Ditched the headphones while running (Page 2)

I'm about 50/50.  If I feel like wearing headphones, I wear them.  Listening to music certainly doesn't hinder by ability to focus or maintain form.  It's just running!  Easy, moderate, hard... glance at my Garmin every now and then to make sure I'm on track.  Not sure how listening to music would interfere with my focus or form.  I've never worn headphones while racing and I've never missed them.

DB - 2009-07-08 7:49 AM

E=H2O - 2009-07-07 11:12 PM

Training with headphones impairs your ability to focus on your training, both form and effort. IMHO. What is worse than running with headphones is cycling with head phones, and the only thing worse than that is swimming with headphones. If you want to pay attention to form, ditch the music. If you are putting in mindless miles try Nickelback.

I love running with my ipod and after reading this I think I'll add it to my cycling and swimming. Thanks for the ideas!

Don't forget to pick up a copy of Dark Horse if you don't have it already.

the bear - 2009-07-08 7:55 AM

DB - 2009-07-08 9:49 AM

E=H2O - 2009-07-07 11:12 PM

Training with headphones impairs your ability to focus on your training, both form and effort. IMHO. What is worse than running with headphones is cycling with head phones, and the only thing worse than that is swimming with headphones. If you want to pay attention to form, ditch the music. If you are putting in mindless miles try Nickelback.

I love running with my ipod and after reading this I think I'll add it to my cycling and swimming. Thanks for the ideas!

LOL!

Seriously, I have no problem focuing on form and effort while listening to music. It's running. After ten years of it, there's no reason to change my form. Effort is ingrained as well, all it takes is a glance at the Garmin every couple minutes to verify. None of which takes a whole lot of thought.

Guess others can't multitask as well.

You might as well use headphones swimming as well. . A bear will never learn how to swim anyway - except polar bears of course,  and they don't like music.

Although I always prefer practicing (re: training) in as close to gameday situations, I find it excrutiating to go out for a 90 minute run after a 12 hour work day.  There was a post earlier in this thread which highlighted the use of an ipod for non-music updates - podcasts in particular. I tend to go this route as opposed to music (kill 2 birds with one stone) but do still tend to zone out and lose concentration on both the running and the podcast. It sure makes the running easier, but I'm also well aware its not making me as "trained" as if I ditched the distractor.  And I'm fine with that...

The adrenaline from the event itself has been enough to carry me through so far.

thats funny..

Detroit Dan - 2009-07-08 10:59 AM

E=H2O - 2009-07-08 11:41 AM

the bear - 2009-07-08 7:55 AM

DB - 2009-07-08 9:49 AM

E=H2O - 2009-07-07 11:12 PM

Training with headphones impairs your ability to focus on your training, both form and effort. IMHO. What is worse than running with headphones is cycling with head phones, and the only thing worse than that is swimming with headphones. If you want to pay attention to form, ditch the music. If you are putting in mindless miles try Nickelback.

I love running with my ipod and after reading this I think I'll add it to my cycling and swimming. Thanks for the ideas!

LOL!

Seriously, I have no problem focuing on form and effort while listening to music. It's running. After ten years of it, there's no reason to change my form. Effort is ingrained as well, all it takes is a glance at the Garmin every couple minutes to verify. None of which takes a whole lot of thought.

Guess others can't multitask as well.

You might as well use headphones swimming as well. . A bear will never learn how to swim anyway - except polar bears of course,  and they don't like music.

Yes they do!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qtyHOxNqg4

That hardly qualifies as music