April 2010
10 posts
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Running Playlist Song Of The Week No. 4
The little injection we all need to complete that daunting run which eludes us or clock our lifetime best…
RECAP:
Week 1: Pearl Jam ”The Fixer”
Week 2: OK Go “This Too Shall Pass”
Week 3: Cake “The Distance”
Song selection based on five-point “must have” criteria:
1. Provides a kick-butt jog pace
2. Motivates us up that last *^%#$@# hill
3. Drowns out our heavy labored...
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Try The Tri
Today was the antithesis of a lazy Sunday morning. It was a work day with a 4am wake-up call and shock to the system for a non-coffee drinker. And a soda alternative that early in the morning had the makings of a perfect storm and vengeful stomach rebellion. So a bleary eyed worker bee made her way to support an outdoor sporting event with a weather...
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Running Playlist Song Of The Week No. 3
Play it again Sam…the running playlist S.O.T.W
The little injection we all need to complete that daunting run which eludes us or clock our lifetime best…
RECAP:
Week 1: Pearl Jam ”The Fixer”
Week 2: OK Go “This Too Shall Pass”
Song selection based on five-point “must have” criteria:
1. Provides a kick-butt jog pace
2. Motivates us up that last *^%#$@# hill
3. Drowns out our...
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly
No good deed goes unpunished. It’s ironic when our good deeds end up biting us in the butt. Case in point- one good run in turn results in one bad head cold. I’ve hit ridiculous highs and lows with my running lately and it seems the further I run the more susceptible I am to getting sick. And this time I can’t blame my Meniere’s disease or whatever it is that ails me. No, this go round it’s...
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Running Playlist Song Of The Week Special Edition
S.O.T.W. pick special edition for your listening pleasure…
This week’s pick doesn’t quite fit the former S.O.T.W criteria but I’ve made an exception in honor of The 5k For Mother’s Day Race and Mommy’s Light (see post # 7 Run Like A Mother). A little Corrine Bailey Rae shout out to yo mamas PLAY ME
and yes, I’m the bald headed kid in the photo with my...
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Run Like A Mother
I’ve never been one to embrace the Hallmark contrived holidays, but the one caveat is Mother’s Day. I’m not lobbying for spa treatments, brunch or jewelry either- although a girl can dream. I’m referring to those snapshot moments that stay with you for a lifetime. Baking cookies with your kids while they skate on the flour- laden floor to the annual family canoe trips…those moments which make...
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Running Playlist Song Of The Week No. 2
S.O.T.W. pick number two for your listening pleasure…
Recap Week 1: Pearl Jam ”The Fixer”
Song selection based on five-point “must have” criteria:
1. Provides a kick-butt jog pace
2. Motivates us up that last *^%#$@# hill
3. Drowns out our heavy labored breathing
4. Drowns out everything and everyone else
5. Evokes a smile even when we are about to lose our lunch
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Easter Holiday Crasher
Easter usually brings round family, friends and perhaps a visit by the Easter Bunny. To my chagrin, I had a surprise visitor who crashed our holiday and wouldn’t take the hint to leave. Yes folks, my dastardly little illness has uncanny timing, is a glutton for dramatics and makes one hell of an entrance. I had just celebrated a new milestone of running for 5 consecutive miles when that little...
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Running Playlist- Song Of The Week
Introducing…for your listening pleasure…the running playlist S.O.T.W
The little injection we all need to complete that daunting run which eludes us or clock our lifetime best… Song selection based on five-point “must have” criteria:
1. Provides a kick-butt jog pace
2. Motivates us up that last *^%#$@# hill
3. Drowns out our heavy labored breathing
4. Drowns...
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Goodbye Treadmill, Hello Spring Training
You can always spot spring in my ‘hood because there’s a complete resurgence- not just of bulbs and buds but of kids, dogs, bikes, trikes, strollers, walkers and of course runners. I especially love to see the bike and running clubs out en masse conquering the unforgiving steep and windy country roads. They look almost giddy- embracing the outdoors after enduring this year’s record breaking snow...
