http://thefinitemonkey.com/2006/12/a-reason-to-run/ If infinite monkeys could recreate Shakespeare, what could one do? Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://thefinitemonkey.com/2006/12/a-reason-to-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 The Finite Monkey » Blog Archive » TnT #7 – Sometimes listening can be bad for you Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:00:29 +0000 http://www.thefinitemonkey.com/2006/12/04/a-reason-to-run/#comment-1130 <p>[...] Another tip I heard last night was a familiar one: “For maximum safety, don’t run with headphones.” I understand the reasons, and agree that it’s in a runner’s best interest to be able to hear sound cues like cars getting closer or how close the lions are getting, but I find this a very difficult piece of advice to actually follow. When I’m running with other people, it’s no problem to leave the headphones at home, because I have company to keep my mind off the running itself. When I run alone, though, about the last thing I want to think about is the running and how tired I am, but it’s hard not to do that when the main thing I hear is my breathing getting more and more labored. [...]</p> […] Another tip I heard last night was a familiar one: “For maximum safety, don’t run with headphones.” I understand the reasons, and agree that it’s in a runner’s best interest to be able to hear sound cues like cars getting closer or how close the lions are getting, but I find this a very difficult piece of advice to actually follow. When I’m running with other people, it’s no problem to leave the headphones at home, because I have company to keep my mind off the running itself. When I run alone, though, about the last thing I want to think about is the running and how tired I am, but it’s hard not to do that when the main thing I hear is my breathing getting more and more labored. […]

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