I used to always have music and water on me at all times when I ran outdoors for many years. But I've been doing without since the scamdemic...getting rid of old habits and developing new. Kinda went crazy end of last year basically running every day for a couple of months once I saw tremendous progress.

Since running without electronics on me, it's been almost like an active meditation for me being out in nature, birds flying around and chirping around me, the views of the mountains and the moon...its quite tranquil for me when I'm out there while being cognizant on my breathing and just letting my thoughts run wild without any distractions.

That said at the gym I definitely need my music. The "modurrn music" they play at my gym is repulsive to my ears.