First time 1/2 marathoner . . . question about headphones/ipods

[crzy4mk]

I'm new to this board (but a vet of the Disboards in general) and also new to road races. I've just started getting back in shape (lost almost 30 pounds in the last 9 weeks), and have been walking/jogging to get ready for the 1/2 marathon. I'm really excited!

My ipod really helps me stay focused and on pace. I think I read that headphones aren't permitted on the WDW marathon course. Is this correct, and is it enforced? Anybody had experience with this? Thanks for your help, and I'll see you in January!

 

[TiffJ]

First of all congrats on the weight loss!! And welcome, come join us on our weekly thread.

As far as the Ipod, in 2006 race info it just said they were discouraged, not prohibited any longer. I brought mine but didnt use it because I was entertained enough with the atmosphere & taking everything in. Won't be a problem if you want to use it though, alot of people did.

Good luck with your training.

 

[chimera]

I'm new to this board (but a vet of the Disboards in general) and also new to road races. I've just started getting back in shape (lost almost 30 pounds in the last 9 weeks), and have been walking/jogging to get ready for the 1/2 marathon. I'm really excited!

My ipod really helps me stay focused and on pace. I think I read that headphones aren't permitted on the WDW marathon course. Is this correct, and is it enforced? Anybody had experience with this? Thanks for your help, and I'll see you in January!

Congrats on your weight loss and getting in shape!

Headphones were listed as discouraged in the official materials for the half/full last year. Plenty of people had them, so don't worry about it if you plan to run with them. I trained with an MP3 player last year, but didn't even turn it on when I did the half because I wanted to experience everything.

Come join us on the walking/running club thread! You'll find plenty of the WISH team who are training for the half/full/and Goofy in 2007. We'd love to have you join us!

 

[10nis]

I run w/ my IPOD every single run--3 miles or 21 miles...even when I run w/ someone I have one earbud in w/ the music down low. Can't convince myself to go w/ out it....so, when I ran the marathon in 2005, the official information listed headphones as "prohibited." I was sufficiently stressed about having it confiscated (ha!) should I decide to turn it on. Well, at about mile 14 I decided I needed some inspiration--on the earbuds and IPOD went. I ran with it in my running fanny pack until that point. I did see a fair amount that year even though they were "prohibited." (In hind sight there is no way they could have patroled 16,000 runners for head phones!)
I did take both earbuds out at least 20 times during the 12 miles I had it on--I talked to alot of the other runners and had them off thru AK, MGM and EPCOT!!