So, I have be training with my buddy Nike+ Sportband, I like to call him sporty for short, and he’s been treating me pretty well. After my first calibration on the street, it was pretty much dead nails on with road runs. Hit green lakes a few weeks ago and Sporty was off about 1 mile on a 10 mile run, I think there needs to be 2 calibrations, 1 for the road and one for the trail. No biggy, was going to calibrate the walk pace for the trail and I’m guessing my partner would be right back up to speed.
Well, before hitting a measured trail run again, a tragedy has fell upon young Sporty. After a very wet run on Onondaga Lake Park (OLP), life lights were quite fain. I couldn’t really see the display, but my live running partner said, “4.86 I think it says 4.86.” So I left Sporty on the counter for a few days off, and then it hit me. 3 days later as I put Sporty on my wrist to start the day, there’s nothing but a tiny black led background staring back at me.
I though, maybe, just maybe all he needed was a little juice so I brought out the paddles in the form of my laptop and plugged him to see if he could be jumped. Sporty just hung off their like a lifeless kidney bean. All the coaxing and chanting doesn’t seem to effect Sporty’s will to live. Sporty I will miss you, we had some good times together, maybe Fleet Feet will replace you with one of your brothers.