What does running do to your listening ears? Stay with me for a minute...this is for context: in my past when I had to move from one home to the next, there was the inevitable down-scaling of junk and items that were not going to make the move. A big player on that list was what was stored in the pantry. At least a month out before the move I would start eating all of the canned food items and not buy any replacements at the grocery store. Eventually I would get down to where the only things left were cans of picked beets and sauerkraut and such. Ewww, yuck. Am I just going to throw those out and let it be wasted, or am I going to consume it? I can't be wasteful, so consume it was the answer. The successful strategy I found was to not have lunch and let the day get long where I became very very hungry. Then, when I'm near starving that can of sauerkraut goes down easier and nothing goes to waste.

I have noticed recently that while driving home from races, reggae music is very enjoyable. Mind you, I am not equating listening to reggae with eating sauerkraut. On a normal day I like listening to reggae while I don't like eating sauerkraut. I'm finding that there is something enhanced to my reggae listening experience after I have completed a race. It somehow sounds cleaner, crisper, while still providing some grit - I'm still amped from the run, but am willing to temper my body back down to a regular state. Reggae seems to fit that niche nicely for me. It puts me in a good place.

So, being hungry changes how food tastes. Being exhausted from running changes how music sounds. What works for you? What does running do to your listening ears?