http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/ Engadget Comments for Jogging over Distance technology makes it a social experience http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/May 14th 2007 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/It's ok, you can ditch the 1st person plural once in a while to use the "me time" idiom. It sounds really stupid to call it "us time."]]>May 14th 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/
oh, and lol at "second most sweaty experience on the day-to-day" :)]]>May 14th 2007 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/May 14th 2007 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/May 14th 2007 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/
I'm definitely gonna go buy "Forerunner’s unique training tool, Virtual Partner®"!]]>May 14th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/May 14th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ which is the third Google search result for "virtual partner garmin forerunner". So, I did use quotes but did not cite my source: my apologies. In fairness to you, I thought that my post would read "fishy" but I decided to post anyway. For further disclosure: I am a Garmin customer (Forerunner 301 and 205) but am not an employee, shareholder, nor did I receive any financial consideration for the copy-paste job above. I credit the Forerunner for keeping me interested in running, though. I started 3 years ago thanks to the metrics that I can keep track of using the device: "As an added benefit, you can analyze and store data from your workouts using free Garmin Training Center® software, which lets you analyze data with interactive graphs that chart your pace, time and distance. Overlay your run on a map so you can pinpoint specific areas and see how elevation and other factors affect your performance. Or, upload your workout data to MotionBased.com, Garmin's web-based application that provides in-depth analysis of your workouts, online mapping and route sharing that will take your training to the next level." (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=230) I believe I purchased both of my Forerunners from Provantage where the 205 is currently selling for $197 (only $28 less than what I paid for it in March of 2005). Google Product Search shows a bunch on sale for less at other stores. How's that for viral? ]]>May 14th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/May 14th 2007 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/
The post is about a technology which is a "simulation to make it seem as if two joggers from separate cities are actually slogging it out together." My original post describes a similar approach which allows you to interactively race against a "Virtual Partner."

My reply to you addresses the claim that my original post was thinly disguised marketing. While I was on the topic I address the portion of the post that reads "Or, indeed, a form of motivation that helps us -- no, forces us -- to start jogging in the first place" by explaining how the aforementioned device satisfies my need for exactly the motivation sought by the author.

This final reply is only loosely related to the topic of the post. However, I would share my experience that a threaded discussion facilitates this type of banter in a way that non-threaded discussions discourage replies and hence create an expectation of looseness with regards to the germaneness of comments.

I hope that this clarifies your confusion as to "what,if anything,your comments have to do with this post" though I would agree that the subtle satire used in my reply may have thrown the unobservant reader off track.]]>May 14th 2007 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/jogging-over-distance-technology-makes-it-a-social-experience/May 14th 2007 5:00PM