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people run with earphones but it's not particularly 'good form' if you believe the runners world type articles as you'll be surrounded by a lot of people and you're more likely to hear someone shout 'passing on your left' if you don't have music on so you'll end up getting buzzed as people move past you without you noticing them until the last second or you end up blocking people behind you. but if you keep your wits about you and stay aware of what's going on it wouldn't be a major problem.
personally I love just getting caught up in the whole race experience, music kind of disconnects you from that a little bit.