Thoughts on Running & Music
Running and listening to music are two of my very favorite activities. My ramblings on this blog show my love for running, and ever since I was a wee little kid I always had a fascination with music. Ironically, I do not like to listen to music while running. I never understood the appeal. I don’t mind watching TV while on the treadmill, but I don’t enjoy TV very much. Music, however, is different.
This morning I decided to change things up a bit and listen to some songs on my Zune while on the treadmill. This was because I had recently downloaded a bunch of new songs and was excited to hear them. After listening to a few songs I realized why I don’t like running to music; I can’t fully enjoy both at the same time.
I think some people listen to music while running because they don’t particularly enjoy running so the music helps them pass the time. Others probably aren’t huge music fans so it is more of a background thing. Not with me. When I am running, I like to stay in touch with my thoughts, my body and my running form; I don’t like to “escape” into music. And when I am listening to music, I don’t want to be doing anything else (although driving is a good thing to do with music playing).
I also think it is foolish when people listen to music during races. I know this is a controversial subject these days, but it can be dangerous. I was recently running in a race and, while in second place, I noticed that the leader was about to take a wrong turn. I yelled at him, but he kept going. I later found out that he was listening to an iPod and never heard me (and yes, I did finish ahead of him). I can think of several other times during races where it was necessary to have my “ears on”.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 02/21/2008
- Time: 05:00:00
- Total Time: 1:21:40.00
- Distance: 10 miles
- Average Pace: 8:09.8/mile
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Posted by Chris on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 5:00 am and is filed under Run.
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