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This! While I had been preparing for the marathon, I never ran with earbuds. Running, in essence, is a deeply philosophical activity.
by ivanche 9y ago
This! While I had been preparing for the marathon, I never ran with earbuds. Running, in essence, is a deeply philosophical activity.
- lolive 9y agoThis is a chicken and egg question. A device will interfere between your inner self and your surroundings. Ideal when your surroundings are shitty. On the contrary, the lack of device will "force" you to search and find a nicer surroundings. Introspection vs connection, choose your side.
- mantas 9y agoThat's a very interesting observation. I run without buds and the only time when I'd want them is really boring straight stretches, e.g. along highway. I'd say novelty is important too. Whenever I do smth in new location or listen to new music, there's next to zero introspection. The usual location or known music seem helps introspection. In addition to that, if the location is unpleasant, it's hard to get into introspection mode. TL;DR known-but-nice locations are best for introspection runs :)
- zimpenfish 9y agoAnecdata: The two best[1] marathon runners I know mostly run with earbuds. [1] One did 240+ in 2017; the other 120+. Both broke the relevant records.