Ideal sensor position for non-Nike shoes?

Thanks to all the great responses on this thread, I just cut the bottom of the tongue on my Asics and slid the sensor in. Can't feel it all thanks to the padding, stays put due to the laces overtop and it seems to work perfectly. Went for my first run this morning. Other than my not understanding how to end the workout correctly everything worked great.

Why don't you all jus buy the new Nike + Moire
shoes?? I got a pair and they were very cheap
£64.99($120) compared to other trainers eg. Nike Shox
Turbo £89.99($166) Yes i know us brits have to pay
way more for everything than you do in America (Damm
government and tax) I also got the Nike+ running top
and shorts. I deffinatley reccommend them the
trainers are very comfortable and look ok as well.
As for the top its a must buy and now my ipod loves
me more for treating it so well lol!!!

Smells to me like a PR post from nike. Well my reason for not using the nike+ shoes is due to the fact that nike do not produce a quality low weight structure shoe like the Asics gel ds trainers or Mizuno wave riders. Every time i try training with a nike structure shoe I allways end up injured. Not everyone has the feet or the running mechanics to run in nikes.

I have read elsewhere on different forums that the accuracy isn't right when using a treadmill and you're better off calibrating with a known distance on the road so the issue might be that rather than the shoe position etc.

I cut a slit at the top of the tongue on my New Balance shoe and dropped it in to the bottom of the tongue - it's pretty horizontal. It seemed to work OK. I think I might put a couple of stitches either side of where it rests to stop it from rotating which will probably affect the accuracy somewhat although the laces will stop it moving too much I would have thought. It seemed to work OK on the first run but I haven't calibrated it yet. I hope it's accurate as I'm really pleased with my mile average!

I bought the Nike+ shox - and was happy to find out that the width was wider than on my other nike shox. On my old shoes I wore a full size larger because of the width, on my new shoes it is only 1/2 size bigger.
Love the shoes - love the sensor! I ordered the arm band today because it doesn't fit in my Nano band anymore.

Ok, I tried the nike + sensor today and it worked perfectly. What I recommend is just put the sensor on top of your foot (sock) as your lacing the shoes up and the laces and the tounge keep the sensor in place and I didn't even feel it. It is easier to take out and you don't have to modify your shoes. Also remember to store you sensor and the other piece in the neoprithain (spelling) packing you got it in (the part you push the sensor out of to put in shoe) so you don't lose battery life. Otherwise my accuracy is good.

Nothing new to say other than I too cut a space in the midsole of my Saucony Stabils for the unit. My first run the system was off by about .2 miles for every mile I ran. After calibrating it at .5 miles using my Timex GPS watch as a referrence, the unit was off by .16 miles on a 4 mile run (.04 miles/mile run). Although this isn't perfect, it is pretty darn accurate. I'm not sure that it would be much more accurate with the appropriate Nike brand shoes.

After emailing Nike about their lack of wider shoe options, they informed me that they will indeed have a wider version of the Air Max Moto out in the fall. Very good news indeed (at least it is for guys like me).
Chris.

I agree, it does smell like hack PR... or just very bad advice. The fact is that right now Nike only has a very limited number of Nike+ shoes, and there are lot of foot types and running styles that just aren't a good match for the shoes available. (e.g. I have wide feet and overpronate, and a pair of Nike+ Moire shoes would be a recipe for disaster for me.)

If there are a pair of Nike+ shoes that fit your needs, then fantastic. It's convenient and neat to a built-in sensor holder. But I don't think it's worth anyone injuring themselves with a poor shoe choice. There are plenty of DIY options for getting the sensor to work in non-Nike+ shoes (personally, I use Nike's own shoe wallet to hold my sensor).

I used the case that the Nano came in, and cut 4 slits in the back and put the laces through it. Folded over the top and attached it with velcro, so I can open it up and put the sensor to sleep and store the other piece so I don't lose it. I would post a picture but not quite sure how...

Windows XP

Its not as big as it looks, the camera just makes it look that way. Either way, It keeps the sensor still, from what I can imagine, my readings are accurate and I cant feel any difference in the way I run...^.^

check my solution out i used a button pocket that i got with a shirt i brought. It fits great, hardly noticable, and works great. I calibrated it with the Nike+moire trainers which r desighned for the sensor, and then tried it with my air max and it was exactly the same. Check out these links. http://mediamessaging.o2.co.uk/mms2legacy/showMessage2.do?encMmsId=0308699852F32 A67

http://mediamessaging.o2.co.uk/mms2legacy/showMessage2.do?encMmsId=DFA9E2A56C72A 19B

To summarize

For the sensor placement:

- horizontal as possible
- same side as your ipod (if worn with an armband)

Correct???

2/How does the sensor actually work??

I tried to replicate the geometry of the Nike+ placement. I used a Dremel tool to excavate an appropriate hole in the midsole of my current shoes under the sock liner.

I was going to buy new shoes, but felt I had a good amount of use left in these. Knowing I can Dremel a solution gives me many options.

I've used them once, and the distance recorded was 2.16 miles versus 2.3 on the car odometer. I'll do a series of 5 or so workouts, then see if I need to calibrate.

@christopher,

Do you get any pics of your solution??