The reason i asked is there
The reason i asked is there is a guy in work swears by not wearing them. He is of the opinion if your are going to run - run. If you are going to listen to music - listen to music. His point being, whatever you do, live an breath what you are doing at the time. Fully realise the moment. And i can see where he is coming from.
But then again... I love my music! And in todays busy world, running is one of the few times i can tune out and get to catch up on my latest tunes. Combining the two for me, is bliss sometimes. Just when you hit that nice spot, were running feels good - legs loose, breathing calm - and the break of one of your favourite songs is coming into your ears, its feels very peaceful. So for me, even though im combining two things, i dont feel like im compromising the moment. I still got the wind in my hair (ok im bald) i still got the beautiful irish country side in view, and ive still got the feeling that for the next 30 minutes, running is all that matters.