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This thread is bordering on the surreal now - nano's in your tie! Whatever next!
No offense meant but I share an office with four women and every now and again I need sometime away from 'what everybody is wearing out at the weekend'! And for that I thank my cd collection and my nano.
I love using mine whenever I am on the train/tube as it blocks out everything else and makes the journey more enjoyable :-)
How many days until 1st April??? :-)
But I turn it on and off selectively. For the first 2 miles of a run I leave it turned off.... allowing me to concentrate on getting my running "rhythm" right. I also turn in off if there are lots of people around (so as not to bump into them), or equally in a particularly quiet area (so as not to get jumped on from behind!).
But in the latter half of my long runs I find an iPod to be a godsend. I've chosen a selection of songs that motivate me, help me push through the pain. Heather Small's "Proud" is one such example....
Good Luck for the FLM, wish I was running it!
Sound is an important part of the London experience. It's possible that the music might help to keep you going late in the race but you would miss a big part of the race. It's a day of memories, and the noise of the FLM is one of the best bits. Apart from that, no one will speak to you or offer encouragement if you're wearing headphones.
Oh, and people wearing headphones are a hazard to themselves and others in a crowded race like the FLM.
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As you say, everyone is different,
My answer is no, I would not recommend it and yes, it would ruin the experience.
But then this depends on why you enter races. I can understand someone using an iPod on the Luton marathon but the question was specifically about London. When I remember that race, I recall the numerous bands and sound systems, the cheers of the crowd and the conversations and the stories I heard along the way from other runners, probably more than I remember the visuals.
As you say, everyone is different, but I'm firm on this. Long solitary training runs, yes, iPods are a godsend. But the race is the reward for all that training, and to deliberately cut yourself off from it seems pointless and rather sad.
As for the question: why do so many people use them in races, the response would have to be that very few people use them in races. I don't have stats of course but I would suggest far less than 1% of people use iPods in a race like FLM. So the question should be: if it's such a good idea, why do 99% of people NOT do it?!!!
:-)
RC: I understand your point but an iPod weighs so little it makes no difference if you carry it and then don't use it on the day does it? As I mentioned above, I would take it but only switch it on if needed as the FLM atmosphere will probably be electric (not arguing with that). But if that's what your used to running with, it does no harm to take it just incase. It's good to have the option.
If there is such a small % of people wearing headphones they can't be that much of a hazard / any more of a hazard than other runners then.
>>>runs off for Sat am run with iPod in hand>>>
When I first got my 2GB iPod Nano I accidentally deleted a couple of the pre-set Playlists, I think they were the 'Last 25 Played' and something else along those lines. Now that I've got quite used to it and thinking this would have been a good thing to have, is there any way I can add it back on which would enable the iPod to store the last '25 last played' songs? Or have I deleted it for good?
As you can tell I'm a bit of a technophobe so my apologies, but thanks in advance if anyone can help!!
I have taken delivery of some cordless headphones and one set look erfect for keeping on while excercisng while keeping good sound quality.
have the same problems as most with tangled wires, earphones getting pulled out and how to carry it.
will look out for your website.
best of luck
Ali Baby is right to point out the potential safety implications about using earphones outside -it does diminish your senses. -sadly more women than men are victims of personal attacks when outside -also apply this to using a mobile phone in the street. The "gift of fear" use it, don't lose it.
Is the shuffle a decent upgrade on a cheap 256mb stick player? I believe Tesco are doing shuffles presently for under 50 quid.
Viffer: I also put cables down my back, through clothes etc but the wire can still be long (depends what I am wearing). I would like to try a shorter version if available.
DoctorK: The shuffle is fab and so tiny/light. I keep 100s of songs in the library and then change what's on my shuffle from time to time when I am bored listening to the same music. Under £50 is good and you well really enjoy it. Go buy it now before they run out as they sell like hotcakes...