Was amazing how many people were running the Gasparilla half and full marathons wired up with MP3 players and other gizmos attached to themselves with music blaring in their ears.
Early in the race, I was passing one woman who had the volume cranked to the same song repeating over and over. I forget the name of the song (maybe "Crank up the Volume"?). It's one of the songs that is popular at most sporting events. I thought I had gotten rid of her, but she must have gotten an energy spurt because I started hearing her behind me again. What she didn't realize was all the people around her laughing.
Later, after the marathoners rejoined the half marathoners, I came upon another woman blaring the music. I could hear her from 10-20 feet away. I can't imagine what was happening to her ear drums!
People with the tunes blaring at races are a hazard to others and themselves much like dingys who text and talk on their phones in a car.
Thanks to the multiple voices in my head, I do not even train using a mp3 player. Not matter where I go, I have my little friends chattering away at me, no batteries required!
If you must listen to music while running, PLEASE be courteous to others and at least turn the volume down so those around you don't have to suffer.
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