The 2018 Boston Marathon had horrible weather so while I wasn’t planning on using music for that race, I did simply because I knew that music helps me get through tough runs! And that was a tough day. I never do for 5Ks but do occasionally for longer races, including half marathons and marathons. Years ago, I ran with an arm band that help my phone (or iPod way back in the day!), but once I found the SpiBelt, I found I much preferred that over an arm band to carry a phone, which always felt bulky. There are also running bras that can hold your phone while you run, but I haven’t tried them.
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the Lululemon Fast & Free leggings or shorts.
(This is where the Apple Watch would come in handy or an upgraded Garmin watch that syncs with Spotify!!) To carry my phone, I use a SpiBelt or bottoms that have a pocket large enough and are snug enough to carry my phone without bouncing, i.e. However, depending on the time of day, my route or other factors, I carry my phone even if I’m not listening to music.
While I love my Apple Airpods for running, they’ve fallen out before when I’m on the treadmill and it drives me insane to stop in the middle of an interval to find where an earbud launched! I almost always run with music when I’m doing a treadmill run (I’ve done 20 mile runs on a treadmill so I have to combat treadmill boredom somehow!!!), unless I’m doing a hard workout.
Good music can make a good run even better and research has shown that people can run longer with music. The Best Running Music + My 5 Favorite Playlists Should you run with music? There’s some of everything, including high energy and more mellow playlists. You won’t find Bon Jovi or classic rock on these, but you will hear an assortment of more current music from hip hop to instrumental to mainstream and offbeat. I shared my five go-to Spotify playlists that I’ve use for training runs and races. The right running playlist can make your run more fun and help you run longer and faster.