I WILL run!

I had my tonsils out about a month and a half ago and have been utterly lazy since.  I've recently vowed to get back into a regular running routine and one of the things that I hope will help is tech!  Yes, I love tecchie thingies.  Big shocker there. 

I've got a super swanky Nokia N95 mobile phone that does just about everything.  It's even got GPS.  Nokia has released an app that uses GPS and the acccelerometer to track your steps, speed, mileage, altitude...  I'm going to start using it to track my jogs.  Check it out:

http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=1110349

Heck, I even think it'll track what songs you're listening to.  I wonder if it will graph out the music to your speed so you can see how fast you run when listening to, say, Rage Against the Machine vs. Michael Bolton.  hehe

I also have been reading up about running barefoot.  When I was at home a lot after my surgery, I was taking a lot of walks to the park(s) with the kids and was barefoot most of the time.  I had no problems, but when I tried running a few times MAN my knees were killing me!  Guess I'm a shoe kinda guy.  My knees like the extra padding methinks.