Yuck

I'll be returning the Nike+ SportBand I bought a few hours ago. WIthout a backlight, it's useless at dusk or dawn, let alone night. The screen itself is small and characters are harder to read than I would have thought. The worst part, however, is that I can't make it launch the Nike+ Utility when I plug it into either USB port of a MacBook or the USB port of a MacBook Air four out five attempts. I ran four miles for 28 or so minutes at the Campbell Community Center track, which is close to my seven minute goal pace for the marathon. But. But but but. It sucked. I can't stand running around in circles. And as I trying to calibrate the SportBand, I had to count each lap, which made the monotony even worse. Less than half an hour and I was done. I'll try again tomorrow with my Nike+iPod setup and bide my time until the Garmin Forerunner 405 comes out.