Oh, by the way... leave your iPod at home (Read 1650 times)

"You put the lime in the coconut, and drink 'em bote up... You put the lime in the coconut, and drink 'em bote up... and say "Daaahhktaahh"! ". I warned you.

You're mean...I'm pretty sure that song will haunt me in my sleep tonight.

There are two differences between hearing aids and headphones: --One aids hearing; the other impairs hearing. Want to guess which is which?

Jim2: I think Modal was being facetious.

The funny thing is, I can still see fine with my headphones on. Personally I think running in sunglasses would be more dangerous as that actually affects your peripheral vision. Believe me, I would be much more of a threat to clip someone if I was wearing sunglasses compared to headphones. How about running in snow and ice or when its raining out? That seems like it might be dangerous too, though it never seems to be a problem. I grew up playing football, basketball and soccer and maybe I just have a much different opinion of whats considered "dangerous" in sports than many runners. As far as everyone who says run without headphones... I have run w/o them before and I do not enjoy it and do not perform nearly as well. The real problem here for me is that they don't mention no headphones when you sign up. Before you register, you are told that rollerblades, skateboard, snowboards (???) or babyjoggers are allowed... then 2 days before the race, they add headphones to the list. I just think that this should be said upfront, so I can find a race that will allow me to enjoy running they way I want to enjoy running. I honestly don't care if any race wants to ban headphones, just tell me before I sign up, not two days before the event. Either way, I will be running with headphones and if they disqualify me, who cares, I'll know what time I ran.

Sorry, but I didn't graduate HS in 1987... those songs you mentioned sound more like something a person with a Gerry Cheevers avatar would listen to. My playlist for the race will probably look something like this: http://www.runningahead.com/forums/post/17f211dad91b4fdd90edaea7f7698965#focus

You can't really diss Cheevers on the years of those songs when you got Eye of the Tiger by Survior rocking on your playlist because I believe that has been out for a while. Just messing with ya. BC, What race are you running this Sat?

The funny thing is, I can still see fine with my headphones on. Personally I think running in sunglasses would be more dangerous as that actually affects your peripheral vision. Believe me, I would be much more of a threat to clip someone if I was wearing sunglasses compared to headphones. How about running in snow and ice or when its raining out? That seems like it might be dangerous too, though it never seems to be a problem.

Classic defense strategy, my dengerous thing isn't as bad as X,Y,Z dangerous thing so I should be allowed to do it. Sorry, but sunglasses are not as dangerous as running w/ headphones, while there may be no studies to back this up there are plenty of anecdotal evidence that headphone wearers cause problems for other runners and I have never heard of someone saying "'that person wearing sunglasses is a nuisance" . Besides you can only see what is in front of you, and a bit to the side w/ peripheral vision. The problems headphone wearers cause is what goes on behind and beside them where they can't see. (hearing works in 360 degrees, it's cool like that). I have heard of races being cancelled or postponed due to ice or lighting, but when that danger is to great the race directors are trying to protect everyone in the race, just like banning headphones is for everyone's protection.

I grew up playing football, basketball and soccer and maybe I just have a much different opinion of whats considered "dangerous" in sports than many runners.

Got it, you're tougher than all of us who have never, ever, even once ever played a contact sport.

As far as everyone who says run without headphones... I have run w/o them before and I do not enjoy it and do not perform nearly as well. The real problem here for me is that they don't mention no headphones when you sign up. Before you register, you are told that rollerblades, skateboard, snowboards (???) or babyjoggers are allowed... then 2 days before the race, they add headphones to the list. I just think that this should be said upfront, so I can find a race that will allow me to enjoy running they way I want to enjoy running. I honestly don't care if any race wants to ban headphones, just tell me before I sign up, not two days before the event.

Are you sure it didn't say no headphones on the registration form, you know in the waiver we all have to sign before entering any race, but rarely read all the way through? Maybe it didn't and if not I agree they shouldn't change at the last minute.

Either way, I will be running with headphones and if they disqualify me, who cares, I'll know what time I ran.

That is a great attitude to have about rules, do you follow that philosophy on all rules you don't like?

I'll know what time I ran.

Dude, I wouldn't even register. Just run out there and freeload on the water and grub unless you brought your own. I guess my exception to this would be if the run was on private property.

"You put the lime in the coconut, and drink 'em bote up... You put the lime in the coconut, and drink 'em bote up... and say "Daaahhktaahh"! ". I warned you.

You're mean. But still no match for Rick Astley.