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I am quitting Nike+ after almost 5 years with the Nike+ website.

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Because the iPod nano 6 gen. I carried around the streets of Berlin decided to quit recording mode only seconds after the start. Sadly that was not the first time the Nike+ stuff didn´t work, and trust me I have been around with Nike+

I have been using Nike+ with a host of devices, and here in very short form, are some negative and positive thoughts on all of them.

Ipods (1,4 and 6 gen.)

• – Struggling with calibration and often unprecise.
• – iTunes for syncing is annoying.
• – Multiple runs has disappeared when syncing.
• – Endless amount of Nike+ sensors lost, when not always wearing Nike+ running shoes
• + Easy to carry.
• + Music is close at hand.

SportBands (4 of them)

• – Terrible build quality.
• – Expensive to replace (every 6 months).
• – struggling with calibration and often unprecise.
• – USB positioned downward, so it can’t be inserted in laptop USB port.
• – Endless amount of Nike+ sensors lost, when not always wearing Nike+ running shoes.
• + No need for iTunes and easy syncing.
• + Light and easy start/stop.

iPhone 4 (Nike+ app)

• – Uncomfortable with the armbands.
• – Does not work on the treadmill.
• – Exposed to all sorts of bad weather = expensive to replace.
• + Reliable when syncing.
• + Very precise.

So the time has come to part ways with Nike+ and especially since Polar also has polarpersonaltrainer.com on the web for easy access. I really wanted to reach the black 5000 km. level with Nike+, but this is where it ends – 3632 km more or cirtanly LESS :-)