Potpourri

September, 2004

Pace MakerTiny and skipless, solid-state MP3 players are the best thing to happen to running since shoes. Nike's MP3Run by Philips ($300, nike-philips.com) picks up the pace by adding a piece that attaches to your shoe and measures your strides, then beams the data to a 256-megabyte player. Hit a button and it tells you how long, how far and how fast you've run. Upload the stats to your PC to keep track of your distances and how much your pace has changed.Holy RollersThere's nothing like a long-...