Why do people insist they 'CANNOT' run without headphones..?

WhitePony wrote:

Al Smith Dinner wrote:

Don't you massage men for a living?

What's wrong with that? Massages are awesome.

It's women's work.

They're hobby joggers. Plain and simple.

As someone has said, if running bores some people so much it might be worth trying out something they enjoy instead.

Would they wear headphones having sex?

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

As someone has said, if running bores some people so much it might be worth trying out something they enjoy instead.

Would they wear headphones having sex?

How do you run with that stick up your ass?

Quite simple: most of us can't make friends w/ our own brain. I used to do distance backpacking - the first 3-5 days were always the most difficult - alone w/one's own thoughts - horrible. Blame it on the culture. Don't see too many East Africans w/tunes during training.

Even though I wrote in my running book that I rarely run with headphones, and I like to focus on running and my surroundings, running with headphones does have its place. Treadmills really suck, and I have a hard time getting through a treadmill run without music (usually in a hotel in a foreign country where it is too dangerous to run outside). I need the beat and the stimulus on a treadmill. That might sound mentally weak, but I don't think so.

I think that running around a track is also extremely dull. Not a speed workout, but just anytime you find yourself somewhere with a good running track but no good roads or other places to run outside. Going around and around for anything more than a couple of miles sucks almost as bad as running on a treadmill.

I do agree with what another poster said: if you can't enjoy running while focusing on running--at least in a good outdoor location--maybe you need to find another sport/physical activity that you actually enjoy more.

Perhaps your own thoughts are uninteresting?

Al Smith Dinner wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

^ scared snivelized weakling can't handle the truth, has to flip out as usual.

Don't you massage men for a living?

No. Are you trying to make me mad?

Al Smith Dinner wrote:

How do you run with that stick up your ass?

The same way I guess that you do with your comprehension difficulties

ukathleticcoach wrote:

Perhaps your own thoughts are uninteresting?

^ Bingo.

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

As someone has said, if running bores some people so much it might be worth trying out something they enjoy instead.

Would they wear headphones having sex?

Anyone who equates running with sex is doing the former way too much, and none of the latter.

Most of dem I see running with earphones are women.Its a womanly feminine habit.A few faggy guys can't do without headphones either but for the most part its a womans thing.

It increases enthusiasm.

Can't run without listening to Bobby Dylan. I need my literature!

Honestly, it is not the least bit surprising in a world where people feel anxious when they take a dump without their phones.

th3bt wrote:

Honestly, it is not the least bit surprising in a world where people feel anxious when they take a dump without their phones.

The phone in this case is nothing more than the 21st century version of the newspaper. Getting a bit of reading in is a well established tradition.

running with music = Hobby Jogger.

bearfoot genius wrote:

Can't run without listening to Bobby Dylan. I need my literature!

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