Fri Nov 2, 2007 12:24AM EDT
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I understand the safety concern, but how does it prevent a competitive edge? It seems those who cheer the ban prefer to concentrate on their bodies and their competitors, and those who oppose it say it's outright stupid. Jennifer Lamkins, a teacher from Long Beach, Calif., wonders if this means they'll start to disqualify deaf people too because they can't hear directions either.
Fortunately for them, some marathon organizers don't plan on enforcing this rule, basically because they don't know how. I mean, how do you police 20,000 runners? Since today's marathon runners are average folks, some also feel this could alienate them in the future. There's also the issue of small iPods that can be hidden inside shirts, shorts, or under baseball caps.
Good luck with this rule. I personally need my motivational playlist, because running without it would discourage me from running at all. Even the military needs cadence for a little motivation.
What do you think? Should iPods be banned at marathons? Let me know in the comments.
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1 Posted by nart.pshegubj on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:45AM EDT Report Abuse
I am supposed to do the fun-run (10 km) this Sat. in the Amman International Marathon. This is my first time to participate in such an event, I was reading the rules that day and I was shocked to read that ipods are not allowed. How am I supposed to motivate myself? Anyway I use a shuffle (the clip one) and I intend to hide it regardless of what they say. Nart