Running Music:
Take It or Leave It?

Running music can be an inspiration but it can also get in the way at times. I do NOT recommend making a habit of running with music.



First of all some races do not allow headphones and ipods, etc. Second, you miss out on the fun. Third, it can be dangerous. You enter your own world and loose sight of what's going on around you.

That being said, music has gotten me through many runs! For some of my own personal favorite music selections...link coming soon.

I pretty much always ran with music until I started running with my baby. Now I absolutely will not use running music when I'm pushing the jogging stroller. As big of a klutz as I am, it's just too dangerous.

But whether you choose to have running music or not, I recommend that you make it a point to sometimes leave your music at home. You will notice things you never noticed before when you are running. A bush, a building, a butterfly...something that you normally wouldn't notice may catch your attention.



Running is like being in an enlightened state. Your adrenalin is rushing, your mind is spinning, you're feeling euphoric. When I was in college, I ran before I studied. I absorbed much more. When I have writers, block, I run to get the creative juices flowing.

You'd be surprised by what running will do not just for your physical health, but emotionally, psychologically, socially, even spiritually.

Many ideas have been born while running and I partnered up, and music can sometimes get in the way. But it can also be an inspiration. So take it sometimes, but leave it sometimes too.

Besides, I have been in the middle of a workout and my battery died or my stupid ipod froze and my whole workout was ruined. You don't want to depend on something that much. The more flexible, the better, and the bigger chance of being open to the possibilities the universe, God, fate (or whatever inspires and brings meaning to your life) will offer you.

For headphone, ipod, accessories...link coming soon.

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