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Monday, May 4, 2015

Motivation Monday: new music please!

I have one last planned race before I go into semi-running retirement. This coming Saturday I'm running the 5/3 River Bank Run 25k for the third time.

I'd like to say 3rd's the charm but in all likelihood, this will be the toughest one yet.

Mentally I'm checked out.

Physically I'm not far behind.

I don't believe in DNS'ing unless I'm on crutches, so I will run the race - don't suggest otherwise, please.

I was watching a movie last night (Men In Black:2 if you're curious) and the end credits were to Nod Your Head by Will Smith. It gave me a brilliant idea.

I want a completely new playlist for Saturday's race. Now, I'm sure some standbys will make the cut since I'm going to need to fill a good 3+ hours, but I definitely need some new tunes.

Hit me up, friends. Give me your current (or past) favorite music for running. Please comment with a few songs you think I should download between now and Saturday morning. You'll all help me get to that finish line.

Oh, and May the 4th be with you! *runs off to download some Star Wars music*

Monday, November 5, 2012

Motivation Monday: #WineDineHalf Playlist!

If any of you know me, you know I rarely run without music. I've made playlists for all my races but never posted any of them until now. Music motivates me and keeps me going. Normally I hit shuffle and let the songs fall as they may, but this time I decided to go with the order I created. Each song is here for a reason, whether it has special meaning or a certain beat (often it's both). I love to start with Lose Yourself & even when I'm shuffling songs, I'll start with that one.

I tested this playlist on my 10 miler on Saturday & it was perfect. The music started with a great beat to get me in a groove and picked up when I needed it to. My 1:45ish run ended with Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons, so I figure I have plenty of songs here to get through the half. I'm only posting screenshots of the playlist because I'm writing this post from my phone, so if you want any if the music, you'll have to look them up yourself.
Enjoy!