Week 9 Run 1 & Thoughts On Musical BPM

[90ldfinch]

Really had to drag myself out for today's run, but inevitably it was quite good fun. Wasted more time dithering about it, than actually doing it.

I guess my stamina's building up a bit more, because I only checked my watch 3 times.

There was a time I'd be looking at it every few minutes, and thinking "wow, look how slowly the seconds tick by!"

An aside- my take on running music. I was under the impression, when I decided to listen to my own music, that picking something with the "correct" BPM was important.

I also guessed that listening to techno/electronic music would be best- like a kind of metronome.

Having tinkered with my playlists for a few weeks, I've found that what works best for me, is just listening to music that I love, and I find listening to rock-orientated stuff is much more motivating.

It's my legs that set (restrict?) the pace, not my ears.

Have a great one.

[pollyp1 Graduate]

'inevitably it was quite good fun' was just what I needed to read just now! My playlist won't have techno /garage anywhere near it: I can't bear it and there's loads of good rock songs with a running beat. Run to what moves you!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Yeay.. well done you ! Run done, lots of fun and the day to come

Finding your own music is great.. I run to all sorts, nothing or just sing... ABBA works for me... and The Proclaimers.. great for fast and slow running

Try not taking any kind of time keeper... it is fabulous... you have no idea...

[mfamilias Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I can walk 500 miles is one of my fave running tracks

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

Me too...brilliant!!!

[Weekenderbedford Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

But only get to that distance by adding 10% per week. 😁

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Well done. Still storming through! Good on you 😉

[mfamilias Graduate]

Same here, although I do like Rock My Run for their 1980's tracks.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

I shall try that out☺

[90ldfinch Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

I've heard lots of positives about Rock My Run.

Unfortunately my phone weighs so much that I don't/won't take it out running

[mfamilias Graduate in reply to 90ldfinch]

You could always check out the tracks on the lists and download your own playlists

[90ldfinch Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

Now that's smart thinkin'

[sparky66 Graduate in reply to 90ldfinch]

Rock my run for me.. can choose from whatever genre takes our fancy for your mood that day I had reggae today.. disco last run and rock run before

[Lizzyb11066]

Hal Ketchum's 'One More Midnight' was changed in my mind to 'One More Minute' when I was struggling on my final 3 minutes. He got me through to my cool down walk

[Slowstart Graduate]

I don't use a specific playlist but have everything on my ipod on shuffle mode so I have no idea whats coming next, but this does get me into trouble when I find I'm singing loudly to something I haven't heard in ages or arm dancing to some terrible 80's guilty pleasure.

[mfamilias Graduate in reply to Slowstart]

The worst track to come up of shuffle is "Drunken Lullabies", by Flogging Molly - try running to that!

[Slowstart Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

I'd never heard of this record or this band before, love it. Must become acquainted with them. Similar to the Saw Doctors.

[yatesco Graduate]

So this week is graduation week - excellent.

I think the BPM _is_ important but only if you naturally use it as a metronome, which it sounds like you don't, which is great as it means you can listen to actual music

[Monkey25 Graduate]

Well done, your so close to the finishing line.☺

[poppypug Graduate]

Oh Finchy , Ive just realized I haven't replied to this

Well done for today, 1 down 2 to go !

I like " Lets Get Ready to Rhumble " by Ant and Dec, its one of my faves on my playlist ! Ha ha xxx

[90ldfinch Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Thanks, poppypug . I always preferred "Our Radio Rocks", to be honest. 😵😨😧😱

[poppypug Graduate]

Ha ha ! xxx

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

How right you are! Distraction is an excellent way to make the running easier.

[Als_mum Graduate]

I tend to agree with you - whatever you really enjoy is the best motivator and rock works for me too. (Classical musician by training but with a scret weakness for a good bassline and drum break, and realistic enough to know that Monteverdi's madrigals are NOT going to help me fulfil my running goals ....)

I do have a couple of 150ish bpm songs (Chelsea Dagger and Crazy Little Thing Called Love) on my playlist, since I found, when I did C25K last year before I was ill, that it was a good pace for me. Now they serve as a bit of a reminder and an aspirational thing, but I feel free to "break step" if I'm not up to it that day. Since I like them both anyway, I'm happy to sing, sorry, mime wheezily along to them.