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Bob Mulhall
 Jul 28, 08 - 6:38 PM |
No Headphones!
No Headphones! By George Hancock Several sanctioned races Are creating very sad faces Preventing any broken bones Is why many ban headphones. Running Along any busy road Requires a concentration mode Where all the scenes work well Thus avoiding a crash spell. It's a safety measure first rate That prevents any deadly fate Road racing in the head gear Deserves a loud raucous jeer. A symbol on the entry form Has rapidly become the norm No headphones in this race Has earned a special place. Now we need the local races To pick up the safety paces And ban these headphones Thus avoiding tombstones. Sorry Mike I had to do it. I was reading this month's Runner's Gazette and came across that poem and I thought of you and had to post it.  
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D.S.
Jul 28th, 2008 - 7:23 PM |
Re: No Headphones!
bob-I agree a 100%,runners have a hard enough time watching traffic, it helps so much when you can hear what's coming |
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Aldo
Jul 28th, 2008 - 8:22 PM |
Re: No Headphones!
I can’t believe I am actually posting this. I apologize in advance. A poem by Aldo, inspired by George Hancock. Please feel free to add to this if you like. To those of you who run with phones You’ll likely suffer broken bones To those of you who run phone free You’re free to run along with me Cars and bikes may pass you by You’ll hear the loudest if you try But if a hybrid sneaks up behind You will not hear the quiet kind If a runner tries to pass He’ll say “on your left”, that’s how he’ll ask But if you wear your IPOD phone You will not hear, you’re in your zone But if you pass a phone free guy He’ll say “ buddy, pass me by” Darwin says the smart survive How do headphone guys stay alive? Headphones help some keep the pace But I like to hear crowds when I race If you choose to wear headphones Some RD’s say please stay home But if you wear them anyway You may DQ the race that day Wear them while racing if you like You can run along with Mike But if you race in front of me Leave them home, be neighborly Stay behind the fastest guy You will not hear him coming by. Sanctioned races ban them now But some must wear them anyhow “Rules are rules” is what some say But some must wear them anyway Love ‘em, hate ‘em, some don’t care This poem stinks, I’m outta here! |
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Bob Mulhall
Jul 28th, 2008 - 8:54 PM |
Re: No Headphones!
I seen two people running together over the weekend and they both had headphones on. I didn't understand that one. |
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jerry
Jul 28th, 2008 - 9:57 PM |
Hybrids
Good point Aldo. Also there are these extreme MPG people out there now who try to wring out those extra mpg by timing their stops, slowly accelerating like there is a raw egg under the gas pedal and..........putting it in neutral so they can silently coast downhill. 
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