Crank up the workout!
I did something today I’ve never done before — I worked out with a… whatchamacallem? oh yeah, an MP3 player.
Here’s the playlist:
| # | Track | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | 5:01 |
| 2. | Think Again | Minor Threat | 2:18 |
| 3. | Black | Pearl Jam | 5:43 |
| 4. | Blitzkreig Bop | Ramones | 2:11 |
| 5. | Fell On Black Days | Soundgarden | 4:42 |
| 6. | I Wanna Be Sedated | Ramones | 2:06 |
| 7. | Tomorrow | Silverchair | 4:25 |
| 8. | Rockaway Beach | Ramones | 2:06 |
| 9. | Where Is My Mind? | Pixies | 3:53 |
| 10. | Get Up | Dropkick Murphys | 2:06 |
| 11. | Come As You Are | Nirvana | 3:39 |
| 12. | Third Man In | Dropkick Murphys | 2:18 |
| 13. | Lithium | Nirvana | 4:17 |
| 14. | Career Opportunities | Dropkick Murphys | 1:53 |
| 15. | Peaches | The Presidents of the United States of America | 2:51 |
| 16. | Finnegans Wake | Dropkick Murphys | 2:19 |
…And notice anything about the times? I’ve got a longer song and then a shorter song and so on. I alternated between slow for the long songs and fast for the short songs. And it was totally excellent having the cranked-up sound in my head! Oh and what is fast and what is slow, you ask? Fast is 7.5 mph (8 min/mi pace) and slow started at 6 mph (10 min) for the first song and then upped to 6.5 mph (9:13 pace) for the duration.
Best part was I made the list just this morning and I couldn’t remember what was on it, so I was surprised the whole time. And when I got done — 50:00 was my target and that was 5.5 miles, which is longer than I usually run — Peaches was playing, which I love. And then that last Dropkick Murphys song came on and was a really great cool-down tune!
Most days I watch some recorded TV show to catch up on news and whatnot… but when I’m running in the gym at work, which I do on Wednesdays when I don’t lift, this is it. Different lists, of course, and maybe you all can suggest some tunes? I’m thinking I need some Clash, I don’t even know what, I can’t think right now.
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