The Lazy Song, Mr Blue Sky & I'm a runner...

[Tikiczocky]

...two songs from my playlist that made me smile, today, given the irony...I wasn't lazy (got out of bed, went for a 7k run - not something I would have expected me to do just a few months ago) and the sky was most definitely not blue (grey & showery, with a vicious headwind in parts).

The 'I'm a runner' bit isn't a week 6 Laura-is-with-me kind of thing (although I seem to remember believing her a few months ago...), but I really do feel like a runner today, coz...

I set a goal - 7k OR 55mins - I've been increasing my distance & duration a little each week on my, now established (can you believe it), weekend 'long run'.

I made myself a 175 to 180 bpm playlist last night (I've put my playlist at the bottom of the post for anyone who's interested...it's a weird selection that helps make my post tags look interesting - lol!!)

I got out in the wind, cold & rain...and found it really quite pleasant (except, perhaps, for the headwind), and..

I reached my goal...yay!! - 7k in 54.32 min's (so 7.42 min's per Km)...not my fastest pace, but I'm very pleased with it - half was on the trail, half on tarmac...I lost pace when I went a bit off-piste on a narrow uphill track and had to clamber over a fallen tree shortly before an unavoidable squishy mud patch that was two steps wide...left foot went for a squelchy dip!! All good fun and the laces are still orange!!

I set my Garmin...oh, did I say we had an early Christmas - son disappearing to the Swiss slopes for a month over Christmas, so we did something last weekend - joint pressie with daughter & OH - a 210, very lovely ...I call mine Basil - he's great and we get along just fine! Anyway, set intervals on Basil of 50 secs run: 50 secs walk and ran through, or shortened, some walk breaks on downhills & when I felt I could run for longer. Intervals are still working for me.

So, my legs feel nicely exercised & I'm looking forward to a wee beer tonight!!

Hope you're all getting great weekend runs...happy running

Here's my playlist...

starts from around 175bpm to 180bpm (BPMs worked out with jog.fm - about half an hour or so of each). I have it playing away quietly in one ear to help me keep my pace - I love moving to music, so find this works really well for me.

The lazy song - Bruno Mars

Propane Nightmares - Pendulum

Worried About Ray - The Hoosiers

Never Going Back - Fleetwood Mac

That Girl - McFly

Yellow - Coldplay

Upside down - Paloma Faith

Mr Blue Sky - ELO

Basket Case - Green Day

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Demons - Imagine Dragons

I'm not okay (I promise) - My Chemical Romance

Never forget - Take That

I wanna hold you - McFly

How to be dead - Snow Patrol

Sloom - Of Monsters & Men

Murder City - Green Day

Do you remember - Jack Johnson

Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers

[poppypug Graduate]

Fab stuff Tiki, oh I love the tags ha ha xxx

[S_J_B Graduate]

Sounds fab & enjoy the beer - you deserve it

[DownNotUp Graduate]

Thanks for the playlist. I was intending to do one so you have given me a great starting point. My kids will think I'm well cool if I can run to those. I'm still on Cher; Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler.

[Tikiczocky Graduate in reply to DownNotUp]

Nothing wrong with a bit of meatloaf & Cher...Bonnie too!! I've been working my way up the BPMs of our family's combined music library (my kids are 20 & 23) from about 145bpm 'til now where I can cope with 175/180 (or 88 to 90 x 2). The bottom of the barrel is fairly well scraped now!! I might have to start buying to get some variety....I have a list!

[misswobble Graduate]

I hear Bonny Tyler is about to embark on a major tour! Good for her

I love Kenny Rogers' Gambler. You gotta know when to fold em, know when to hold em. Great stuff! Love him! I like Ruby best! "She's leaving now cos I just heard the slamming of the door" Marvellous!

I got Meatloaf's Paradise on my playlist. It's mad innit

Well done Tiki for hauling ass when you coulda stayed in bed.

[Tikiczocky Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Why thank you, missW. I almost had paradise by.... on my playlist, but it didn't make the final cut...tis indeed mad! Great tune though

[Runon Graduate]

A joint smoking gambler with scar tissue on his ear was worried for the duration of his run from the crime scene about the nightmares he had had in which he had exercised and hurt his foot when he slipped in the snow after committing murder.

I just love posts that include murder - it's so erm... Colombo

Well done - love the playlist -

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Runon]

I can see what you did there Runon, Well done !

More Miss Marple though than Colombo I think ha ha

[Runon Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Yes indeed - you are right indubitably Watson Pug! xx

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Runon]

That's elementary ,my dear Runon xxx

[Tikiczocky Graduate]

Ah, runon...I remember that episode!