How do I measure my runs? I do it the cheapest way I possibly can! I find Map Quest and Google Maps hard because sometimes I run through parks and can’t really keep track so I use Nike + ipod. It’s a little gadget that clips to the bottom of your ipod or iphone and also to your shoe. It tells you how far you’ve run, how many calories you’ve burned (although it WAY overestimates this) and it tells you how long it took you.

Although I think this is a great product, I am by no means encouraging you to get the shoes that go with it. Get the shoes that are RIGHT FOR YOU. Go to a place like The Running Room, or Phidippides . Have them watch your gate and recommend the right shoes for you. Now, they will probably not be the most fashionable things in the world, but they will help prevent injury and that’s way more important then style. Hard to accept, but it’s the truth. If these shoes do happen to be the Nike shoes, GREAT! If not, there are tons of after market products available for you to attach your sensor to your shoe.