Forgot to mention the cell phone/mp3 issue

I had blogged earlier about trying out my cell phone's mp3 player for yesterday's long run, and have to report that it worked perfectly well. When I needed to pause it, I fumbled less than those I passed with ipods. It has plenty of battery power for the time I'll need in Chicago, and plenty of music storage to keep me going through that time as well. And the cell phone covers 3 main things I'd love to take with me on the marathon course, a cell phone, a camera (although it's not super at that) and the mp3 player. I also liked using just one ear piece because of safety factors (hearing the traffic) and being able to converse with others on the course, hearing the birds, etc. I hear the music, but am also very aware of my surroundings. Anyway, the phone worked very well, and my current goal is to find a skin/cover/clip thing so I can free up my shorts pocket for the goos I'll eventually need more of on longer runs. I'm also going to add a "cooldown" playlist to my phone to have some of my favorite relaxing stuff to walk to at the end, after my hard jamming is over. I'll continue to refine this stuff (mainly tune choices), but the cell phone worked great and eliminates the need (for me) for a second item for music. two thumbs up!!