Ok, So I Think This Nike+ Thing May Be A "piece d'shit"

Taylor ran 2.46 mi. on 3/25/2010 at 5:16 PM with a pace of 19'56"/mi.

(Yes, this song came on my iPod while walking tonight. Yes, it made me giggle. Yes, I sang all the words (quietly to myself).)

So, let me see if I have this straight....I got from taking 81 minutes to walk 3.15 miles to 48 minutes to walk 2.45. And I go from pacing at 26 minutes a mile to just under 20? In TWO DAYS?!? That doesn't seem right. Also, I know there were times with the device where I would check the gage and it would say I walked, for example, .3 miles, then a little while later, when I walked about the same amount of distance, I would check again, and it was be at like .17, I know it sounds anal to talk about, but you don't know what it's like at times waiting for the Nike+ lady to say, "One mile to go!"

I decided to pace myself a little with the walking and only do 2 miles tonight instead of the 5k/3.1 miles, as I want to gage a little more the whole pacing thing....the idea of the Disney men in the golf carts telling me during the 5k, "Hey fat ass, you're done, get off the course!" scares the hell out of me, and is currently one of about five motivations to keep going and keep trying to get faster.

That being said, I did find that...

Trying to walk with the beat helped keep me pretty regular (surprisingly, Britney Spears' "Gimme More" is actually a pretty good song to walk, no, stomp, to.)

I can run/jog in short bursts, but 'tis neither pretty nor comfortable.

C+C Music Factory still holds up as pretty good music...and I was surprised how well I rapped while walking.

I'm looking forward to trying a couple of other tracks over the next few days, including a possible walk with Miss Huffington.