GPS watches area the cool thing in running now and the Nikeplus Sportwatch is no exception. GPS watches have been around for a few years and as with all electronics they are progressively getting better. I remember having a GPS the size of a large book and still not being able to get a GPS signal. Now a GPS on my wrist can give me more accurate and up to date information than that old GPS could ever think of.
The Nikeplus Sportwatch GPS is fairly new to the GPS market; it was released about a year ago. However Nike is not new to run tracking. They have many products and apps that use their famous shoe pod. The shoe pod measures your paces and gives you information based on that. It is fairly accurate information and the more you run with it the more accurate it gets. But for someone that want to know everything about their run those types of devices lack quite a few features.
Initially when the Nikeplus Sportwatch came out there were a lot of negative reviews. A lot of people were having trouble syncing with satellites or the Nike website wasn't uploading their run data to it. These problems usually occur with a brand new product. We have all experienced it in some form or another. The good thing about Nike is that they understand these problems and have been updating the website as well as the software on the watch since then.

Now for some of the features of the Nikeplus Sportwatch:
€ Large display that is easy to read.
€ Tracks and displays time, pace, distance, heart rate (optional HR monitor not included) and calories burned.
€ Easy to navigate through the menus
€ Primarily uses GPS to track run but if GPS signal is lost (is indoors) the shoe pod takes over tracking.
€ USB built into the wrist strap for easy upload and charging
€ Nikeplus website includes: goals, challenges, coaching programs, and a new mapping feature optimized for GPS
€ Acces to other users' favorite runs on Nikeplus
€ Search for new routes using the heat map which highlights the most popular running areas around the globe

I have had my Nikeplus Sportwatch for a few months now and have but quite a few miles on it. As stated before I initially had a few problems with the website but none with the watch. The GPS is powered by Tom Tom so the satellite system is extremely accurate and give great feedback on your run. The built in USB is perfect since I always seem to misplace my adapter cable and with this I don't have to worry about that. The information on the website, which is getting better every day, is very helpful in my training and has helped me improve my times. The simple user interface makes it so that anyone can pick up this watch and start using it. All-in-all the Nikeplus Sportwatch has been a great tool added to my training. I use it every time I run and use the data it provides to better my next run.