Thanks for reaching out! I have not heard of "Born to Run" but will definitely look it up. I am very avid reader and love getting recos. I want to read more about running as my interest in it grows. One of my favorite post-modern style writers, Murakami is also a long distance runner and wrote a book, "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir? I have heard rave reviews about this as well.

You're right. Everyone is different. Some music gets me out of my head. All the sudden I am just running without thinking. It's awesome. However, there are a few times my phone died, and I just ran in silence. I am starting to like that as well, but I am still a huge overthinker. The music blocks my thoughts and gets me to where I need to be, but I aspire to lose it at some point once I can get more control on my thinking. I do yoga 1-2 times a week too, and I like when they have the ambient music in the background. I think I still have a way to go but I'll get there.

I love Detroit. I go once a year for the electronic music festival. Great city, and with an emerging craft beer scene that keeps me wanting to come back.

Cheers bud!