Distance: 5 mile tempo run
Pace: 7:50 (oh hellz yeah)
Temperature: 48
degrees
Shoes! I got new
shoes! I decided to give Newtons a try
because they uniquely help you stick to a mid-foot strike. They have rubber lugs under the ball of the
foot to remind you to land there and (supposedly) to help propel you forward
faster. I tried them on last year, but
ultimately went with Brooks because they were more comfy and my feet were
bruised (after running 13 miles in Vibrams).
But I’ve been curious ever since.
They are the most expensive pair of shoes I’ve ever owned, so I took a
leap of faith by ordering them. I know
Brooks work for me. I got through
training and a marathon with no joint pain.
Why would I change things up now?
I shared my trepidation with Mo Jo and she pointed out that perhaps I
had no joint issues – not because Brooks are magical – but because I was
properly trained. Cool. We’ll go with
that. I woke up (with no alarm) at 5:30
am on a Saturday because I was so excited to try them out.
(Each Newton is 7.5 oz of awesomeness!)
By 6:30 am, I was fully caffeinated, dressed, and ready to
go. The sun was not yet up. My favorite time of day to run! I hit play on “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
and took off. (Reserve judgment until
you see my full play list below; there will be plenty of opportunity to judge
me, I assure you.) Indeed, I was “lightning
on my feet.” I did my first mile in 7:40
and thought it was too fast. I tried to
slow down a bit, but running just felt so good!
Between the shoes and the cold and the music, I was in a groove. I ultimately finished with an average pace of
7:50 and was delighted. I’ve been
struggling to keep my short runs in the 8s, so I was concerned I lost all the
speed I built up last training season.
Turns out my speed was just in hibernation during the summer heat. So I had a great run, but that’s not my main
point today. No, today marks the day I
publicly disclose my running playlist and thereby fully humiliate myself (good
thing TST is not my real name).
My playlist is always evolving. With the exception of Eye of the Tiger (to
which I start every race, but frequently skip on training runs) and Good
Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch have gotten me through some
miserable runs), the songs get rotated off my list as I tire of them. Then sometimes I miss them and they come
back. I must also note that my running
playlist is not representative of my general taste in music. Sometimes the most embarrassingly lame song
in the world turns out to be great for working out (no joke, I had a Gangnam
Style/2 Legit 2 Quit mashup on rotation for quite some time). With no further ado, TST’s current running
list:
Timber – Pitbull featuring Ke$ha Work B*tch –
Britney Spears
Don’t Stop the Party – Pitbull Wobble – V.I.C
Give Me Everything – Pitbull White
Lines – Grandmaster Flash
Shut it Down – Pitbull and Akon Burn – Ellie
Goulding
The Beast – Tech N9ne Ruff
Ryders’ Anthem – DMX
Bailando – Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul Good Vibrations – Marky Mark
Blood N My Hair – Andre Nickatina Check Yes, Juliet –
We The Kings
Bleed It Out – Linkin Park Come
Get It Bae – Pharrell Williams
Sandstorm – Darude Eye Of the
Tiger – Survivor
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake Turn Down For What – DJ Snake and
Lil Jon
Shot Me Down – David Guetta Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Remember the Name – Fort Minor Black Betty –
Ram Jam
Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore Lean Like A Cholo – Down
AKA Kilo
Can’t Remember To Forget You – Shakira Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Can’t Be Touched – Roy Jones Jr. Move Shake Drop
– DJ
More – Usher Die Young
– Ke$ha
The Monster – Eminem
I will now go hang my head in shame.
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