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Heh. Thanks @Greenbank
I was trying to find something like that on the site but clearly failed miserably! I need to carry my phone to track all the things so might as well listen to some music too I reckon ; )
pootsmanuva
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Can I run with my headphones and listen to music?
We would rather you didn't - it makes it difficult for our marshals to communicate with you.
Our events have a special community feel, which you cut yourself off from when wearing headphones.
However, we appreciate that some runners do feel naked without their music, so they are not banned.
We do ask that as a courtesy to the volunteers, you remove headphones from your ears during the safety briefing before the start, and on approaching the finish area.
Finally please keep the volume at a suitable level to be able to hear any marshals instructions out on the course too.
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https://support.parkrun.com/hc/en-us/articles/200566393-Can-I-run-with-my-headphones-and-listen-to-music-
I see plenty of people running with headphones at the parkrun I usually do.
I've avoided all small talk at parkrun, the only people I've ever talked to are people I already know, or saying thanks to the volunteers doing the various jobs (time keeper, finish marshal, barcode scanners, etc).
Good luck, enjoy the parkrun, remember that your first run will be a PB so it doesn't matter what happens.