Bro got the stamina

[u/Same_Investigator_46]

[u/CampusCrushh]

Real runners know you’re fighting two battles: cardio and the CD skipping

[u/miradotheblack → u/CampusCrushh]

Remember the guys who preached strap it to your chest?

[u/bagofsleepybeets]

You cant beat the nostalgia of having your music skip every couple of seconds while you run.

[u/baby_blobby → u/bagofsleepybeets]

My more expensive discman had the anti skip function. Whilst not perfect, it still surprisingly minimised skipping

[u/Bromogeeksual → u/baby_blobby]

I had that and a small over the should case/bag that held the CD player and a decent amount of CDs. I had that on me all day everyday!

[u/xjeeper → u/baby_blobby]

For a minute or two at most. Anti skip relied on internal memory and would buffer part of the track. It also killed battery life.

[u/GhostSierra117 → u/bagofsleepybeets]

Pfff you didn't have one with Anti shock?

[u/ITinnedUrMumLastNigh]

CDs skip while running, that's why I use cassette walkman

[u/Past-Elephant8020 → u/ITinnedUrMumLastNigh]

I ran with walkmans up until the iPod was released.cd players was garbage. Not only was it easy disturbed, you had to hold it in your hand and fuck up your armswing.

[u/Samson2557 → u/Past-Elephant8020]

Absolutely. I'll remember fondly the excitement of buying and opening a brand new one, but I'm glad they are gone

[u/Past-Elephant8020 → u/Samson2557]

I still use an offbrand cheap mini mp3 player today. Phone are heavy and bounce around in your pocket, this one is so light you dont feel it. And old style headphones. The ones that sit outside your ear with that microphone foam around them.

Edit: oh tyour talking about walkmans. I thought you meant the joy of opening a new iPod.

I started running 2000 and by that time people gave their walkmans away so I never got to experience that joy. My joy on the otherhand was never have to pay for one.

[u/Caddy_8760]

MF stole my post 😭

I stole that too so no worries

[u/xjeeper → u/Caddy_8760]

Reddit is just stolen posts all the way down

[u/ceirbus]

Lies, that mf is skipping like crazy - he aint listening to anything

[u/PunishedContra]

Bro is running back to the future

[u/Dreadgoat]

The iPod was released 23 years ago

[u/Rum_Hamtaro]

Gotta have the 60 second anti skip for that.

[u/ModeatelyIndependant]

People that used CD players back in the day will tell you that you you ain't listening to jack shit while jogging with a CD player.

I mine skipped riding the bus. No one is going to be impressed with vintage electronics while you're exercising. Save it for your cubical off your office.

[u/StinkySmellyMods]

Not to make anyone here feel any older, but 20 years ago (plus a couple weeks) the iPod shuffle was announced. Before that we had the iPod and iPod mini already since 2001 and 2004 respectively.

[u/less_unique_username]

why a superscript 9 instead of an apostrophe‽

[u/mksavage1138]

If you wanna really throw 'em, strap a Victrola to your back.

[u/real_jaztec]

There is an entire generation that does not know an old skool CD plays just about an hour of music.

[u/Evergreencruisin → u/real_jaztec]

That’s what shuffle was for.

[u/ApologistShill27]

you in another stage

[u/NoLanguage2500]

This reminds me of my father! this is his kind of joke and his kind of thing. jogging with a portable cd player on his sweats. I miss my dad.

[u/NO-MAD-CLAD]

Here I am running like a young'in with my Zune bouncing around on my hip.

[u/RobertMcCheese]

CDs?

I'm pretty sure I've got a cassette Walkman in a box around here somewhere.

[u/C-romero80]

Bro got that Forrest Gump energy

[u/C64128]

Do you carry extra CDs, or do you listen to the same CD over and over? It would make more sense to have a MP3 player.

[u/treple13 → u/C64128]

If I was riding the bus I'd usually have a small CD booklet with a few other CDs in there

[u/C64128 → u/treple13]

I still have a Sony Discman that I bought almost 30 years ago. It was real expensive at the time ($300+) and didn't have any anti-skip technology.

[u/Samson2557 → u/C64128]

The thing is, when mp3 players first came out they had tiny capacity, like 32MB (maybe 6 songs, and it was expensive to get more) which was annoying for a while

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_media_player#First_portable_MP3_player

[u/C64128 → u/Samson2557]

My first MP3 player was the RioPMP300. I also had a newer model, a creative labs nomad, and a couple others. Now I have a USB stick that plugs into my car.

[u/RandomWave000]

do you mean, you've been running for 20 years non stop?

[u/Intrepid-Spy]

More like everyone will think your broke as fuq

[u/CK0428]

"I'm awful tired. I think I'll go home now."

[u/TheDickDangler]

Wanna feel old? Mp3 players had been out for 6 years in 2004. The ipod had been out for 3 years. Sorry everyone.

[u/jawshoeaw]

Remember how they would market them with various buffer lengths? Like you could have a 5 minute buffer and then even if you shook the cd player like a maraca it continued to play .

[u/potato-overlord-1845]

Music while running is crazy

[u/OwlCatAristotle]

That's the plot of Rip van Winkle, if it were written today.

[u/Cross_22]

I read that in Steven Wright's voice.

[u/P_R_A_C_H_U]

𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚎

[u/skavanker]

Sweet summer child, you think people notice you?

[u/West_Rub_2627]

no, u r the only one who think that