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Welcome to Not Another Running Podcast. I am

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your host, Line 6, and today's episode is called

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To Music or Not To Music? A question that pretty

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much divides runners into two very passionate

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camps. Are you the type of runner that can't

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start your run without your favorite tunes? Are

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you the runner that can go out on your run with

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nothing but nature, your breath, footsteps, and

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your thoughts? In this episode, I will be breaking

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down the pros and cons of running with music,

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when it can help, when it might actually hold

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you back, how it affects your mindset, patient

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in connection with the run itself. Lastly, I

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will break down exactly how I set up my music

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playlist for each stage of the marathon from

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upbeat to smooth and controlled to slightly unhinged,

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pretty much whatever it takes to get me across

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that finish line. This is a conversation that

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every runner has had to music or not to music.

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A study conducted by a group of sports scientists

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was published back in 2020. They looked at what

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happens when runners listen to their own preferred

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music. versus running with nothing but their

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thoughts. They took 20 fit young guys and had

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them do a six -minute self -paced run. Same effort

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and same rules. One run with music and the other

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without music. With music, they ran about 10

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% further with a faster average speed. Same time,

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no extra suffering. Now before you say, they

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probably went out too hot. Nope, their relative

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effort remained the same. Music didn't make them

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reckless, it made them more confident. All of

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the collected data showed that heart rate and

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perceived effort remained the same. However,

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afterwards, lactate levels were lower. There

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was less metabolic damage, meaning the body handled

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the effort a little bit easier. Translation.

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Music didn't change how they ran, it changed

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how they felt. And this is why the right song

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at the right mile can carry you when your legs

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are begging you to stop. As I promised for the

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non -music camp, here are some cons to running

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with music. Number one is safety. You may not

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hear cars or other hazards. You may become dependent

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on headphones and if you forget them during a

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race or have technical difficulties, it may derail

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your whole race. Lastly, Even though the study

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showed that pacing stayed the same, it is possible

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for some runners to hear their favorite song

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and then go out way too hot and push the effort.

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So the science is clear. The right song can make

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you run further and faster without changing how

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you actually pace yourself. Hold on. Now let's

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just let this marinate for a second. If a six

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minute run can get you that type of boost, Imagine

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what it can do for you over the course of a marathon.

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I'm just saying, man, you're not hearing me here.

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Imagine what that could do for you over the course

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of a marathon. Now that we have went over the

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pros and cons to running with music, I'm going

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to break down how I set up my playlist for race

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day and use music to my advantage. Now, caution.

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The first part of my playlist is so fire, you

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might feel the urge to bust a twerk. All right,

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so now that I have warned you about the twerk

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factor, let's get serious. The first section

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of my playlist is designed to get you amped up,

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locked in, and motivated. In this section of

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my playlist, I like up -tempo songs, a little

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rap, a little pop, and some rock and roll. Here's

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a list of the first five songs in my racing playlist.

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Number one, Drop by Timberlaine and Magoo. This

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song gets you amped up. Number two, Pass the

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Cavassier by Busta Rhymes. Number three, If You

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Seek Amy, Britney Spears. Number four, Ooh Ooh

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Baby, Britney Spears. Number five, Let It Whip,

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Daz Band. During this portion of the playlist,

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I am trying to get my pace locked in and under

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control. My mantra during this phase is snap,

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snap, get it, sis. Once I'm warmed up and locked

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in, I transition into my flow state. The goal

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is to keep the heart rate and effort under control.

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Here I turn to some slow gems, and you can't

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have slow gems without a little bit of R. Kelly.

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Starting off with Like a Freak by R. Kelly, Cookie

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by R. Kelly, Hello Love by T. Rome, My All, Mariah

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Carey, and Sensational Chris Brown. At this point

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in the marathon, I'm in cruise control, feeling

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myself. I'm talking Baywatch on the beach, slow

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motion running. Aha, David Hasselhoff. My mantra

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here is, that boy good. When in the flow stage,

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I accept the fact that I'm on borrowed time because

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that marathon monster always comes to collect.

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Now we are in the, it's either him or me phase.

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Typically, I reach this phase around mile 16.

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Now it's time to drill and in steps King Von.

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I'm gonna need y 'all to listen to me. Von is

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nice See y 'all hear me, but y 'all not listening

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to me Von is nice See I'm getting pumped up just

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talking about Von Anyway, the first song in this

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section is go and get him by King Von When that

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beat drops and that bass hits I go into full

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drill mode My mind state is either you eat or

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you food the marathon monster wants a fight and

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I'm here to give it to him During this phase,

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I cycled through two mantras. The first, I then

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gave runners whole head starts and still I'll

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hock them down. Next, I'll chant, this that Vaughn,

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this that Vaughn, this that Vaughn. Up until

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now, I've only mentioned one song in this phase.

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So here's a few more. Mad by King Vaughn, Act

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Up by King Vaughn, BM Junior by Lil Wayne. The

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fact of the matter is this. It doesn't matter

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who you are. The Marathon Monster comes for everyone.

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And you just gotta weather the storm, swim without

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getting wet. Once I reach mile 21, the fight

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with the Marathon Monster has ended. And now

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it's a battle of me versus the voices in my head

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and the pain in my body telling me to surrender.

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I call this the how bad do you want it phase.

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Songs I play during this phase are motivational,

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inspirational. For instance, Grindin' All My

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Life by Nipsey Hussle, Battle Cry by Jossie Smollett,

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Livin' in America by James Brown, Eye of the

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Tiger by Survivor, 2000 Watts by Michael Jackson.

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Not only am I drawn inspiration from the music,

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but I'm thinkin' of moments when my favorite

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athletes overcame adversity and pain. Safan Hassan,

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2023 London Marathon. She stopped twice to stretch

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and still came back to win. Kobe Bryant, April

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2013, tears his Achilles tendon versus the Golden

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State Warriors. He got up on his own, walked

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to the free throw line on his own, and made both

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free throws, clinching the win for his team.

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It's not about winning the race or making the

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free throws. It's about not quitting the race

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and having the courage to attempt the free throws.

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During this time, I repeat to myself, Safan kept

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going. Kobe kept going. You keep going. To music

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or not to music? That is the question. The research

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backs music's performance enhancing qualities.

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Imagine if the world's best runners could listen

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to their choice of music during their races.

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What kind of records will we see broken then?

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Before I wrap it up, we would love to hear your

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running stories. It doesn't matter. what it is,

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because whether you believe it or not, your story

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can inspire others. Send an email or an audio,

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both are welcome, but I will say this, if you

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share your story via audio, it gives the community

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insight to the raw emotions behind your story.

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I will be sharing these stories on the podcast.

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Please submit these to the email address in the

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podcast description. Thanks for listening. Music

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or silence is still your grind hit the streets

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and keep it pushing