I can’t believe it’s here. When I sat down and planned my training for this years goals (all running related) the Cherry Blossom 10 miler seemed so far in the future. Not only distant but impossible. I really wasn’t sure I’d be able to do it. Now I’m confident. That didn’t happen overnight. I had to run through a few running walls to get here. It’s been quite a journey…
- First there was overcoming the "I’m not a runner" wall.
- Then there was the "I can’t run outside" wall.
- I then ran right through the "event" wall. That’s when I got hooked. The energy of an organized running event is SO contagious. After that first 5K I knew I wanted to do it again. I almost immediately signed up for a relay in the Baltimore Marathon.
- There was also the "running on vacation" wall.
- Then I broke the "40 minute" wall. Soon my next event… longest run at that point, 6 miles. Now I’m beyond hooked. I’m obsessed. I sign up for 2 big events in 2009.
- The "others see you as a runner" wall was a strange one for me.
- I even ran right through the "running in the cold" wall.
- The most recent wall was the "am I really an Athlete" wall. I really didn’t think I would be able to progress past 3-4 miles and now I’m able to run 9 miles, alone, in the rain.
"What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been"
-Grateful Dead.
NOOOO that’s not the Weekend Quote! I just needed to say it after looking back at my running progression! It really has been a long strange trip and guess what…. It’s NOT over! :)
Nope this weekends quote could not be a better one. Lauren sent it to me, she believes it’s from runners world…
If you can walk from the couch to the refrigerator, you are not too fat or too old or too slow to run.
LOVE IT! And take it from me, the girl who thought she couldn’t run, it’s SO true. I think too many people think they have to run so fast or so far to be "runners." If you can walk you can "run" all you need to do is find your own pace.
Alright this is getting longer then I have time for! I need to straighten up and get to bed. We are heading out at 5:30 to get to DC for the race. The toddler is TOTALLY psyched because he gets to ride "the train". :)
Here’s the mix I put together. Most of these are repeats from prior mixes. Links will open in iTunes.
| Song | Time | Notes/My Inspiration |
|---|---|---|
| Mad World -Michael Andrews & Gary Jules | 3:08 | May seem like a strange start to race but this song sets me into a reflective mood and the first few minutes of a race are always slow anyway. |
| Run (I’m a Natural Disaster) -Gnarls Barkley | 2:40 | The title says it all. Great song for a running mix! |
| Plowed -Sponge | 3:18 | An old fav of mine. |
| O Valencia! -The Decemberists | 3:48 | A new fav of mine. |
| Sex On Fire -Kings of Leon | 3:23 | Great song and perfect beat to run too! (They have tons of great running songs) |
| Suicide Blonde -INXS | 3:51 | Just love it! :) |
| I’m Shipping Up to Boston -Dropkick Murphys | 2:34 | I fell in love with this song after seeing the Departed. It’s an awesome workout/running song. |
| My Prerogative -Bobby Brown | 4:52 | Always a good one for me. I mean Bobby even wrote a song about me .;~P |
| So What -P!nk | 3:34 | P!nk really is AWESOME! |
| Beautiful Day -U2 | 4:08 | I’m hoping by this point it is beautiful and I’m ready to soak it in. |
| United States of Whatever -Liam Lynch | 1:29 | TOTALLY get’s me pumped. It’s fast, it’s short and fun! |
| Break Stuff -Limp Bizkit | 2:47 | It get’s me angry and sometimes angry is good on a run. |
| I’m Not Like Everybody Else -The Kinks | 3:28 | This is my absolute favorite running song. It gives me that mental motivation to keep going everytime. (sorry it’s not on iTunes :( |
| Let’s Live For Today -The Grass Roots | 2:52 | Just a song I really relate to. It pretty much sums up the state of mind I strive for. |
| If I’m a Man -Burning Brides | 3:42 | I just LOVE this song, especially becuase I’m not a man. Not sure if that makes sense. |
| Handlebars -Flobots | 3:27 | You may think it’s a strange one but the intensitiy builts and I love running to this song. |
| Crazy -Gnarls Barkley | 2:58 | Another one I just love. I really think I am Crazy. lol |
| Get up offa That Thing -James Brown | 4:10 | James Brown ’nuff said. |
| Keep the Car Running -Arcade Fire | 3:29 | The second most perfect running song ever. |
| Flathead -The Fratellis | 3:17 | Geat beat to run too. |
| Istanbul Not Constantinople -They Might Be Giants | 2:33 | I’m thinking I’m going to need something to make me smile at this point. |
|
Walking Down the Line -Arlo Guthrie |
3:36 | Another one that makes me smile. (iTunes didn’t have the version I had) |
| Killing in the Name Of -Rage Against the Machine | 3:00 | Rage ‘nff said. :~P |
| Jesus Walks -Kanye West | 3:14 | The most perfect running song ever. |
| Bleed American -Jimmy Eat World | 3:01 | Great beat! |
| My Little Demon -Fleetwood Mac | 3:33 | We all have demons, love this one to contemplate. |
|
Ramble On -Led Zeppelin |
4:23 | One of my fav Zep songs along with Going to CA. |
| Suddenly I See -KT Tunstall | 3:22 | Suddently I DO see! :) |
| Go, Go, Go -The Backyardigans | 1:18 | Every mom needs this song on their iPod! |
|
Crazy Train -Ozzy Osbourne |
4:56 | I already told you, I’m crazy! |
| Eye of the Tiger -Survivor | 4:04 | If I timed it right I should be crossing the finish line to this song and that will TOTALLY crack me up! |
Ok, I’m OUT! I’ll twitter from my cell if I can!
