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1. Jasmo wrote March 15th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
   

   I’ve heard rumours about the program.. How about lapping, does it work automatically, or do you need to push a button to make program understand that new lap started?

2. JJ wrote March 15th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
   

   Another thing is who want to carry phone when jogging/running? Anyway, with that price worth of trying.

3. Tommi Vilkamo wrote March 15th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
   

   > who want to carry phone when jogging/running

   I do, when I run alone. It’s surprisingly nice to bury your mind into music or interesting podcasts while your body is doing something else.

4. JJ wrote March 15th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
   

   If need only music/radio, I prefer Sony Walkman stick. Quite big difference in weight, especially if running 20~35km at a time.

5. Mark Guim wrote March 15th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
   

   I don’t think I can jog with my Nokia N93 and a GPS receiver. So much extra weight. This is where an ipod nano actually somes in handy (w/ the nikeplus kit).

6. krisse wrote March 15th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
   

   The Nokia 5500 is very light and durable, if you’re looking for a phone or smartphone to jog with. And as it has a built-in accelerometer/pedometer you don’t need the GPS unit either.

   It also has a pedometer-based Nokia Fitness application which does everything that this GPS app does, both on the phone and on your PC.

7. Carlos wrote March 16th, 2007 at 1:07 am
   

   Nice!
   Another tool that the we Urban Sport Guerrilleros
   can hack One of my Guerrilleros has made an ipod/nike
   software to upload his exercises up to endorphinum.
   I guess it won’t take long at the same will happen to this neat tool. Nokia Rocks!
   Greetings,
   Carlos

8. Ed wrote March 16th, 2007 at 5:56 am
   

   This is an amazing application. I’ve used it for a few runs now and it’s not cumbersome at all. I have the E61 and the GPS module in one hand as I run. Not a problem at all!

   This is exactly the right way to go Nokia. As GPS will become as common as Bluetooth over the next few years this application just broadens the usage of your cell phone.

   I was going to buy a Garmin Foreunner 305 but the Nokia Sports Tracker and my E61 + BT GPS module provides the same benefit - and it saved me $300!!!
   Cheers

9. Marc wrote March 16th, 2007 at 8:57 am
   

   The idea is nice but the software is very techy and my phone way to heavy and big for a long run. i’ll stick with my nano and the nike attachment.

10. Riho wrote March 16th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
    

    Looks like nowadays the people are so week that they can’t even lift and hold a mobile more than a few minutes.
    Take it as an extra to exercise (some people jog with extra weights added to arms and legs)

11. akBoom wrote March 16th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
    

    Yeah, I used to play basketball with ankle weights tied down. It makes an amazing difference to your strength.

    Anyway, back on topic, how safe would this be with a hard disk based device; say the N91?

    Boom

12. Stoffel wrote March 22nd, 2007 at 11:35 am
    

    What I miss is a bluetooth “pulse rate” device.
    Of course this should be attachable to this “Sports Tracker” application….

13. Peter wrote March 27th, 2007 at 12:33 am
    

    Tried using this for a couple of runs, using the Nokia LD-3W GPS pod. Turns out the accuracy of the GPS unit is too low. The s/w would have to do some averaging, to smooth the jaggy path I seem to have taken. In particular the vertical path shows me jumping +/- tens of meters up and down.

14. Peter wrote March 27th, 2007 at 12:38 am
    

    Would be nice if the s/w would integrate with two other apps Nokia provides: Wellness Diary and Maps. Both have somewhat overlapping functionality, but enough difference to make the union even better.