My 2nd generation ipod nano wont stay charged

So yesterday I used my ipod to go for a run, and it was about halfway charged. I woke up this morning and it was all the way emptied. Im positive I had turned it off. So, i charged it, and it charged quickly to about halfway, and went for my run, and the battery quickly emptied down from the usual green color to the red color, so i went back to the house to charge it. I charged it for a longer time, and ended up charging it almost all the way, and then went out for a run, and the color quickly went down to the red again. I'm going to try charging it all night and see how it reacts in the morning, but im trying to see if anyone else has had the same issue.

You aren't giving an amount of time you charged it....you said "for a long time" but that isn't really saying much. Were you allowing it to charge for a couple of hours?
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I got a 2nd Generation Ipod Shuffle, and it was
fantastic up until now.
It was docked and the green light was on, So i
ejected it, and the green light just stayed on. The
ipod was off, up until i turned it on after removing
it from the dock. Shortly after my ipod's light
turned red and isn't recognized by itunes anymore.
The light just stays red and doesn't shut off whether
the ipod is on or off. I put the ipod back on the
dock hoping that something would happen but it just
stays the same. i turn the ipod on, and nothing
happens whatsoever. the red light just stays on and
nothing happens.
Something is obviously wrong with my ipod, can
someone please help me?! I'm extremely frusterated by
this, it worked just fine, and i plugged it in to
charge it and ever since then it hasn't been the same.
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