Anonymous
Post 01/02/2015 16:20     Subject: I get so bored running!
I'm a biker and I listen to music, sometimes by the Lonely Island group (formed by SNL veterans) which is really funny and entertaining but not too distracting. Our family biking rules, posted on the fridge, are you can only have one earbud in, only when you're on a trail, and the volume can't be high enough that you hear it in the other ear. Probably works for runners, too.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2015 02:37     Subject: I get so bored running!
Consider playing with your pace by adding in periodic sprints. Very short ones -- like 30-60 seconds -- at an all out pace as fast as you can go. Then go back to your regular pace and enjoy the recovery. Try to be mindful of your body. Notice each piece, one at a time -- your breathing, your muscles, your foot placement etc. Observe your body as it recovers.

Once you feel 100% back to your regular pace and comfort level, enjoy it awhile longer, until you start to feel bored again. Then mentally prepare for another sprint, and go for it.

The whole cycle eats up a lot of time and keeps your mind occupied.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2014 00:10     Subject: I get so bored running!
Anonymous wrote:Please no earbuds. I am so sick of runners in the neighborhood with their earbuds in just casually running down the middle of the road in front of my car with no awareness of their surroundings.


Hater!
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2014 23:16     Subject: I get so bored running!
I get so bored while working out too. I listen to This American Life and Serial. Try it (or listening to a very engaging audio book), I bet it helps with the boredom!
Nicodemus
Post 12/24/2014 08:41     Subject: I get so bored running!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please no earbuds. I am so sick of runners in the neighborhood with their earbuds in just casually running down the middle of the road in front of my car with no awareness of their surroundings.


That's funny, because I'm sick of drivers who don't come to a complete stop at stop signs, crosswalks, or pay attention at lights when pedestrians/runners have the right of way. I run with earbuds, but stay aware of my surroundings and always look where I'm going (and check before I turn). But it's generally the drivers who fail in proper yielding, and run the greater risk of hurting someone or causing an accident.


+100


I am very aware when I run with earbuds in. When I run on the street I try to remember to run with only one earbud in specifically for the reasons mentioned above. I actually had a women pretty much hit me as she was pulling out. I was coming up on the right side of her car and actually saw her scan my way just as I was coming up on her car. I saw that she couldn't pull out because of the proximity of on coming traffic. As I ran in front of her car she eased forward and I had to jump and pretty much roll across her hood. She had the most dumb founded look on her face like I had appeared out of thin air. Worse, this was at 10:45 in the morning on a bright day.

Really what it comes down to is everyone trying to be a bit more aware of our surroundings. Now, even if it jacks up my pace I will go around the back of a car just in case.

~N~
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 21:46     Subject: I get so bored running!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please no earbuds. I am so sick of runners in the neighborhood with their earbuds in just casually running down the middle of the road in front of my car with no awareness of their surroundings.


That's funny, because I'm sick of drivers who don't come to a complete stop at stop signs, crosswalks, or pay attention at lights when pedestrians/runners have the right of way. I run with earbuds, but stay aware of my surroundings and always look where I'm going (and check before I turn). But it's generally the drivers who fail in proper yielding, and run the greater risk of hurting someone or causing an accident.


+100
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 20:11     Subject: I get so bored running!
I try to think of people that piss me off or ex boyfriends watching me finish an ultra marathon in Hawaii. I have an interesting imagination....
Nicodemus
Post 12/13/2014 18:33     Subject: Re:I get so bored running!
For me it helps if I vary my run. I run different routes. I sometimes run on tracks at the local high school or college. I listen to music or podcasts.

~N~
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2014 16:59     Subject: I get so bored running!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please no earbuds. I am so sick of runners in the neighborhood with their earbuds in just casually running down the middle of the road in front of my car with no awareness of their surroundings.


Move.[/quote]

Why? She's not the one who's likely to get hit by a car.

PP had it right, those comfortable with themselves and running can usually get into a zone concentrating on breathing, rhythm, the ideas you're working out in your head. Sometimes it just takes time. When I first started doing distance running in my 20s, I used to feel I had to have music, but I moved out of that stage long ago.