As I stated in a Christmas wish list, I really wanted a used Ipod to work with my Nike+.
I didn't get it. Damn you, Santa.
But, it's okay, because I was able to purchase one from ebay for $65. AND IT'S GREEN WITH A RADIO AND A VIDEO CAMERA!
The Ipod was from a pawn shop. It was kind of weird, because you could see all of the old music from it. Homeboy listened to really hardcore gangsta rap--97% of it was 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. The only odd thing was that in the middle of the hardcore gangsta rap on his Top 25 played was a Britney Spears song. Gotta love the surprises in life.
Anyway, I finally figured out how to have my Ipod measure my runs. (I ran for an hour on the first day, and it said that I had run .5 miles. I was not pleased by this development...and through multiple discoveries found that the sensor cannot be double tied into your shoelaces.)
I didn't get it. Damn you, Santa.
But, it's okay, because I was able to purchase one from ebay for $65. AND IT'S GREEN WITH A RADIO AND A VIDEO CAMERA!
The Ipod was from a pawn shop. It was kind of weird, because you could see all of the old music from it. Homeboy listened to really hardcore gangsta rap--97% of it was 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. The only odd thing was that in the middle of the hardcore gangsta rap on his Top 25 played was a Britney Spears song. Gotta love the surprises in life.
Anyway, I finally figured out how to have my Ipod measure my runs. (I ran for an hour on the first day, and it said that I had run .5 miles. I was not pleased by this development...and through multiple discoveries found that the sensor cannot be double tied into your shoelaces.)
Anyway, I'm excited that I have something to monitor my training and help push me towards my marathon goal. I'm not sure of the time that I want yet, but I think that I'd like to shoot for 4:15. That's cutting off about 30 minutes from my first marathon time, but it still isn't an amazing time. Hopefully, I'll be able to get better with time.
In other health news, I continue to hate every single doctor in Denver, because I feel like they are fleecing me. I most recently went to the dentist and the dental hygienist told me that I had gum disease. After which, she showed me in pedantic detail how to brush my teeth and floss. She used a puppet.
I'm not joking.
I am a grown-ass man. While I may have lived in West Virginia for some time, I can assure you that my teeth are mother fucking fine. I genuinely believe that she got ridiculously condescending because I told her I was from West Virginia. I got super white person mad (ya know, the kind where you don't say anything to someone's face) and did the only thing that was logical: called my Daddy. Luckily, he completely agreed with me. Unfortunately, that was $200 and 2 hours of my life after I started the appointment. To compensate, my Dad is sending me one of those fancy electric toothbrushes.
I'm going to take this as a net positive.
Awesome that you got it! I loved mine. Though, I did find that I constantly had to re-calibrate, especially if I was running at a different pace than typical. Like, during a race, or even a tempo run, the calibration was WAY off (just when I needed it most). Just an FYI. Enjoy!
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