Okay...good point.  But she was asking if she would be DQ'd or not.  I was just trying to answer that question from my own experience.  I think that you would be DQ'd if you got caught.

 

So...it sounds like the consensus is that maybe it should be OK to listen to music during the swim and run...but it's probably not a good idea during the bike where the risk of injury is greater.  So maybe the race officials are more concerned with the earphones during the bike and would not be as fast to DQ you if you wear them during the run and swim?

 

On 12/21/06, Anna Podgorney <annapolo@...> wrote:

While MOST people prefer to listen to music for convenience or
motivation, your personal safety is only one of many concerns. While
it would be nice if the only safety risk incurred by those who choose
to wear their headphones is their own PERSONAL safety, it's not that
simple. Those that ride with earphones (and run to a lesser extent),
not only pose a risk to themselves, but, more importantly, pose a risk
to ALL around them. Accidents usually do not just involve a single
person, but involve those around them. Many accidents are the direct
result of those wearing headphones because they are not as in tune to
their surroundings as they would otherwise be. So, please, to be fair
and safe to all the others partaking, leave the iPod out and learn how
to deal with the physical aspect mentally and without the
aid/distraction of music. It will even make you stronger.

So, if you choose to "be a rebel when it comes to authority", please
simply respect the safety of those around you and those who choose to
tough out the sport the way it is intended to be done. If this seems
too difficult for some, then perhaps those individuals should choose
to swim/bike/run solo and not during a large group competition on race
day.

--- In spudman@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Farrer" <fdouglas@...> wrote:
>
> The first thing to keep in mind about the Spudman, is that it is run
by the
> Burley Lions club. Just a bunch of good ol' boys that don't get too
uptight
> about much. But I think if they did see you with your earphones
in, they
> would DQ you.
>
> I know how you feel about the iPod...i can't live w/o mine either.
I kept
> mine in my pocket during the last Spudman, I intended to wear it
during the
> bike, but i was in a hurry at the first transition, so i did not put
in my
> ear phones (and there are many officials in the transition areas)
and i just
> never took my hands off of the bars long enough to get it out, turn
it on,
> and all of that. I did, however turn it on during the run. I had
it in my
> pocket (bike shirt rear pocket) and I left it out of sight through that
> transition and as soon as I was out on the course I took it out and
cranked
> it up! I got some comments from other runners--nothing bad--just
jealous
> that they did not go through the trouble to hook up their iPods. I was
> careful to take it off for the finish line just in case someone
would take
> issue with it.
>
> I think that the officials are worried about saftey...like not being
able to
> hear if someone is yelling a warning on the bike, or emergency
vehicles or
> whatever. Probably valid concerns, but it was worth the risk for
me. If
> someone wanted to get pissy they could turn in your bib number and
you could
> get DQ'd. I know that they will DQ you if you don't have your chin
strap
> buckled on your helmet in the transition. They are just trying to
justify
> their being there so they take every chance to DQ who they can. So
it is a
> risk that we take. Until I am competitive enough to worry about my
> standing, it is worth it to me to take the risk--so what? they DQ
you--you
> still have your time and you compare yourself to the field and you
have the
> accomplishment of completing the event. If you were the fastest in your
> class and you got DQ'd--that might hurt...but other than that--who
cares?
>
> But I am a bit of a rebel when it comes to authority.
>
>

> On 12/21/06, mom2lots <mom2lots@...> wrote:
> >
> > I am new to triathlons. My only racing experience, so far, is
running
> > races where music on my iPod is very important to me. I read on the
> > rules for the Spudman that no MP3 players are allowed. Will
> > participants be disqualified if they use music during the running
> > portion of the race?
> >
> >
> >
>