I’ve got Video Hits on in the background and I just heard the latest SMS gimmick ad. Text CHEAT, your name and your lover’s name to some number and it’ll reply with whether your partner is cheating on you or not.

Seriously - what the hell? How can this even be legal? I’m just waiting for the first domestic violence case to use this as a defence.

“But your honour the SMS said the bitch was cheating on me!”

I went for the first run today with my new shoes and it was both a failure and a success, but mostly a success.

The goal was to just get “on the road.” According to my Nike+ training I needed to run 3km today to be on target for my 12 week program, so that was all I was really chasing. I didn’t want to be behind after the first day!

The first run I made it 500m down Albany Highway to the Skipper’s Mitsubishi repair centre (on the corner of Geddes Street) before my right knee became too much to handle.

Yes, a whole 500m of the intended 5km. Frown.

It started as a bit of a twinge but by the time I stopped I was limping as I ran. I sat for 2 minutes and stretched out my legs - maybe warm ups are not entirely a bad idea :)

After this I reset my ambition to 3km and set off running around the various streets in Victoria Park. I ran past Adult Shop a few times, my house three times and the Skipper’s repair place twice. I was not so concerned with the route as much as the distance. I’ve not run for 7 months according to the Nike+ website, though I did a small bit of training for the triathlon.

The lovely Apple lady reminded me at each point how far I’d run or how far I had remaining and over the last 500m she spurred me on at each 100m interval.

I had 200m remaining as I hit my front door so I continued on down to Adult Shop (this was the third pass) and turned around when she said I had 100m left.

All up I’m happy that I actually got some running in, even though it was shorter that I wanted. I’m going to run according to the training I think which might be hard on Monday :)

Interestingly, my pace hasn’t dropped since I stopped running 7 months ago. Admittedly, it’s not fantastic, but my fitness has probably been maintained with the jiu jitsu at least.

I still think I run “better” on a treadmill because it sets the pace and I maintain it rather than having to regulate my velocity manually. The Nano will tell me my current pace every time I hit the centre button but I don’t like pestering the Apple lady for some reason :)

A while back I bought the Nike + iPod Sport Kit. It’s a package that contains two parts: a sensor that goes in your shoe and a receiver that jams in the butt of your iPod. Hehe… butt.

I didn’t have the proper Nike+ running shoes (they have a space in the sole where you place the sensor) so I put the sensor in a plastic case attached to the laces of my Asics. When I competed in the triathlon I thought it would be a good idea to take the plastic case and sensor off my shoes because I wouldn’t be using it. That meant that I put it somewhere safe… never to be found again. Or rather, it ensured I wouldn’t find it again until I bought a replacement.

Recently Tommi’s been pushing the Nike+ website and asking me to get onboard again. He’s running the kind of distances that I like (3-6km) rather than the 10+km that the Sunday Running Crew tackle. He’s made a few challenges and I’ve signed up for a 5km, 12 week online training program. I had a bunch of reasons.

Then Nike had 30% off in their Harbourtown store today for 2 hours only. I bought a new kit and some Nike+ shoes (Nike Air Zoom Vomero 2+ to be precise). I figured with the discount and me “saving” money on another plastic casing unit, the shoes were only about $80 so what the hell.

Don’t you hate this: buying a replacement for something you lost, but know you’ll find again? What have you lost, or thought you’d lost, and did you find it after purchasing its replacement?

A few weeks ago Melinda and Tony got Wii Fit for their (Melinda’s?) Nintendo and based on the great things they and others have been saying I bought one for Maggie.

For those of you that aren’t completely familiar with the Wii Fit system, it’s a combination of a Wii Balance Board that can measure weight distribution and the bundled Wii Fit software. The board has four distinct zones which measure pressure, and through these measurements the Wii can determine weight distribution and balance. The software offers a range of activities including yoga poses, muscles workouts, aerobic workouts and balance games.

Even considering all of these great features, and listening to all the great things Melinda and Tony have been saying, along with the rest of the internet, it was watching the following video that forced me to make the purchase:

I wonder if she knew she was being filmed?

I asked Maggie a few weeks ago to get me some razors and gave her the wrong product name. She got what I asked for, Gillette Mach 3, though I really meant to ask for Gillette Fusion blades. The Mach 3 has 3 cutting blades and the Fusion has 5.

I’ve found that going back to the Mach 3 gives me a much better shave. It looks like jamming more blades into a cartridge doesn’t actually make it a better product.