Monday, March 18, 2013

Longest run so far...



Yesterday was my longest distance so far (and, the longest distance I’ve ever run for that matter)....

9 miles!

The knees are aching today, but I’m honestly incredibly proud - and slightly surprised - that I was as successful as I was. Granted, I’m only averaging a 10 minute mile right now, which I wouldn't exactly consider speedy... But the point is that I was able to do it, without breaking or slowing down.

10 miler coming up this weekend, and I’ll just keep reminding myself that it's only one mile more than I was already able to run :)

“I run because it’s so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can’t. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you’re capable of so much more than you thought.”


– Arthur Blank


Bella likes to hang out while I run :)

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Back on Track

Well after being temporarily derailed from training with a bout of the stomach flu, I can happily report that I am back on track and running again.

3 miles Tuesday and 4 yesterday, rounded out by 3 later tonight and 5 this Saturday!

So far I’m still chugging along, but I can't wait for the ice to thaw and temperature to rise a little so I can leave my treadmill in the dust :) knees are achy, as I expected they would start to get, and I need to remind myself to....

stretch stretch stretch!!!

I bought a new pair of running shoes last night (see below)... Stay tuned for the official review :)

Saucony Cohesion 6 ---





Running Tunes

“If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.”
– Priscilla Welch

Midway through week 4 and still chugging along! :)

This weekend is the first long run that is really intimidating me... 9 miles! To prepare, I have armed myself with the best weapons I could find-

A. Great running headphones
(philips sports earhook headset)



 
B. Moisture-resistant armband
(nathan supersonic armband for iphone)












c. AND, an iPhone full of great running tunes:



song

artist

it's a beautiful life

ace of base

i'm in a hurry

alabama

brighter than sunshine

aqualung

around the bend

the asteroids galaxy tour

sweet and low

augustana

boston

augustana

live and die

the avett brothers

pretty girl from michigan

the avett brothers

i never knew you

the avett brothers

shooting star

bad company

can't get enough of your love

bad company

oh what a night

beegees

falling

ben kweller

only the good die young

billy joel

you may be right

billy joel

it's still rock and roll to me

billy joel

hooked on a feeling

blue swede

peace of mind

boston

let me take you home tonight

boston

don't look back

boston

feelin' satisfied

boston

feels like the first time

boston

cool the engines

boston

smokin'

boston

more than a feeling

boston

something about you

boston

almost

bowling for soup

time won’t let me go

the bravery

believe

the bravery

just give me some kind of sign

brenton wood

one toke over the line

brewer and shipley

believe

brooks & dunn

why don't you and i

carlos santana

magic

the cars

shake it up

the cars

just what i needed

the cars

i like the night life baby

the cars

like the rain

clint black

nothing but the taillights

clint black

southern cross

csny

roll to me

del amitri

layla

derek and the dominos

survivor

destiny's child

money for nothing

dire straits

walk of life

dire straits

cowboy take me away

dixie chicks

ready to run

dixie chicks

rockin' down the highway

the doobie brothers

china grove

the doobie brothers

jesus is just alright with me

the doobie brothers

listen to the music

the doobie brothers

how long

the eagles

take it easy

the eagles

take me home tonight

eddie money

long nights

eddie vedder

hard sun

eddie vedder

society

eddie vedder

home

edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros

even if it breaks your heart

eli young band

i should be sleeping

emerson drive

it’s in the way that you use it

eric clapton

thanks for the memories

fall out boy

go your own way

fleetwood mac

don't stop

fleetwood mac

dreams

fleetwood mac

i don't want to know

fleetwood mac

hemorrhage (in my hands)

fuel

shimmer

fuel

ain't going down till the sun

garth brooks

touch of grey

grateful dead

american idiot

green day

jesus of suburbia

green day

holiday

green day

boulevard of broken dreams

green day

basket case

green day

when i come around

green day

welcome to the jungle

guns n' roses

sweet child of mine

guns n' roses

live and let die

guns n' roses

barrel of a gun

guster

happier

guster

you make my dreams come true

hall and oates

never been any reason

head east

crazy on you

heart

what about love

heart

long cool woman in a black dress

the hollies

the reason

hoobastank

i go blind

hootie and the blowfish

hold my hand

hootie and the blowfish

only wanna be with you

hootie and the blowfish

running on empty

jackson browne

canned heat

jamiroquai

i'm yours

jason mraz

somebody to love

jefferson airplane

cold hard bitch

jet

the middle

jimmy eat world

sweetness

jimmy eat world

the authority song

jimmy eat world

down on the corner

john fogerty & ccr

proud mary

john fogerty & ccr

any way you want it

journey

separate ways (worlds apart)

journey

be good to yourself

journey

wheel in the sky

journey

point of known return

kansas

red high heels

kellie pickler

you save me

kenny chesney

all these things that i've done

the killers

be somebody

kings of leon

black dog

led zeppelin

rock & roll

led zeppelin

kashmir

led zeppelin

heartbreaker

led zeppelin

fool in the rain

led zeppelin

gimme three steps

lynyrd skynyrd

real world

matchbox 20

push

matchbox 20

unwell

matchbox 20

how far we`ve come

matchbox twenty

mad season

matchbox twenty

who can it be now

men at work

down under

men at work

will you be there

michael jackson

billie jean

michael jackson

the way you make me feel

michael jackson

home sweet home

motley crue

pocket full of sunshine

natasha bedingfield

unwritten

natasha bedingfield

keep on rockin in the free world

neil young

someday we'll know

new radicals

fishin' in the dark

the nitty gritty dirt band

half-truism

the offspring

you're gonna go far, kid

the offspring

self esteem

the offspring

fireflies

owl city

good time

owl city & carly rae jepsen

you can call me al

paul simon

let my love open the door

pete townshend

rhythm of love

plain white t's

nothing but a good time

poison

i want it all

queen

crazy little thing called love

queen

don't stop me now

queen

higher ground

red hot chili peppers

start me up

the rolling stones

listen to your heart

roxette

ashes & fire

ryan adams

lucky now

ryan adams

love song

sara bareilles

the foothills

sara watkins

you and me

sara watkins

you're the one i love

sara watkins

the warrior

scandal with patty smyth

she drives me crazy

fine young canibals

kissing the lipless

the shins

australia

the shins

phantom limb

the shins

the boxer

simon and garfunkel

always something there to remind me

simple minds

chasing cars

snow patrol

black hole sun

sound garden

just go ahead now

spin doctors

little miss can't be wrong

spin doctors

pretty baby

spin doctors

two princes

spin doctors

we built this city

starship

magic carpet ride

steppenwolf

higher love

steve winwood

signed, sealed, delivered

stevie wonder

superstition

stevie wonder

reptilia

the strokes

i can't hold back

survivor

eye of the tiger

survivor

little willy

sweet

wild wild life

talking heads

psycho killer

talking heads

love story

taylor swift

ain’t no mountain high enough

temptations

never let you go

third eye blind

semi charmed life

third eye blind

blinded

third eye blind

beer for my horses

toby keith/willie nelson

africa

toto

jump

van halen

panama

van halen

running with the devil

van halen

why can't this be love

van halen

tripping down the freeway

weezer

here i go again on my own

whitesnake

joker and the thief

wolfmother

chicken fried

zac brown band

 
 Wish me luck! :)