Do you walk or run? Do you plug in an iPod, or equivalent, to help the miles go by? Then you might be interested in the spread of rules to prevent the use of audio devices in sanctioned road races. It’s supposedly about safety and insurance.

The NY Times article linked here also says sound devices might provide unfair advantage. Seems a little silly. But thinking about it, I’d say my laps at War Memorial are probably quicker to John Phillip Sousa than the Magnificent Seventh’s New Orleans funeral dirges.

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