3 Things – Record heat, Sony Discount, "My Run" giveaway

October 6, 2011 by 3 Comments
  • “Record heat” — those were the words uttered by my local weather guy as he gave the forecast for the holiday weekend. They’re predicting 81 degrees for Monday – this is suppose to be fall race weather?!?  We had a frost advisory this morning and now record heat! C’mon Mother Nature! 
  • Sony Discount — As a member of Team Sony Walkman, I’ve been given some discount codes to share with my readers to save 10% off a W Series Walkman MP3 player! If you missed my review of the new W Series, you can check it out HERE   I only have a limited number of coupons and the offer expires on October 15th. So, if you’re interested, leave a comment below or shoot me an email.
  • “My Run” DVD — Don’t forget my giveaway ends tomorrow!

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Sony W Series Walkman Review

September 21, 2011 by 8 Comments

As some of you may remember, this summer I signed on to be part of Team Sony Walkman. Of course, the biggest perk of being on this team is the opportunity to try out Sony’s new wireless Walkman. I received my first Walkman headset back in July and have been running with it ever since.

The new W Series Walkman

What I have loved:

  • It’s wireless! I love that I can just put in the earbuds and go, without any cords to worry about knocking out mid-run (as I’ve been known to do)
  • It is lightweight — when I first read about and saw the design I was a little concerned about the unit being heavy or awkward, but once I picked up the package I realized that wasn’t going to be a problem. It’s very light! 
  • It’s water-proof – and let me tell you running in the downpour that was the Providence Rock n Roll put that waterproof promise to the ultimate test! And I can say it never faltered – it was great to just run and never worry about it.
  • It gives you Sony-quality sound – in my book, ‘nuf said!

The initial set up on my laptop was fairly straight forward (you do need a Windows operating system) and you can drag and drop songs and playlists from iTunes in just a few minutes. Having all of the controls right on the headset did take a little getting use to – I hit the wrong button more then once on my first couple of runs.

I do miss that, because of the design, I can’t run with just one ear bud in when I want- something I like to do in races. Also, I can’t plug into the treadmill TV if I want to catch up on ESPN while I’m logging time at the gym (still bringing traditional earphones for that).

Overall, I’ve been really pleased with my Sony Walkman and just as I was going to post this review, I got a great surprise in the mail — the newly redesigned W Series Walkman! The new design is even lighter and smaller, and I think it has a much sleeker look. The control buttons are now split between the two earbuds (instead of all being on the right side as in the earlier version) — I’m finding it easier to manage. It’s also nice that it comes in white as well as black. All-in-all a nice upgrade!

(I was provided with the Walkman but the reviews expressed here are completely my own.)

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Decision made – Hello Team Sony

June 24, 2011 by 6 Comments

So I decided to accept the invitation to join Team Sony Walkman – thanks to all of you who weighed in!

To answer some of the questions you raised:
— Yes – there will be free products and giveaway opportunities.
— Yes – free running apparel.
— The 5 race commitment runs from now through January 31st.
— I was initially a little nervous about the idea of doing 5 events, but then when I looked at my race schedule for the rest of the year, the reality is I’ve already committed to 3 races, so adding 2 more doesn’t seem like a big stretch, especially since I confirmed that I can mix up the distances (it would definitely be a different story if they all had to be halfs!)
— No – the races fees aren’t covered.

I think it will be a fun opportunity and I’m looking forward to getting to know some of the other runners and trying out the products! I should be getting more information in the next couple of weeks.

 

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An interesting opportunity

June 19, 2011 by 11 Comments

On Friday, I received a great surprise in my email inbox – an invitation for an opportunity to be a part of Team Sony Walkman!

As an “Ambassador” there are a variety of commitments you make in terms of working with Sony, but the two big commitments are to agree to Sony as your exclusive sponsor of music/mp3 products and to participate in at least 5 events wearing their custom branded apparel. Of course, my first thought is, this sounds pretty cool…though the five events has me mildly panicked (that Fall half marathon would have to become a reality).

Has anyone ever done this kind of sponsorship before? Can you think of any downside I should consider? I have until Friday to make my final decision and would love to hear any opinions.

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