Subject: RE: Do You Wear An Ipod When You Exercise?To quote a pearl izumi ad: "Runners don't want to escape the fact that they are running. These days you'll see a lot of people out there with MP3 players. Blasting some indie rock to make the miles go by a little bit faster. Every one of these people is a jogger.* Because runners actually like to run. And they're generally a little sad when it's over. They don't want to be tuned into some dumb guitar solo. They want to be tuned into every facet of their run experience. The cadence of their footfalls. The rhythm of their breathing. The sounds of the world around them, car horns or wind moving through pine needles. Sure, runners dig music, but they know that it makes them lose touch with their environment, and lose kinesthetic awareness of their bodies, and that is something they simply cannot have. *-We know this sounds outrageous, and that many of you may get upset, but her us out; this thing is way bigger than just you or us -- it's the future of running we're talking about" Only time I listen to music while exercising is if I'm at home, then I'll have music playing from the computer. |