Headphone Caution

Please be careful wearing your headset to run. I have found that they can and do cause some hearing issues. Prior to this year's P.F. Chang's, I received a "shuffle" that I was going to use on my run. However, I couldn't find a set of headphones that felt comfortable on my head. The old fashioned foam ear covers that I grew up listening to felt too loose to jog with and I looked into purchasing the inner ear buds. I purchased an average priced set that fit snug into my ear and almost made me forget they were there until I would turn my head and feel the cord. After a day or two of using this setup, I did experience some discomfort in my hearing. I felt as if the normal sounds I had experienced were being filtered. Red Flag... I had heard about this problem of the sound being trapped in the ear and not being able to escape with the inner ear bud headsets, but now I was experiencing it first hand. Needless to say, I did wear a headset at the marathon, but it was of the old fashioned foam style. I wore them as long as I could tolerate them and ditched them just beyond the halfway point.

Running Priorities

Too many people have their running priorities out of order. The single most important priority should be that you have a goal (Examples: weight loss, a specific race, improve health, & others). Even the recreational runner has a goal that may not be classified as one, but internally is... an example could be they run because it helps relieve stress from a day at work or in current times financial woes. So, is it important to have the latest gear or the most expensive technology on your head... No, but the shoes can make it less painful if you do it enough.