If you had told me a year ago that my favorite workout earbuds wouldn’t even go in my ear, I would have called you crazy. I’ve always loved having a noise-canceling option and usually chose overhead headphones for my workouts as I feel they offer a level of privacy I can’t get from earbuds.
But as I started to take my training outside and running along trails and near roads, I realized I wasn’t aware of my surroundings, and in truth, I felt pretty unsafe. Not being totally aware of your surroundings is actually pretty dangerous, because you never know what hazards are coming towards you.
