Well its funny you mention the getting lost thing, Jay. Saturday I was listening to Into the Wild audiobook while trail running in Joshua Tree National Park. What was supposed to be a 3-hour 15 miler turned into a 5 and a half hour epic when I took a wrong turn. I guess I was just so into the story, I missed the turn and ended up covering 20+ miles in my efforts to find my way back. I have to say though, I found it to be pretty amazing--both the getting lost and the listening to a book aspects of my experience. I'm going to be giving it another try very soon--I recommend it. As a disclaimer, be sure to give a thorough itinerary to a reliable source or two before heading out on such an outing. Cheers to multitasking!

Thanks for your feedback. Where do you download from? I heard the library system offers free downloads?

I feel like I am training more and more these days and I look at audiobooks to have two purposes. The first is the distraction from the activity I am participating in; meaning a natural flow with less attention to the data such as time, speed and distance. The second is continued learning. There are so many books to be read and little time these days to read them. I look at this as an opportunity to catch up on the classics or stay up with the new stuff that seems to fall to the wayside of my busy life. My recent and first experience took place in a very secluded area so I feel as though this theory needs further testing in populated areas with more distractions before I come to any conclusions.

Does anyone else have an experience to share?