Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Sunday, June 3, 2007
a good idea
i recently realized that This American Life can be podcasted for free. i had thought it was one of the few NPR broadcasts that one had to pay to download, but no. its free. and its great to listen to while exercising. its unlikely that many people will agree with me on that point. i suppose most people run fastest or longest when upbeat peppy rhythm and tunes are flowing through the headphones, but listening to a story (i also dig This I Believe which comes in convenient little bits and Wait Wait Dont Tell Me which cracks me up) keeps me distracted from the exhaustion and lets me run longer than otherwise. its great. and when else does one have time for the weekly hour long great radio show?
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
shed a little light
"oh let us turn out thoughts today to martin luther king, and let us know that there are times between us, all men and women, living on this earth, times of hope and love sister and brotherhood" (shed a little light, james taylor)
if i could provide a link to this song, i would. but i dont think thats possible, certainly isnt with my techless skills. but its good and oh so perfectly appropriate for the anniversary of dr kings murder, a day we should all turn out thoughts to king and the repetitive historical, deadly push against the peacemakers.
(and on a lighter and more pathetic note: the announcement of a new series:)
The First Monthly .5Marathon Report!
months remaining: 7
current status: oh puh-leeas, like i could ever do this!
yesterday for the first time in a long time that i ran outside, that is, not on a treadmill. and, to boot, i was in a particularly hilly neighborhood. it was hard. so far i have never ran more than 4 miles, on the treadmill. but on the treadmill i get bored and need to share with other gym people. so i hoped id do better outside...didnt make two two miles outside where the cement hurt my puny wimpy knees. oh pathethic. i suppose i need new running shoes. but i find that a boring way to spend money, which is further evidence that...i am not a runner.
nope. why then, you may ask, am i "training" for a half marathon?
chocolate. the nike women's marathon has a chocolate mile, which means it must be fun and crazy and perfect for me. but, really when someone runs a marathon for chocolate the moral of the story is - they shouldnt be running a (.5)marathon!
(full disclosure: of course i dont expect to run the whole thing, but at least some of it! goodness)
if i could provide a link to this song, i would. but i dont think thats possible, certainly isnt with my techless skills. but its good and oh so perfectly appropriate for the anniversary of dr kings murder, a day we should all turn out thoughts to king and the repetitive historical, deadly push against the peacemakers.
(and on a lighter and more pathetic note: the announcement of a new series:)
The First Monthly .5Marathon Report!
months remaining: 7
current status: oh puh-leeas, like i could ever do this!
yesterday for the first time in a long time that i ran outside, that is, not on a treadmill. and, to boot, i was in a particularly hilly neighborhood. it was hard. so far i have never ran more than 4 miles, on the treadmill. but on the treadmill i get bored and need to share with other gym people. so i hoped id do better outside...didnt make two two miles outside where the cement hurt my puny wimpy knees. oh pathethic. i suppose i need new running shoes. but i find that a boring way to spend money, which is further evidence that...i am not a runner.
nope. why then, you may ask, am i "training" for a half marathon?
chocolate. the nike women's marathon has a chocolate mile, which means it must be fun and crazy and perfect for me. but, really when someone runs a marathon for chocolate the moral of the story is - they shouldnt be running a (.5)marathon!
(full disclosure: of course i dont expect to run the whole thing, but at least some of it! goodness)
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