Last night, in the chaos that always comes with me gearing up to do anything, I reached for my iPod. I live and sleep by that thing. My playlists are as eclectic as they get. From Jack Johnson, Foo Fighters, old school beasties, and Linkin Park to Sarah Mac, Rusted Root, Ska, Hip Hop (yes, tap the bottle and twist the cap!), to Simon and Garfunkle, and Steve Miller band... The music will last me hours and hours...
I have come to the same discussion with myself that Sarah appears to be having. Will schlepping the iPod help or hinder?
In my experience, on my short runs (especially at night), I do not use it. But once you get to 5 miles and beyond, I find that I need some distraction, motivation, and OOHPH to reach my goal.
Luckily, last night the battery was dead (though, Thing 1 on my shoulder wasn't happy about it). I think the decision I came to is to thoroughly enjoy the serenity, peace and quiet away from the chaos of the three Little Rippa's when it comes to my shorter runs. I'll schlep the iPod as I start going 8, 10 and beyond.
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