Shuffling a playlist during a Nike+ workout

Is it possible to shuffle a playlist during a Nike+ workout (other than using the Shake To Shuffle feature) on an iPod Nano Gen 6? I would like be able to elect to shuffle a playlist for a workout just as your are able to shuffle a playlist from the Music icon. If not, would it be possible to add this to the next firmware upgrade? I have a large workout playlist, but when listen during Nike+ run, I end up listening to the same songs every time. I'd love to be able to mix it up.

I have been runiing with a 2nd gen Nano and Nike+ for 5 years. I recently upgraded to a 6th gen Nano and had experienced the same annoying problem - lots of playlist, no way to shuffle. The solution I figured out:
First select the playlist you want to run to in the Music icon and play with the shuffle icon
Then flip to the Fitness/Nike+ icon, (playlist should be playing/shuffling), set up your run and use "Now Playing" for your playlist.
Get running.
Not the most elegant way, but it works.

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This is from the Nike support page:
<http://support-en-us.nikeplus.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20976/p/3169,3171
Shuffle Songs: Plays songs shuffled randomly from your music library. To shuffle a playlist rather than your entire music library, start the playlist in shuffle mode before setting up your Nike+ workout. Then, when setting up your workout preferences, select "now playing" in the Music menu.

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hi,
does anyone know what i need to do to get my nano 6G to shuffle songs within a playlist during a nike+ run?
the shuffle seems to work if i just play the playlist (if i tap on the shuffle at the top of the list). so what is the trick to doing that within a nike+ workout?
never had this problem with my 2nd gen or 4th gen nanos
from searching this forum, it seems to be a known problem, but i cant find any solutions.
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I too would like to know the answer to this!
I have a lot of music on my nano, and only want to play a certain selection when working out, and I would like this music to shuffle while using nike+, not play in alphabetical order.
Would be great to get a solution for this! Thanks!
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