This morning I did my 3 mile run with the boys in the double jogger. Yeah, that’s about 60 lbs PLUS whatever the stroller weighs.

It was my first run with my new Ipod Nano equipped with the Nike+ Sport Sensor Kit. I am SO high tech now. I love it.

I bought Asics GT 2110 running shoes, as recommended by the woman at Runners Roost. So I don’t have the fancy Nikes with the special spot for the sensor. I just tucked the sensor into the laces of my new running shoes. Worked like a charm.

I set my goal for 3 miles. It could tell me how far I had run or had left to run, and then what time I was at, plus my current pace. So awesome. It doesn’t record splits for me, and I wasn’t wearing my heart rate monitor, so that was kind of a bummer. I will try to run with both, and hope they don’t interfere with each others’ signal. I do remember that I ran the first 1.5 miles in 21 minutes (uphill), and then the last 1.5 miles in about 16 minutes (downhill).

My iPod tells me: 3.12 mi, 38:20 total time, 12:16 pace, burned 321 calories. During the run, my personal best mile was 9:21.
(includes a 0.12 mile 1:20 cooldown while I figured out how to end the workout on the iPod)

To be honest, I’m happy to just complete my runs. I have no goals other than to complete my workouts to as close as the goal as possible.

As you may notice, I’m a bit of a geek. I love numbers. Keeps my brain busy while I’m running. The iPod Nano is exactly what I needed.

Until Zander starts school on Sept 13, I am going to run my short workouts, 2-3 miles, with the boys in the double stroller on Thursday mornings. I’m planning to teach Zander to ride his bike over the next few months so I only have to push one boy, and because he is nearly too big for the stroller.

Now that I have been running 5-7 miles on my long run days, the 2-3 mile runs seem so easy. When I started in March, I could barely finish 2 miles. I’ve come a LONG way since then.