mp3 player for jogging?

[loup garou]

Sansa e270 + additional 2GB card.

I really wish the Nike+ thingy worked with it...that's the only reason I'd buy an iPod.

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!

that sounds awesome! i went to the nike+ site after reading your post to learn more about it. the marketing literature on the site implies that i'd need a pair of nike+ shoes to put the sensor in. where would folks put the sensor if they don't have a pair of nike+ shoes?

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: leftyman
Creative Zen Nano Plus

me too.

very easy to use, and a solid piece of equipment.

how do you prefer to carry it? is it more convenient to attach this to an armband, or just clip it to your shorts?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Shortcut

Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!

that sounds awesome! i went to the nike+ site after reading your post to learn more about it. the marketing literature on the site implies that i'd need a pair of nike+ shoes to put the sensor in. where would folks put the sensor if they don't have a pair of nike+ shoes?

You can affix it to your shoelaces with some homemade contraptions, there is also a bit of a cottage industry providing inexpensive holsters/clips to do the same. It's reported that it functions just as well/accurately clipped to the laces as in the sole.

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: elektrolokomotive
Sansa e250 w/ an additional 2GB Micro SD card. small, fairly cheap. It seems pretty robust. I've had it for a year and had no serious quality problems with it. Don't have to stick iTunes on my PC, either.

niiiiiiiiiiiice! do you just use windows explorer to transfer your music to the sansa?

oh, one more question, how do you carry the sansa on your runs (armband, waistband, etc)?

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: DonVito
iPod Nano with Nike+, in a Marware Sportsuit Relay wrist strap.

don, do you use the nano's stock earbuds while you run? how well do they stay in your ears?

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: JDub02
I have a 2G Shuffle. I love the clip.

yeah, the shuffle appeals to me because of the built in clip and simple set of features...seems like it'd fit my key needs during a run.

is there anything about the shuffle you wish could be improved for your running needs?

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: Shortcut

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: leftyman
Creative Zen Nano Plus

me too.

very easy to use, and a solid piece of equipment.

how do you prefer to carry it? is it more convenient to attach this to an armband, or just clip it to your shorts?

I usually just clip it to my shorts or if I wear running pants I just put it in my pocket. I dont really care for armbands.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Shortcut

Originally posted by: elektrolokomotive
Sansa e250 w/ an additional 2GB Micro SD card. small, fairly cheap. It seems pretty robust. I've had it for a year and had no serious quality problems with it. Don't have to stick iTunes on my PC, either.

niiiiiiiiiiiice! do you just use windows explorer to transfer your music to the sansa?

oh, one more question, how do you carry the sansa on your runs (armband, waistband, etc)?

I can't speak for him, but my Sansa is clipped to my shorts/pants in a cheapo DLO neoprene jacket. The jacket also came with an armband attachment, but I found it incredibly distracting (cable flopping around near my face, band either constricting my arm or sliding off). I run the headphone cable under my shirt to keep it from flopping around too much.

I'm probably more easily distracted by most people though.

 

[jackbristow]

I use the Samsung Yepp 256mb. It's tiny and great on batteries

 

[Ultralight]

Cowon's iAudio G3 2 gb flash. iAudios have excellent sound. And as someone already posted, MuVu 100 2 gb flash. Nothing fancy, but perfect for jogging.

Check out www.anythingbutipod.com

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: dyn2nvu
I got a yp-mt6 from samsung. It works fine and does the job. Takes a AA battery and last about 35 hours. Maybe it could be smaller and have cleaner voice recordings.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Shortcut

Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!

that sounds awesome! i went to the nike+ site after reading your post to learn more about it. the marketing literature on the site implies that i'd need a pair of nike+ shoes to put the sensor in. where would folks put the sensor if they don't have a pair of nike+ shoes?

You can affix it to your shoelaces with some homemade contraptions, there is also a bit of a cottage industry providing inexpensive holsters/clips to do the same. It's reported that it functions just as well/accurately clipped to the laces as in the sole.

The Marware Sportsuit Relay includes a nice pocket for attaching the sensor to your shoelaces. I use Asics shoes myself, and it works great.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Shortcut

Originally posted by: DonVito
iPod Nano with Nike+, in a Marware Sportsuit Relay wrist strap.

don, do you use the nano's stock earbuds while you run? how well do they stay in your ears?

I use the stock ones, mainly because I don't want to trash expensive aftermarket ones by getting them sweaty. They stay in and sound fine.

 

[Duddy]

Originally posted by: DonVito
iPod Nano with Nike+, in a Marware Sportsuit Relay wrist strap.

QFT!!

 

[imported_Imp]

FYI:

From some of my paranoid escapadesm I found out that exercise moves blood away from the head, makes ears more sensitive and more easily damaged by loud music. Don't even tell me you can hear anything outside or even in a gym while jogging without cranking it up.

 

[eakers]

creative mini muvo. It's only 1 GB but it is very small and does it's job well.