Gear review: Waterfi waterproof iPod shuffle

I tested out my new waterproof iPod shuffle at the pool today. Going in circles in the pool gets a little boring, so I though a little music would help. Enter Waterfi, a company specializing in waterproofing iPod shuffles.

Waterfi takes standard Apple iPod shuffles and fills all the empty spaces with waterproof and corrosion proof substances. The shuffle looks just like any other shuffle, but it can join you in the pool and still work. I got the bundle with the H2O Audio Flex waterproof headphones and velcro strips for mounting the headphones and shuffle onto goggles for a complete pool solution.

Today was the first day I took it to the pool with me and it worked perfectly. It was amazing listening to music in the pool while doing my drills. The buttons on the shuffle are slightly stiff from the waterproofing, but still functional. When it first came there was excess goopy stuff around some of the lines and holes in the casing, but that rubbed off quickly and it really does look like any other shuffle. I went with the red color, which is beautiful, and very visible in the bottom of my gym bag.

The headphones weren't completely comfortable, but I have more ear bud sizes to try. If those don't work, I might look into bone conduction headphones.

Check it out at www.waterfi.com.

And back to training!

I know, I know, I've been gone a while.. But I have really good reason. My life was pretty well taken over with EMT class through about mid-December. But I passed, and I am now certified with the National Registry and Virginia!

Now that I'm not in EMT class two nights and one weekend day a week, I have time to get back to training. During class, I pretty much just snuck in a run once in a while, but just didn't have time for much more than that.

You'll see a few more posts from me in the next couple days as I create my annual training plan!