Music and Running

So before when I would go running I would always take my ipod and listen to music because I thought it would make me more motivated to run harder and longer.  Then about a month ago I stopped taking my ipod with me and I realized that the music was more of a distraction than anything else.  Without it, I was free to think about life, which is always a good thing.  The prophets and apostles have been telling us to slow down and take some quiet times to really ponder and for me not listening to music while running or during the whole commute to and from work has helped me to be more in tune with the spirit and evaluate where I am in life.  While music is a good thing (as long as it is clean and doesn't drive the spirit away), it is also good to take a break from it.