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Tri Fanatic posted 11 weeks ago.
Learn how to sing and serenade yourself on long swims/rides/runs. I saw a finger drumset on www.stupid.com that you can mount on your handlebars for the bike rides and I am sure you can find the worlds smallest violin somewhere. You can fart in the water (this will help you stay more bouyant and give you less drag) to get that musical sound.
Hope this helps for you, it works for me!
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Tamara posted 11 weeks ago.
Swim: I hate swim practice. If the music gets you through it, I'd say go with it. You won't miss it as much on race day because you'll be getting kicked in the craze of the swim start.
Bike: Quit cold turkey. Even in just one ear, it's dangerous and not worth it. No excuses.
Run: I used to be the same way. Lots of strategies. Do some runs with friends or a dog since they'll distract you and be a bridge between iPod and being distraction-free. Save the iPod for your toughest workout of the week. For you, that sounds like your long runs. For me, it's the hard interval training. Swap out some of your weekend runs for running races -- good chance to test yourself iPod-free, and filled with the distractions of racing and other people. Finally, start to tell yourself it's part of the mental training you need to be tough for a race and occasionally during those long runs, turn the iPod off for a few miles.
"It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit." ~George Sheehan
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theShiba posted 11 weeks ago.
The rules prohibit headphones, not tunes... So, I say, strap a boom-box on the back of the bike and go for it. For the run, carry one on your shoulder ghetto-blaster style. I'm sure it'll make you a real hit with the crowd!!
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iamtb13 posted 11 weeks ago.
I think you should just listen to a lot of Barry Manilow and Anne Murray. Throw in "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Ritchie and pretty soon you'll toss it rather than listen to it.
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chekmarks posted 11 weeks ago.
i just made the transition that you are trying to make. I brought my ipod with me but left it in my pocket for a few weeks and told myself i could use it when i got really bored or in a 'dark' place. i found that once i got going, i never put it on. after that, its just a matter of forgetting to bring it with you. good luck!
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theShiba posted 11 weeks ago.
Ok, this is what I was looking for earlier... It says that all you have to do is watch this video and you will be cured of your music addiction.
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callco posted 11 weeks ago.
Tri Fanatic wrote:
... fart in the water ...
I tried that. Probably a little too much. I don't think I can ever go back to that pool.
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tbt_22 posted 11 weeks ago.
I train constantly with an Ipod, but on race day I don't need it. There is usually too many things going through my head to pay attention to music. Go ahead and train with it. I believe anything that motivates you to train hard is a good thing. When the race comes focus on the tasks at hand and your brain will be too preoccupied to miss the music.
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Monash228 posted 11 weeks ago.
I love Barry Manilow. I have him on a key chain.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
-- Vince Lombardi
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Socket posted 11 weeks ago.
+1 for the ghetto-blaster. And if you're passing people on the run with that beast: gotta Rick-roll em!
I'm doing the same thing since its getting nicer out and I can get out of the gym. 1st step was losing the arm strap so I had to use the earphone cable extension which ends up yanking the earbuds out of my ears with the extra weight and sticking the mp3 player in the tiny pocket of my running shorts which chaffs and I got this cord bouncing all over and it pissed me off enough to not want to carry it.
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PrinceofClydes posted 11 weeks ago.
This: i-Ride Bicycle Stereo speakers
not this
PoC
"Pain doesn't last, chicks dig scars, glory is forever!"
- Shane Falco.
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DTinVA posted 11 weeks ago.
I ran for a while with an ipod, but the ear buds don't fit my ears very well (tried several types). I finally just got annoyed with them and even was distracted by changing songs, volume, etc. Turns out my 5k time has come down since I quit!
I'm an addict. I've been exercising with headphones for years. I carried a Walkman in the 80s, a CD player in the 90s, and now an mp3 player in the 00s.
The musical crutch is especially critical for me on the long training days. Listening to myself breathe hard isn't enjoyable. I have waterproof headphones and a waterproof iPod case for long swims. I wear an earbud in the right ear during long bike rides. I use tunes to keep me going on the long runs.
So the problem is likely obvious: Since tunes are prohibited during actual events, I need to break the habit. How do I do it? Is there a twelve step program? Maybe a support group? Please advise.
Thanks in advance.