When I was going through my list of songs to pick, I just wasn’t feeling any of them for some reason. I turned on the Pandora and this was the first song that came on and it immediately jumped out at me.
music monday: thunder road
Today is a very special Music Monday dedicated to my favorite musician, Bruce Springsteen, who celebrates a birthday this Wednesday. Now, I’m a fan of many artists and bands, but none hold a candle to how I feel about The Boss.
running is a mental sport
Every Saturday morning when I gather to meet my pace group, I always try to have a different topic to talk about. We have returning and new runners, and being that I’m very new to being a head mentor for my group, it’s important for me to offer some helpful guidance. Some that is not just…
music monday: high
If there ever was a song that immediately told me what I needed to hear at that very moment, “High” by Young Rising Sons was it. Many times as runners we get caught up in the minutiae of a run — the numbers, the time, the distance — and many times they determine how we feel…
music monday: dog days are over
Being that it’s Labor Day and all, today marks the unofficial end of summer. And when I think of summer, I think of the dog days of summer. And when I hear the dog days of summer, I can’t help but think of the song “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine. Are…
music monday: renegades
In case you were wondering what happened to last week’s Music Monday post, well, wonder no more. Unfortunately, the week got away from me and before I knew it, I was huffing and puffing up mountains in a race that I will talk about in my next post. Promise. So now Music Monday resumes!
music monday: who we are
Listening to “Who We Are” by Imagine Dragons, one can tell this is not a “running” song by any means. It’s not fast. It’s not upbeat. I wouldn’t categorize it as a “happy” song either. But, it’s intense. Almost a power song. Whenever I hear this song, it’s as if my run got kicked into THX,…
angeles crest 100 mile endurance run
Most of the time as runners, we’re focused on the training plans, the miles we need to run, the fuel, clothes, shoes, weather, post-race euphoria… Somewhere along the lines we forget the races we’re training for don’t just happen automatically by the wave of someone’s magic racing wand. Planning, organizing, figuring out the logistics, and…