Week 28 Results...

Long week, but here are the stats:

Miles Ran 33.76
Lifted 3 times
Racquetball: 1 hour played
Calories Burned: 5194

Weight is staying the same 180-184, but for the first time ever I'm feeling some tenderness in my achilles tendon...because I'm feeling some tenderness, I'm taking today off, icing and taking some Alieve, I hope it goes away with ice therapy and light stretching.

More to come on that later

Nike+ Sportband Version 2 available July 15th 2009!...

The article below via Trading Markets


BEAVERTON, Ore., Jul 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today NIKE, Incintroduced the new Nike+ SportBand, giving runners real-time performance feedback on their distance, pace, time and calories burned with just a glance at their wrist. Nike also redefined the online running experience by merging the successful site nikeplus.com and its’ close to 2 million members together with www.nikerunning.com.

The Nike+ SportBand features a new screen with a white background to enhance visibility and a welded seal to improve water resistance. It will be available in grey with an interior pink band, anthracite (dark grey) with a yellow interior band, and black with a red interior band. Runners who enjoy listening to music may continue to hear their run details through the Apple iPod nano, iTouch or iPhone systems. The Nike+ SportBand will be available in the U.S. on July 15, with a suggested retail price of $59 USD.

"We're giving runners a seamless, comprehensive, one-stop online destination for all their needs," said Leslie Lane Global Vice President and General Manager for Nike Running. "From finding the right gear, the latest event details, tracking progress and connecting to friends through Nike+, we're helping runners hit a new stride."

Nike has merged the popular nikeplus.com website and its close to 2 million members with www.nikerunning.com to give users a one-stop running destination online. In addition, nikeplus.com has added many new features and social media opportunities including:
Personalization - The new navigational system includes a customizable homepage for members providing at-a-glance views of your training, progress in goals and challenges, and your Nike+ Mini. Now runners can personalize every run to illustrate their mood, weather, terrain, route and more.

Find Your Friends - Runners will now be able to search for like-minded and similarly-skilled runners, accept new friend requests and initiate challenges in conjunction with their favorite social media platforms. And because no good run should go unpublished, runners can broadcast their own successes beyond Nike+, with automatic updates to Facebook status, Twitter feeds and much more.

Upgraded Challenges - Once runners tap into their own personal running network, Nike+ will now recommend challenges from the gallery to help inspire a little healthy competition with other runners who have similar running styles or profiles.

New Shoe Finder - This feature asks runners to answer a few simple questions in order to receive a customized shoe recommendation based on the latest shoe technology.

Improved Goals and Challenges - In addition to helpful news, training tips, and event details, the newly redesigned site also features new professional coaching programs from some of Nike's top running coaches and athletes. Runners can choose from a pre-set coaching program, or personalize their own routine and goals with more flexibility.

Lastly, Nike is launching a Nike+ iPhone mobile site to give users access to Nike+ data anywhere.

Wednesday it is...can't wait till I get mine!

Se7en Traits Award…

Throughout the blogosphere there’s one award that stands out above the rest, the one that bloggers world wide convent. The “Skull and Bones” of blogoshpere if you will; and thanks to Kristin from Un-athletic Runner, I’m one of the proud recipients of…The Se7en Traits award.

The conditions of the award are: I list seven things about me and pass the “award” on to 7 more bloggers of my choosing:

Remain seated ‘cause I’m about to disclose some riveting stuff…

1. I’m a stat. ho; even though I love the introspective and primal/spiritual part of running, a part of me loves to analyze my pace, collect distances on my spreadsheet and try and tweak my training as much as possible.

2. I like books on tape more than books on paper, I love to read but if I can listen it gives me more time to paint the landscape in my mind

3. I wish I would have started running when I was a teenager, I might have avoided some “awkward” times in my life

4. I like to get to the movies early so I can see all the previews…

5. I enjoy eating healthy, but my secret vice is Taco Bell

6. If I had it to do over again I would have gone into physical therapy or personal training

7. I think I’m only 1 of a handful of people who have never watched an episode of Heroes or Lost

Responce to my inquiry about the New Nike+ Sportband...

So last night I sent the following to Nike, as I had just received my product voucher for returning my damaged V1 Sportband…

“Hi,

I would like to know when the new version of the Nike+ Sportband will be available for pre-sale? I received an e-mail stating that it will be in stores by the end of the month, but I have a product voucher (returned my old Sportband) and would like to know when I can order/pre-order a new one.

Thanks in advance,
Jamie Crosby”

Here’s the response from customer service, they are very nice but no specific date was given, just “July 2009” I’ve heard July 15th or 17th, but is that a rumor or misinformation? Time will tell…

“Hey Jamie,

Your timing is impeccable! The SportBand 2009 was set to launch "summer 09". Last week we were told it will be "July 09".

So it is any day now James. Keep your eye on nikestore.com. That is where it will launch first. The price will be the same as the first, $59.00.

You have your Product Voucher and you are ready to go as soon as it launches, James.

Keep running!

