Running Alone vs. Running With Friends (or with music)

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  • Lalalindaloo
    Lalalindaloo Posts: 204 Member
    I run alone and with music. Definitely with music. It can pump me up just when I need it. :) I put my play list together based on what my pace is and when i find myself slowing/speeding. Sometimes a certain song gets me going.

    I'm doing a 5k this weekend with my nieces and since I'm still running in intervals (7-8 min running/2-3 min walking until I know I'm not going to die) I fully expect them to leave me in the dust!
  • laurajo521
    laurajo521 Posts: 91 Member
    I am very slow, so I don't generally like to go out with other people. I feel like I hold them up. I also wore braces on my legs when I was a kid, and I'm still very self-conscious about what I look like when I walk and run. If I do go out with someone, I do not wear headphones. If I go out alone, I always wear them because -- for better or for worse -- I use the music to keep my pace and it makes it fly by. I don't mind doing treadmill days with other people, and I find that watching TV while I'm on there makes the workout fly by. My gym used to have a TV on The Big Bang Theory and Friends reruns and I would not even notice how hard I was working (although I did laugh out loud with headphones on more than once). My new gym has that Cardio Cinema and I will have to utilize that for long treadmill runs this winter.
  • BuddhaMom74
    BuddhaMom74 Posts: 147
    I like running by myself - sometimes with music, sometimes without. I've found that running is starting to replace my meditation; as my mind and body have to work together in order to succeed. I totally dig that!
    I ran my first 5K race a few weeks ago and did bring my iPod Shuffle - but I have Yurbuds, so I can still hear what's going on around me. The excitement of the crowd caused me to pick up the pace a bit and I ran my fastest 5K (I've since run it faster though!!)
    I'm running my first 10K race this Sunday - it's a trail run and headphones are not permitted. I'm looking forward to taking in all the excitement, noises and nature!
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    I always listen to music when I'm running--it helps let my mind wander and I don't think about being tired or whatever else I have to worry about. I often run with my husband, but we both still listen to our music--talking requires too much energy!

    I know there are some races that don't allow headphones, but I have not experienced that yet--just be cognizant of where you are in space so you're not blocking faster runners who might be coming from behind. I actually think that those running with friends are worse about being oblivious to blocking up the course...

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