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Your play list just cracks me up! I LOVE Jesus Walks to work out to. I think an awesome run/workout song is Pump It by the Black Eyed Peas-gets me going EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! Oh and my almost 5 year old loves P!ink’s So What song! He calls it the fight song. LOL!!!
You have come a LONG way Roni! You should be VERY proud of your accomplishments. Have fun tomorrow! Can’t wait to hear all about it! And I think it’s awesome that Ryan is going to be there to cheer you on. Fabulous!
What a great mix! I love “Jesus Walks” as a work out song because it has such a good hard beat and I love the song “Crazy” as well. Some of the more unknown random songs are fun! Your a great mix maker! I’m sure you’ll do great, have fun!
Love Liam Lynch! Good Luck tomorrow! You’ll be awesome!
Go Roni Go Roni Gooooooo Roni!! We’ll all be cheering you on! Have a blast!
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GO GET EM RONI!!!!!
Eye of the Tiger! That’s funny, my neighbor’s band was playing that at practice today.
Enjoy the traffic in the morning!
Good luck tomorrow! Thanks for sharing your play list… it’s nice to see someone who love My United States of Whatever as much as I do :)
Oh, a question for you! How do you get pass the “No headphones allowed” rule that race has?
Pretend that I typed past instead of pass.
KU – I just wear them and so does about 50% of the other runners. Every “race” I’ve run in had that rule. I think it only *really* matters if you *win*. KWIM?
Haha, Roni! I haven’t run a race large enough for the headphone rule yet, but I have a couple coming up that called for no headphones. I was worried someone would come and tackle me on the course if I had my ipod with me but I can’t run for 2 hours with just my thoughts.
And what? You don’t plan on winning the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile? *gasp* (Actually I have a friend from high school running it today who intends to win at least her age group. But she’s a freak of nature!)
Great job. I ran until I had my 2nd child and have been a serious power walker for 21 years! Yesterday I read that Runner’s World story about if you can walk you can run. Today we are on vacation inDC and out of my usual routine I started out running and RAN for 30 minutes! It felt great. I walked a half marathon last month. I think the Cherry Blossom may be a running goal for 2010. I am going to look for a great 5K very soon. I ran the first mile and a half of my half marathon and I’m sure I can do that without any problem! Wow I may be a runner again in my empty nest phase. I can run and you helped!
roni~how did you overcome the running outside~i have no problem running on the treadmill, but outside, seems so different~help!
“Go, go, go, go, go you gotta go because you can go fast if you go too slow..” and not that song will be in my head the rest of the day!
However, i enjoy it, so thats ok :)
Good luck!
Just out of curiousity, what do you eat the day before and morning of a big race like this?
I just found your blog. Your playlist alone is going to keep me reading! I love The Decemberists. O Valencia is a great song – I like Yankee Bayonet even better. Have you listened to their new album yet?
Congrats on the big run!
I can really relate to your running addiction! I’ve hit all those walls as well. I’m getting ready to run a half marathon in a week and a half. Thanks for all the advise and encouragement on your blog!
LOL KU I’m may be crazy but I’m not insane! I’m just happy to finish at this point!
Terri – Mu biggest problem when going from treadmill to street was speed. I haad a hard time controlling it. Once I realized I didn’t have to run fast I started to get the hang of it.
Let me warn you.. once you go outside its hard going back! :)
Annie – That’s our fav episode.. even the husband goes around signing it! lol
Kate – I’m keeping my food journal here… http://twitter.com/RonisFood Last night I had some Chinese food. I don’t really change my diet much just “more” of the same stuff as I burn about 100 calories a mile. I’m alsways starving the day after I run a few miles.
Hi Alison! Haven’t heard the new one yet, I’ll go check it out! Thanks!! (and welcome to my crazy blog!) :)
I love that you put up this mix! I too am a runner, I started on the Couch to 5k program and once I ran my first 5k I was hooked. I cried after I ran 10 miles for the first time and my first half marathon was amazing! I never thought I’d do it again but after a week I decided to make a full marathon my goal. I still need intermediate races to get me going and training. I’m working to balance exercise and eating right now and I just love your blog! I’m so happy I found it.
Thanks for sharing this post. I love to hear other people’s run mixes!
Woo! I’m very excited for you! Congrats, again! (And I might be stealing some of this playlist!) :)