Sunday, March 30, 2008

Gotta love yourself

Run, Fatboy, Run
NY Times Review

Hey - they almost sound like they maybe liked it. Don't forget to play Fatboy Frogger.

(Song: Boys & Girls In Love by The Rumble Strips.)

Run stats:
Route: Garfield's Loop
Days until Cleveland: 48
Distance: 5.15 miles
Weight: 170.5 lbs.
Stretches: yes
Push-ups: 10
Temperature: 45º
Weather: lovely
Gear: jacket I ended up wrapping around my waist, short-sleeved shirt, shorts, hanky hat

A quick jaunt around the cemetery. I was running and chewing gum! Dangerous, perhaps - I didn't think about it, I had already set out and thought hey, I still have that bit of gum in my mouth. Went a long way to quench my thirst. And thought I looked cool, working that jaw.

1998 Playlist
The Long Hair of Death * - Stereolab
La Femme d'Argent * - AIR
Jump Jive An' Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
To Ulrike M. (Zero 7 Mix) - Doris Days
History Repeating - Propellerheads ft. Shirley Bassey
Circles - Soul Coughing
The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
Strength - Sister Soleil
Ray of Light - Madonna
Cooldown: MMMBop - Hanson
    (Last Year's 1998 Playlist)
    Take California - Propellerheads
    Sexy Boy - Air
    Red - Sister Soleil
    Kalifornia - Fatboy Slim
    Because We Want To - Billie Piper
    Outside - George Michael
    The Way - Fastball

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's quite an interesting playlist. Do you listen to music to inspire your, or just keep you entertained while you run?

pengo said...

Ooh - got to inspire, got to. So much of it has to do with pace, I don't think my lists are terribly eclectic. Lots of electronic music, not much rock - because rock generally isn't very fast.

Before you read the post, I had neglected to * the first two entries. That means that song was right in my sweet spot that day - or just above it and pushed me faster. La Femme d'Argent is kind of a dreamy, laid-back song, but its BPM is perfect for me.

Do you listen while running? What's your story?

Anonymous said...

'Run, Fatboy Run' is a fun movie. It has grown on me since I saw it last year. (I've only seen it the one time but I think about it a lot, so that means something right there.)