I found this cool site the other day- it lets you Twitter your Nike+ runs. I can't wait to test it out, only problem is it's too damn hot to run in Dubai at the moment. 40 plus degrees too hot and getting hotter. Guess I'll have to wait till the cooler temperatures of October. The pool isn't quite a warm bath yet. Wonder if a Nike+ swimming equivalent exists? Just clip it on to your speedos!
I love running, but at the moment it is pretty much too hot to even go outside (I am in Dubai right now and it's probably 40 something degrees!). I could use a treadmill, but it's just too boring for me. I know there is a TV on the wall, but I don't go running so I can watch CNN you know. Besides I have to concentrate too much trying to run straight on the damn things. They should really make them twice as wide at least.
Nah treadmills aren't for me. I like going places when I run. Travelling somewhere and having a real visual experience. I like to let my mind drift and go wherever my eyes lead me. I take my iPod along with me quite often to add a little soundtrack. On those city runs it's a great way to cut down on the traffic noise too. Plus when you find those songs with that sic banging/driving/energetic running rhythm (power songs as Nike calls them) you find yourself boosting it through the streets. I don't tend to bother as much with my iPod if I go running "in the wild" as music makes me feel like I am trespassing nature in a way. What songs do you listen to when you run?
Anyway, the reason I got started thinking about running was I saw this really cool short film. It was created by British illustrator and designer, James Amos Jarvis, with the support of Nike (more of an equal collaboration than a branding exercise which is cool). Jarvis is an avid runner himself and the film draws on his own personal running experiences, like being attacked by a crow in Singapore. Nice. The film makes me want to get out there and go running. 40 degrees or not. Awesome!
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