Setting up Nike Missions with an iPod Nano

This was a little annoying to set up, but these are my recommended steps (assuming iPod Nano and iTunes have already been sync’d at least once for music and other media):

1. Set up Nike+ account by doing the following:
   1. Go to http://www.nikeplus.com in the default browser
   2. Create an account if one does not already exit
   3. Log in and leave the browser logged in
2. Register a run on the iPod Nano by doing the following (it must be a run, not a walk):
   1. Tap “Fitness”
   2. Tap “Run”
   3. Tap “Basic”
   4. Tap “None”
   5. Tap “Start Workout”
   6. Shake the device a little bit to register some activity
   7. Tap the pause button
   8. Tap “End Workout”
3. Sync the iPod with iTunes.  iTunes should prompt whether Nike+ data should be uploaded automatically or not.  This can be changed later by going to the Nike tab under the device settings and checking or unchecking the box.
4. Once the iPod has been sync’d, the device should be registered with Nike and should be recognized for Nike Missions (http://missions.nike.com)

After registering for Nike Missions and clicking through the introduction screens, a screen should be found that has a button to start a mission.  Clicking this button seems to start the timer (i.e. if the mission were to earn 300 points in 30 minutes, the 30 minute timer would start as soon as the button was clicked), so I’m not sure how this is supposed to work with the iPod Nano since it has no wireless synchronizing capabilities.  For someone like me who carries their iPod to work and sync’s it at home, I’m assuming runs could be registered on the device during the day, a mission timer started in the evening at home, and a sync performed at home while the timer is running.  Time to try it out!