So I am a lover of Nike+ and have had a Nike+ stat widget on the side of my blog for quite a while now. The project can be found at http://nikeplusphp.org.
It came to my attention that the method used wasn't the easiest and certainly wasn't up to date. Looks like something changed on Nike's end and that has broken the API I was using.
Looking around for an alternative, I was inspired to build my own class and am now firmly at version 0.7 with it. I've created a small website for the project where you can grab the code and there's some documentation to help you get started.
The project is called Nike+PHP and all you need is a Nike+ account, PHP5 and SimpleXML installed.
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In my quest to get a little fitter and shed a bit of weight, I got myself a Nike+ SportBand which I've been using on and off for a while now.
I just happened to check Zach Holman's blog the day he changed his layout and added some Nike+ functionality. It's a great feature and one I hadn't really considered. Turns out there's a Wordpress plugin and a great PHP script that gives you a decent amount of info from your Nike+ account.
If I'm honest, I don't run as much as I could/should but hopefully making the info a little more public will give me a bit of a spur to take it more seriously. I decided to take a similar route to the Arrested Development quotes I took and add a basic bit of info fed through this unofficial API.
You can see my total runs, distance and last run info in my Nike+ sidebar area. If you need a hand with getting the API to work, feel free to leave a comment.
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The above image shows my Nike+ SportBand with a couple of flaws in the digital display which are a bit of a mystery. The unit is extremely tough and cannot be bent with a fair amount of force being applied so it's a complete mystery as to how this happened. Considering I can't really think of a situation where anything more than a few pieces of paper or an empty water bottle would have been on top of it, I really am stumped as to how this came about.
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In a follow up post to my early rambles about the Nike+ SportBand, I thought I'd blog about the Marware product I'm using instead of buying a pair of Nike+ shoes.
At the beginning of May, I did make a trip to Niketown in London and tried on a pair of Nike+ Everyday Free shoes, but they weren't comfortable enough to make me part with my money. I had already parted with a few pounds on eBay for the Marware SportsuitTM and thought I would just wait for that to turn up.
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I am very glad that I did because it doesn't seem to be any less accurate than the 'official' method
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The Nike/Apple relationship has always been very interesting to me. I'm a big fan of what they promote, and the Nike+ service has always looked very slick and well managed.
I finally 'caved' in and bought a Nike+ product to help me keep a better record of the running I do. I did contemplate buying the whole range; as in shoes, attachment AND an iPod nano, but when I actually sat down and thought about the cost, it was just too much. Instead, I bought the new Nike+ SportBand and that was that
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Posted by Chaz 5th October 2009 @ 09:08am - 
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