Before I begin, I want to say, I am looking for running buddies. If you are interested in running around with me, send me an email nolarunning@outlook.com. As you can see, I'm only in the 2-3 mile range right now and I'm running about a 9 minute pace.
Now not only do I have a another run for you, I have a review of a pair of running headphones for you. I was so excited that my new headphones came in today, I was tired of my earbuds falling out. But more importantly, the run.
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I got a call from my buddy on my way home from work to see if I would accompany him on his CBD run. Of course I obliged. Besides, I wanted to grab a few pictures that I had neglected to take on our first run. All day at work today, I had been watching the clock. I was counting down to my run. I don't know why I have been so excited run, but I wasn't complaining. We eagerly set off on our route. I must say, this route does cross quite a few major intersections, but they do each have a light to aid in crossing. Today, we seemed to hit every red light. When we hit Lee Circle, I stopped real quick to snag a quick photo.
Lee Circle, a testament to the fact that Americans have no clue how traffic circles work, is watched over by its namesake, General Robert E. Lee. Big surprise, I know. The statue was erected in 1884, well after the traffic circle was built. Before hand, it was called Tivoli Circle. Any one know anything about Tivoli? As a side note to anyone not from the area, this is the center of the museum district of New Orleans. Within a block, there is the National WWII museum, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, as well as a Civil War museum. Not two blocks later, we ran past the old Maserati dealership again.
Anyone who has seen New Orleans streets can guess why this dealership had no chance of surviving here. We continued on towards Poydras and caught what seemed to be ten red lights. Once we hit Poydras, it was the home stretch. I learned from our first run and decided to cut the extended route out today and followed my buddy. On the home stretch I noticed quite a few stretches with cobblestone roads/side walks. If you come this way, avoid these at all costs. Go a block out of your way if you have to. Running over these leads to increased fatigue and increased risk of injury. Great for tourists, not so much for runners.
As I had stated in my previous post, my earbuds have been falling out due to bad design and a few gallons of sweat. I bit the bullet and bought a pair of specialized running/fitness headphones. They are the Sennheiser Adidas PMX 680i Sports headphones.
They are held in place by a behind the head band. After my 25 minute run, they didn't budge once. The cord is long enough to reach a device clipped to your shorts. Also a must for me, they have ipod integration. The sound quality was much better than my stock apple earbuds as well. The bass was very pronounced, which is great if you run to a cadence or bpm. All in all, I think these are a quality set of earphones if you are looking for a running pair.
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