I was trying out my treadmill this week to see if it still worked. It was purchased years ago at a very good price and thought that on cold and rainy days I would use it to stay in shape. I found out that running 20 minutes on a treadmill is worse than running a four hour marathon. It is the same for stationary bikes. I can go for a three hour ride in the countryside but my limit is just under 20 minutes on a stationary bike. A friend said I need to get a sound system to run to. He was willing to set me up with a blue tooth thing and said it will make it much easier to run on the treadmill.
I hesitated at his suggestion as my experience with music while running has not been the best. A long time ago, the first set of ear plugs were like hearing protectors that workers use around jet planes. They had built in antennas that made you turn your head from side to side to pick up the best reception. If you have tried to run with your head turned to the left or right while trying to run a straight line, you can get some idea of what those first music providers were like.
As technology improved and the tiny inserts fit inside your ear, it made listening to music much more comfortable. You could carry the small cell phone or MP3 player in your hand, or put on a pouch to carry it in. Keeping up with trends, the shirt manufacturers sewed a small pocket into the shirt to carry a cell phone or music player. I never ordered a shirt like that for any of my races but I can imagine it would be a popular race shirt for the runners.
