Subject: RE: How to pass the time on a runrollinbones - 2005-08-18 9:34 AM Since I read chi-running - nothing. Just focus on my form. In fact, when I see people ask how to get faster the first thing I think of is ditch the mp3. Just like people talking on the cell and driving, they sure as hell aren't concentrating on the driving! Yeah, I'm so focused on my form and the path ahead of me, I hardly notice anything else. I like the rhythm of my feet and my breathing. My thoughs come and go and sometimes I'm surprised at how far I've gone without realizing it. Not to say I'm zoned out. I'm aware of traffic and other people on the sidewalk. I think of it as a kind of active meditation. I always bring my thoughts back to my breathing and my body, though. Sometimes I like to focus on the people I see when I'm out there. I try to imagine what their life is like now, what their past was like, etc. So often we see people and just see them in that particular moment, so when I actually give some thought to who they could be, who is waiting for them at home, etc. it's kind of nice. I miss all that when I've got my mp3 player going. When I'm listening to music, I'm very much inside my own bubble and I lose that connection to the rest of the world around me. ![](https://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
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