Does Music Give Runners an Advantage?
Tens of thousands of runners will be participating in the Chicago Marathon this Sunday and I think it's a safe bet that at least half of them will break out their headphones at some point and listen to some tunes. Headphones or other music listening devices used to be banned in marathons (though some races were lax about the rules) up until a couple of years ago, when the USATF lifted the ban for everyone except those competing for awards and prizes.
...Source: http://running.about.com/b/2010/10/08/does-music-give-runners-an-advantage.htm
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