Spotify/Pandora during the race

[klmcleod]

Newbie rundisney runner....how's it using spotify or pandora during a rundisney race? Any issues with spotty or cutting in and out due to the many amounts of runners? I wasn't sure if there were issues like at sporting events where my cell phone can lag and be slow. I really like my certain playlist and if I'm going to have problems I'll purchase some of my more motivating songs ahead of time. TIA!

 

[courtneybeth]

I run with Spotify and never have had an issue, and this is across the US and through Canada. Make sure you have good headphones. I only lose connections sometimes with the blue tooth

 

[surfde22]

I had no problem with Spotify, but I also made sure the playlist I wanted was synced to my phone so I wasn't streaming the songs.

 

[klmcleod]

Great! Thanks you two! Good to know I shouldn't have a problem! But I am loving my new bluetooth headphones....
The weird things I'm thinking about while running and pretending I'm running the future course!

 

[Keels]

Yup - no problems with Spotify. I also make sure my playlist is accessable offline so I never "lose it" and it takes far less battery power since it's not technically streaming music.

I've tried Pandora, but I need the power to skip to a song I NEED to hear to keep my groove going. Also, Pandora is a battery hog so I'd be afraid it wouldn't make it through a pre-race/race/post-race scenario at Disney that could add up to 2 hours of time to your overall race experience.

 

[courtneybeth]

Yup - no problems with Spotify. I also make sure my playlist is accessable offline so I never "lose it" and it takes far less battery power since it's not technically streaming music.

Also good for airplane rides! Make a sleep playlist and you'll have good music offline and it won't kill your battery.