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It’s now been three months and two days since I started running. I am not quite to my goal of 8-minute miles, but I am making progress. Since I set that goal I’ve shaved about a minute off per mile and now regularly average three 9:45 minute miles. Give or take a few seconds. So today I figured I’d try something new.

The iPod.

Those of you who have been with me since the beginning have heard me talk about the iPod, how it messes up my concentration and I can’t run with one. Well, since things have been going so well with my running I decided to give it another try. Why should I be denied listening to music while the rest of the running world seems to have no problem with it? If it’s something I have to train myself to do, so be it. Today’s the day.

I got these cool new headphones that wrap around the ear so I don’t have to jam those white ones into my ear cavities, which makes them sore and never really works anyway. My new ones look goofy,...