Yes, if I'm not running with someone else. Its a variety from my youth: Southern Rock, Classic Rock, some heavy metal.

Definitely (at least when its not a safety concern like Leroy said).

Mostly power and speed metal: Motorhead, Metallica, Dragonforce, Manowar. I hear "My Spirit Will Go On" starting and I just get an incredible surge of energy. And then Motohead's cover of "Louie Louie" just cracks me up.

I use to listen to music all the time running. I really don't know why, but I quit listening to music cold turkey and enjoy running much more...just looking and taking in the sounds and sights of life are much more enjoyable than music blarring in my ears. On a long run recently, I tried to listen to music again, and took my ear buds out after a few minutes...it was taking away the simple "joy" of running.

So along with this theme. What are some good "kick a$$" tunes for interval training and speed sets you guys recommend??

Don't you think there may be a problem if you "have" to listen to music to run. Would you still run if music was not available anymore?

Not being judgemental or critical, really :) . But just curious about people who don't like running, just for the joy and fun of it. What do you do during races?

Tim

One time I solved world hunger but forgot what it was after fatigue set in :(

Kick @$$ songs:
Dragonforce - My Heart Will Go On, Through the Fire and Flames
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
ACDC - Highway to Hell
Ozzy - Over the Mountain, Bark at the Moon

I can run without music, but it helps me focus sometimes. I used to have to use all kinds of Jedi mind tricks to focus when I started (even with the tunes) but now its just better than listening to traffic or the crap the gym is playing.

Music on a rainy day- helps block out the rain and fear of bears on my early mornings.
Sunny day- no music, just try to soak up as much vitamin D as you can in the northwest.

In the player now: Toby Mac, Burlap to Cashmere, Skillet

I listen to music and I listen to books when I run. Especially on the treadmill. Even not on the treadmill, I'm running mostly suburb here, so it isn't exactly like I'm missing much nor is it too dangerous because there is a huge bike lane and sidewalk when the road is tilted too much.

I do not listen on the bike, unless I'm on a stationary in the gym. That takes more concentration, plus I do get to get out to the places with the view.

You have to add these tunes:

Killswitch Engaged - My Curse
Spiderbait - Black Betty
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Chevelle - Send the Pain Below
Eminem - Loose Yourself
Kid Rock - I am the Bullgod
Nonpoint - Bullet with a Name
Prodigy - Smack my Bi+ch up

Kashmir is on pretty much every playlist I have - grew up with it as teenager and still love it. A little trivia - Robert Plant was being interviewed down here and was asked the question " what's it like to have written the greatest rock song of all time?" to which Plant replied "Oh, you mean Kashmir" before the interviewer cut him off to mention Stairway to Heaven. Clearly Robert Plant thinks highly of Kashmir as well :)

//k

I must say I am torn about listening to music. Before doing tris I would always listen to music when i excercised. After starting tris i thought it would be a better idea to try and focus without any music. I relized music was usually keeping my mind off of the workout rather than helping me focus on improvement.

Now, however, i just got an ipod nano (old ones are like 60 bucks on ebay now!) with nike+ ipod and I love it. It was much cheaper than the running watches I've seen (like 90-100 for the total setup) plus I can program tons of songs on it (2gb.) I will turn the sound down sometimes, or take the headphones out. Mainly I love all of the info nike+ipod gives you, like current pace, distance, total time. It even graphs and tracks your runs and progress on a website. Plus you can join challenges from other users worldwide. I love it, and now the advertisement is over.

What music? I like a lot of music without lyrics lately. I used to always listen to The Beatles or Modest Mouse...lyrically heavier bands. Nowadays I'm more into LCD Soundsystem, Ratatat, Fatboy Slim, when I run. The pace is quick and the music is not too distracting from my workout.

Have some good runs!

I used regular earphones for a while, but I hated the sweat accumulation on them right into my ear. I ended up with in-ear buds as my ears are too big and all the regular ear buds I tried fell right out.

I love almost all those songs. Just have to find someone with the CDs or a well stocked DRM-less online store. I should also try using the radio tuner on my player so I can listen to WSOU.

I do when Its a fast workout, but like today I did and easy 6 miler with no watch, I wont touch the mp3....
I listen to nothing specific.

*Kanye West - Stronger
Red Jumpsuit Aparatus - Face Down
Rocky theme song (we're gonna fly now)
*The popular current dautry song (Over You) isnt that bad
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Linkin Park - Numb
Shop Boyz - Party like a rockstar

*Indicates not actually on my mp3 (never had time to add it)

I listen to more songs, but those Ill really only listen to the last 5 minutes of the run

While biking? Never here in Jersey. Running is one thing with sidewalks and going much slower, but sharing the road with 10,000 people/sq mile in my area? Fat chance. Might be safer to walk alone through Newark at 2:AM flashing wads of cash.

It's illegal (perhaps by state? I'm not sure) if you use headphones, the same as driving with them is.