Dan
Nike+”

So I’ll make it my daily ritual to Check nikestore.com for a sale/pre-sale, I’ll keep you all posted on when it is available

Peachtree Road Race and Week 27 Stats...

Week 27 Stats:
Miles: 22.56
Calories: 3152
Ran: 5 times



Saturday marked my 5th Peachtree Road Race; this year marked the 1st year I qualified to run in the timed group (I qualified for TG-2 {sub 54:00}). Chad was in the corral right behind TG-1&2 so Skipper and I moved back so we could all start together. Unfortunately Tommy was placed in the 80,000 coral so he started later in the day. Even though we could not all run together, we all had great races.

The Peachtree Road Race is such a double-edge sword. On one hand it’s awe-inspiring to see an endless sea of people running/walking. One the other hand the walkers get in the way of the runners and runners can sometimes be too aggressive around the walking crowds. Hopefully with the new timing system, they will have the corrals better qualified for next year.

The best view of the entire race (to gain the scope of the number of people participating) is when you’re running up Cardiac Hill, look behind you, all you see is an endless sea of runners. At once you realize how big the race is, 50,000 is a number that’s hard to comprehend in terms of a foot race. The next race I’ll run (Chicago) will feature 45,000 runners ALL running a marathon (that 3x bigger than ING ½ and full marathon)

During our 1st mile we were zigzagging our way through, I got a lot of speed work in, sprinting a bit and slowing, definitely a good warm up. After the 1st mile I grew concerned that a PR was not in the cards for me that day (I was shooting for a sub 52:00); our first mile, 9:39

Thankfully by the 2nd mile the crowd thinned and we were able to stretch it out a bit and we all found our natural pace. As mile 2, led into mile 3 I noticed that my times had increased from the 8:15-8:30’s at the Derby Mini to Sub 8’s (I had 1 mile {besides the 1st mile} that was higher than 8:00)…A year ago I never would have imagined that I’d be running 7:xx miles during a race! I’m still getting faster, who knows what Chicago will hold…

Here are the splits for the Peachtree:
Mile 1-9:39
Mile 2-7:56
Mile 3-7:56
Mile 4-7:58
Mile 5-8:07 (this was the mile that included Cardiac Hill and Cardiac Jr.)
Mile 6-7:42 (14 seconds off my BQ pace...)
.2-1:46

Official Time: 51:03 (a new PR by 1:40) (I missed qualifying for TG-1 by 1:04) I came in 4,104nd out of 49,994 overall.

I was very proud of the effort and the response from my body, so far so good for the year, in every race I’ve run this year I’ve gotten faster. PR-ing every race! Although zigzagging your way through thousands of people at the start can be a little annoying, there is something about being part of 50,000 people running down Peachtree Street. I’m glad I live in Atlanta and get to share in the tradition, 5 completed, who knows how many more to go…

June Stats...

Here we are at the end of June, was a good month for training, we’ll soon be 15 weeks away from Chicago. July should be a great month; we have the Peachtree on Saturday, Nike is scheduled to release the new version of the Sport Band (end of Month) and…it’s going to be hot as hell…yeah!!

Without further delay here’s June’s totals:
** Also you’ll note I have a new column on the side it reports my monthly weight average, so far so good; I continue to get smaller each month!**

Ran 24 days out of 30
Ran 119.5 miles
Average Pace: 8:46
Lifted: 9 times
Racquetball: 2 hours
Calories: 19,115
Weight Average for June: 182.68 (May was 182.89)


There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people. - Bill Bowerman

Introducing the 2009 Nike+ SportBand...

Just got this letter from Nike...they've also approved my claim and will be sending a product voucher, as soon as I can I'll pre-order and hopefully have my NEW Sportband by August!

Dear Jamie,

Thank you for requesting information on the Nike+ SportBand. We have great news for you!

The 2009 SportBand is coming soon. We have made some updates for 2009 that include an enhanced display screen for better visibility, welded construction for improved water resistance, and we now offer two new colors: Yellow and Pink with grey accents. The new SportBands will be in US stores in late July with other countries to follow in August.

To make your running experience even better, the Nike+ SportBand will connect you to the all new nikeplus.com. We've updated our website with a new look, enhanced features, and new ways to connect with friends. Nikeplus.com continues to be the place to track your runs, challenge your friends, get coaching tips, and be part of a growing global community. Look for the new site to launch this summer in the US, with other country sites to follow soon.

Please check nikeplus.com in your country of residence for more news and details.

If you have had performance issues with your 2008 SportBand related to display or water resistance, you can exchange it for a new one. Please take your Nike+ SportBand to the original place of purchase for assistance. We have made arrangements with our authorized retailers all over the world to handle Nike+ SportBand returns.

If you reside in the U.S. please visit our Returns Guidelines page for additional return information.

If you have support related questions please contact your local Nike+ specialist by visiting nikeplus.com and selecting Customer Service in the footer.

Whether you are training for a marathon or want an easy way to track your runs, Nike+ and the 2009 Nike+ SportBand are here to help you get more from your run, every time.

Thank you and keep on running!

The Nike Running Team