook profile. Oh, one more thing, you can have your Mini as your screen-saver too!