Run for your life!

Athletic shoes have come quite a long way. Gone are the days when all you got were rubber, canvas and some cotton stitched together. Today, you get aerodynamic cuts, synthetic material, Air technology, Honey Comb technology, Shox technology and so forth. With so much incorporated into just a pair of shoes these days, you'd have to wonder: how far can footwear technology go? Apparently not far enough.

Nike+ Ipod which officially lauched one and half years ago in US.

Nike+iPod: What Is It?

The Nike+iPod system lets your shoe ‘talk' to your iPod as you do your running, providing information such as time, distance, calories burned and pace which are displayed on the iPod screen. Real-time audio feedback is also provided, meant to aid in your timing and performance. Think of it as your personal electronic trainer.

On top of that, you have the iPod's playback capabilities that allow you to customize your playlist to give you the drive you need to do your runs. You get to choose a ‘PowerSong' as well, that special track that you can activate anytime during your workout session to give you an extra boost.

So Nike+iPod is a system that basically brings together two groups of people - those who like to listen to music as they workout, and those who like to track their workout progress. Nike aims to build running communities with this seamless combination, and people who don't run might just have a reason to do so now.

My very own Nike+ AirMax II 180 Shoes, Nike+ Sport Kit, and Ipod Nano 4GB.

So basically after you had your run, you can connect your ipod to your pc and itunes software will automatically upload your running data to the nikeplus website. As you can see the picture above show multiple runs data that already uploaded by the runner/user. What should u do with the running data? Well, the most cool thing i thought is you can actually have a challenge with other runner from all over the world either in individual or team style. Besides, you can compare your current and previous run data. You get to see how far you're going, and how much you're improving with each run. No hassle...