25JAN08 – Consistently, MP3 players and walkmans and diskman devices have been banned from marathons. Runners consider them as invaluable as shoes and organizers worry about runners not hear the sound of oncoming dangers. Both sides are easy to tease – troublesome is the idea that organizers would allow dangers to sneak up on a thousand runners. My useless wit aside, this Sunday’s marathon broke ground by being one of the first to allow runners to tote their MP3 players! Scavangers be alert! The ground could be strewn with iPods, Creative ZENs and Nano MP3 players thanks to crappy belt clips and arm bands. The rewards for winning or completing the race are actually pretty tempting.
Among the prizes is a one carat diamond, and the world’s first dual spinning ring, rhinestone bedazzled Diamond Palm Medal dwarfed in this picture by what we assume to be the one carat diamond. All runners will also get a shirt with their running times stuck on. A half-marathon and walking marathon are also available. The walking marathon urges a 16-minute mile which probably isn’t so bad for the first ten miles! Ug! But what of the crappy arm bands and belt clips? How can you get your picking of MP3 players that didn’t keep up with their running counterparts?
The cottage industry surrounding Apple products has boomed. Companies have been made on it like iHome and most any junk you find at Kmart that docks, fits, plays or holds and charges iPods. Name brands that won’t fall apart during the marathon are Belkin, Rapid, TuneStage. If you’re running to pick up all that’s dropped on the ground, follow runners with iBuds, iGear, Reel Clip, and Monster. Try your luck picking up lost goodies? Here is the race website:
