Music!

Hi,

I've been running for about 5 years now - and have run a few 10ks.  Just recently my eldest son gave me his old IPod and suggested I listened to music whilst running.  Bearing in mind I've never listened to music while running before, and go out approximately 2 times per week for 30-45 minutes per run.  I originally did my runs alone, but after a couple of years I've been joined by my husband and our dog!  Now I feel safe enough to run with music in my ears - before I thought I wouldn't be so alert to any dangers, but it's been such great fun.  Did my first run to music this week and loved it.  Today I've been looking on the web for ideas/sites...and came across this site:http://jog.fm/  Gives you a list of suitable beats per minute songs which you can pick and obviously run to after downloading.  Love it!!!   Certainly a new dimension for me...how easily pleased and sad I am.  Just thought I'd share that 'find' (the website) with you image 

Comments

  • Does your husband mind you listening to music when you run with him ? Whats wrong with chatting ?
  • XX1XX1 ✭✭✭

    Maybe the husband prompted the son to gift the iPod image

  • WilkieWilkie ✭✭✭

    I would consider it a bit (well, more than a bit) rude if I was running with someone and they stuck their earphones in.

    Do you wear your earphones while you're having dinner with your husband?

  • I tend to run with music, only for training runs, and short ones at that. Races..big no no..see about a million threads on that one, but running with your partner and music. What's the point?? Might as well go out by yourself if your going to be that unsociable.

  • What if the dog wanted to tell you that someone had fallen down a mineshaft?

  • ipods & MP3 Players. 

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  • Sussex Runner NLR wrote (see)

    What if the dog wanted to tell you that someone had fallen down a mineshaft?

    It would keep stopping and pointing wouldn't it?  Like Lassie?

  • XX1XX1 ✭✭✭

    One would assume that the dog isn't also wearing an iPod so it isn't as if Mr Hazel wouldn't have anyone to talk to image

  • Some funny and quite unexpected responses to my post lol.

    Thanks everyone - very entertaining!  Although I think some people need to take a chill pill  Does make me chuckle though..  I have run ONCE with ear phones in....and I am being terribly rude?!  Husband doesn't mind at all and the music wasn't so loud I couldn't chat if I wanted to. 

  • WilkieWilkie ✭✭✭

    Diane, you can put your comments to me on the forum, you know, not just in a PM:


    Dianehazel02/08/2013 09:18

    Thanks for your positive response - hopefully you never run with anyone with earphones in - how dreadfully rude of anyone do that!  What my husband and I do has nothing to do with you lol 

    What your husband and you do is your business, but you DID raise this issue on a public forum, and that tends to draw comment from other forum users.  You won't necessarily like everything they have to say!

  • That's a bizarre response Diane. You come on a public forum and say it has nothing to do with someone who reads it. I can't think of a stranger thing to say on here.

  • And even stranger to end it with lolimage

  • Sussex Runner - I am saying that what my husband and I do has nothing to do with anyone else in my reply to Wilkie. I'm laughing because I can't believe someone being so negative about something I posted regarding a site I found to find music for beats to the minute music.  Please re read my comment and post!  I find it bizzarre and strange you can't read posts and comments correctly before posting.

  • Wilkie  - "Diane, you can put your comments to me on the forum, you know, not just in a PM:" 

    No, I will PM you if the facility is available and I want to!  I won't tell others what to do with their choices of post and really, to be honest, neither should you.

     Wilkie: "What your husband and you do is your business, but you DID raise this issue on a public forum, and that tends to draw comment from other forum users.  You won't necessarily like everything they have to say!"

    Of course I won't like everything people have to say - whoever does? I don't mind jokey comments which are entertaining or postive criticism. But as for personal and negative criticism,i.e. someone being rude to me when all I've done is posted about a site I've found re beats per minute....well I think there is no call for that.  There is no cause to be personal or negatively critical re my post, but I guess it certainly does attract that type of  comment from some people, doesn't it.

  • Just wanted to say - thank you everyone for all your comments, even the negative, rude and personal - but most of all the entertaining and funny!  Thanks for those who posted funny comments - I do have a sense of humour and you made me smile....but......

    I never realised that I would get so much criticism and negativity from some people on here all over a post about a site I've found re running to music which I thought, perhaps some people might like to try out as the one time I've run to music, and I intend to again, it made the running experience much easier (if that's the word?) and just nicer, and seemed to help performance.  I kind of thought I would get a few comments along the lines of "thanks, I'll take a look at that site" or maybe some recommendations/advice re other sites, etc.   Surprise, surprise! lol.

  • MillsyMillsy ✭✭✭
    Who is Diane? Have I missed something?

    I wonder if the dog wears an IPod? Now that would cause a debate.
  • XX1XX1 ✭✭✭

    The dog is a serious runner...  He wouldn't listen to an iPod image

  • Millsy. I think Diane is the passive agressive ABCDEFH lol image

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