Thanks to my brother, I learned that Nike is having it's second worldwide 10k race on October 24th. I didn't hear about the one from last year somehow, but 780,000 people ran in it. The race is hosted in 24 cities worldwide. US locations include NYC - Prospect Park, University of Southern California, and Ohio State University Campus.HOWEVER... if you don't happen to live near any of the 3 cities (which I don't), you can still participate. You can register for the "run where you are" option and use your Nike+ sport kit, log a 10k run that day, and be included in the results of nearly a million people worldwide.
If you don't currently have a Nike+ sport kit, which is either a Nike+ SportBand, iPod nano and Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, iPod touch 2G and Nike+ sensor, or iPhone 3GS and Nike+ sensor, you can buy them online at Nike's website. Obviously cost will depend on how many products you already have, but if you just need the sensor it's $29. When my friend Nicole and I were training for our half marathon, she used the iPod nano and Nike+ iPod Sport Kit to measure our time and distance and it was really nice to have, especially when you're not training on a road where you can easily calculate distance. You can also track your runs and progress with their tools online.
Oh, I should mention that along with the equipment listed above, Nike also tells you that you need their special Nike+ shoes which range from under $100 to about $130 (not bad for a high quality running shoe...but only if you are in need). You can get the shoes at Dick's Sporting Goods as well. I'm including a link at the bottom of this post for free shipping.
What Nike doesn't tell you is that you don't actually need their sneakers, and what you can do is buy a sensor pouch at Amazon for $2 - $3 (black or multi-colored) and attach it to your shoelaces. I know people that use these and they work fine. So if you don't have Nike+ shoes and want to save some money, get a pouch :).
I hope everyone will join me virtually for this 10k run! Assuming my ribs are healed enough...
Let me know how you did and post it in the Fit Chicks forum :).
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I think I tried to comment on this this morning but it did not show up. How do you plan to make your course for the 10K? Do you know what is the google app that uses a street map to calculate a distance? That would work to map a local course..
I forget what the name of the Google thing is, but you there is a clickable map here for your runs: http://www.mapmyrun.com/. The Nike+ stuff keeps track of your distance and you import that into the software when you're done :).
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