Why do some runners look down on people with headphones?

Opinionated guy wrote:

airpods wrote:

I don’t get it. Running is good. Music is good. Together...bad? I don’t get the snootitude on this.

Snootitude, at least from me, is your perception only. Why would I care what you do or don't do?

However, in my brain I see those with headphones, sunglasses, and other things I consider gimmicks as a diversion from concentration, mental toughness, finding the line between improving and bonking, traffic-aware, etc. For me, if I indulged in headphones and the other latest, I would get very soft very fast. And I am far too soft already, I don't need a push. Slow as I might be, I am out there to practice & improve some of those toughness qualities that very few outside of hard running know.

So, you do care about what he does?

Hattrick27 wrote:

Bill Rodgers would have never worn a headphone. Enough said!

Bill Rodgers said it was fine for runners to wear headphones:

"I know a lot of runners wear their headphones, and I think whatever gets you out there is key. You’ve got to find a place you love to run and why you love to run."

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