For those that have run in 5k races...

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  • KimH313
    KimH313 Posts: 162
    This is weird but I always run with music, I hate running without it, BUT during one of my 5ks, my ipod shuffle which I thought was fully charged but was NOT, died about 2 minutes into my race, and I ended up getting my best 5k time on that one!
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I listen to my headphones but not at any level of serious volume. They are mostly there because mapmyrun tells me my pace and distance as I go and I don't have to futzing with my phone to find out how fast I'm running and if I need to pickup the pace.

    I have my "gym mix 2012" that I listen to while I am running. If the world doesn't end tomorrow I'll have 10 days to put together the 2013 mix.

    Never caught any flack for wearing them, even a little.
  • andreamarieroberts
    andreamarieroberts Posts: 34 Member
    I did, and lots of people do. Just keep the volume at a reasonable level so you can hear if anything is sneaking up on you.

    Exactly this.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    I typically don't wear headphones training or running races. In road races it's generally easy enough to pass a zoned out runner. If they get clipped by a baby stroller sucks to be them. But I run 90% of my races on trails. It doesn’t seem to be as prevalent in trail races for people to wear headphones but there have been occasions when I’ve needed to pass someone on single track and they can’t hear me approaching from behind or saying “On your left” which can be annoying.

    I remember during a training run once in an area known to have mountain lions I had to pass a woman so zoned out in her music she couldn’t even hear me yelling at her. We were on single track on the side of a mountain. She nearly jumped two feet in the air when I had to tap her shoulder. If I’d been a person with intent to do harm or a mountain lion looking for lunch she’d never known what hit her.

    ^^Definitely!
    In my area, there are a few popular multi-use trails for running or cycling. Last year a young lady was killed when she turned in front of a cyclist and was hit. He was not going that fast and yelled 'on your left' as he approached, but she was wearing ear buds and didn't hear him. She saw a water fountain and headed for it without looking. She paid with her life.

    I don't run, but I do ride, and would never ride with headphones. It is just too dangerous. We need to be completely aware of everything around us at all times. I have heard of too many people getting seriously hurt or killed.

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