Runners- music or podcast

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  • SEAHORSES4EVER
    SEAHORSES4EVER Posts: 1,553 Member
    I have different music for different exercises. For running it needs to be something upbeat to keep me going.

    I've never thought about listening to a podcast so will check some of these out.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,571 Member
    For most runs I really enjoy listening to the TED radio podcasts (TED Radio Hour, TED Talks Audio) as well as "Stuff You Should Know", "Freakonomics Radio", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "Science Vs." etc.
    But some days I just want to veg out and listen to some good classic rock.
  • fitin50s2
    fitin50s2 Posts: 111 Member
    I used to run with music, I now run without anything in my ears. I actually find it more pleasant that way.
  • JenHuedy
    JenHuedy Posts: 611 Member
    edited July 2017
    Music for shorter/tempo runs (generally under 5 miles) and podcasts for long runs where I want to keep my speed down. Music sometimes makes me go too fast.

    ETA: only when running track or trails, and always turned low enough to hear ambient noise.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Even on recreational paths away from cars I prefer to run without music, I like to hear bikes & other runners etc approaching and I find music distracting when I'm running. I am also extremely fortunate to live close to path that run alongside a river and there are lots of birds etc so I listen to what Mother Nature provides.
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    Music! I listen to an upbeat, long-playing Latin workout set. I don't understand most of the words because I don't speak Spanish. Sometimes I try to make it English in my head and laugh... "Soup in the raina" Hey! it works for me! :smiley:
  • pacingoamy
    pacingoamy Posts: 78 Member
    Shorter runs I listen to music, longer I tend to do podcasts. I am a sports fanatic so I listen to the Tony Kornheiser show and the Vertical with woj.
  • nokanjaijo
    nokanjaijo Posts: 466 Member
    edited July 2017
    Waddellfitness wrote: »
    Tabbycat00 wrote: »
    Podcasts all the way. Or audio books.
    kimtober wrote: »
    I've been doing podcasts lately and I'm really enjoying it! I think they distract me a little more and my runs seem to go by faster.

    Is there any specific "running" podcast you ladies listen too? I've tried to find a good podcast but I'm new to the podcast scene so not sure what's good and what's not.



    I run to music but I adore Radiolab and Joe Rogans podcast. Also, You Are Not So Smart. Savage Love. I like Sam Harris but it's a bit eggheady.

  • TheGaudyMagpie
    TheGaudyMagpie Posts: 282 Member
    I do either depending on mood. I like podcasts for longer runs to keep me distracted. I run on a track around a lake, so there's no street traffic and I use a single earbud, so I can hear what's going on with my surroundings.

    I've been listening to Lore and Mysterious Radio. I like unsolved mystery/supernatural stuff because it's interesting but still light (I feel like I should say here that it's an interest, not a set of beliefs). The Black Tapes is pretty good as an ongoing story set up like a Serial-style public radio documentary (it's fiction).
  • Biker_SuzCO
    Biker_SuzCO Posts: 54 Member
    Podcasts here. This American Life, Radiolab, The Daily, Serial.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    nokanjaijo wrote: »
    Waddellfitness wrote: »
    Tabbycat00 wrote: »
    Podcasts all the way. Or audio books.
    kimtober wrote: »
    I've been doing podcasts lately and I'm really enjoying it! I think they distract me a little more and my runs seem to go by faster.

    Is there any specific "running" podcast you ladies listen too? I've tried to find a good podcast but I'm new to the podcast scene so not sure what's good and what's not.



    I run to music but I adore Radiolab and Joe Rogans podcast. Also, You Are Not So Smart. Savage Love. I like Sam Harris but it's a bit eggheady.

    I :heart: Dan Savage! :smiley:
  • crittergirl222
    crittergirl222 Posts: 120 Member
    Music for anything 5 miles or less. Pod cast/audiobook/music combo for anything longer
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Music + Zombies Run.

    I like listening to a story while I run, and I like that the music helps with keeping cadence steady even when it's playing quietly behind the story - my playlist is based on bpm as well as what I like.

    If I had to pick one or the other, it'd be music.
  • Running_and_Coffee
    Running_and_Coffee Posts: 811 Member
    Music (Spotify)....I like podcasts for road trips but not exercise.
  • BenejKate
    BenejKate Posts: 1 Member
    I love rock music, so for indoor runs I listen some rock music, f. e. Muse :)
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Depends on my mood. Some days it's music + Zombies Run, and other days it's podcasts (either Sigma Nutrition or Doctor Who-related geekery types).
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