W4 done

[FenderTelecaster]

Went out in the rain at ten to seven this morning, armed with a new playlist which helped hugely. I've discovered a way to find songs with a consistent speed (in terms of beats per minute), which slows me down at the start of the run, and keeps me going at a reasonable pace towards the end.

I realised a few runs ago that Nadine Shah's track Holiday Destination was a good steady plodding pace, and then used songbpm.com to check its beats per minute. Then I searched on jog.fm for songs with that bpm, and set up a playlist on my phone using my music streaming app to play the ones I liked.

No association with either of these websites, I just found them really useful.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great job out there in the wet stuff... enjoy week 5.

I’m off to see who this Nadine Shah sort is... music helps a lot with pacing though and some good sites there.

[steviej99 Graduate]

Thanks for the tips. Tempo is so important and it's so hard at the start of the run when you're feeling great and strong not to set off too fast. Keep up the good work!

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Nadine Shah is great. I've definitely been listening to music that's probably way too fast but the really upbeat stuff is the only thing that gets me moving in the morning!

Well done completing week 4, I'm one run behind you. You’re now all set to beat the infamous week 5!

[FenderTelecaster Graduate]

You could have five minutes worth of more upbeat stuff for the warm-up walking, then slower to pace your running.

It's kind of ironic, I know. Every time I get the 'you can slow down now' from Sanjeev, I feel like pointing out I'm really not slowing down. I'm just walking rather than running.

[Hidden in reply to FenderTelecaster]

Yes, good idea I'll give it a go, I do like the idea of tweaking the music to help you through that's a great! I'll have a play with the sites you've suggested - many thanks. Honestly, you don't know what you've started here, My other half is going to go crazy at me perfecting my playlist...!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Huge well done... I have ( sadly) ABBA tracks which pace me wonderfully... I only have to put Chiquitita on.. and I can run forever.

Go you... well done for the wetness

[FenderTelecaster Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Chiquitita is one of the finest songs of the 20th century. Think I need a bit more of a beat though, much as I love it.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to FenderTelecaster]

It's the one that gets me through anything beyond 10K 😉

[Marcia-H Graduate]

Oh I think music is the key! Once I’m past the first 10 mins and relax a bit more I think my body just goes either the music and I don’t need to think about it too much! I rewarded myself with new tracks and bought one of the now-running compilations, love it! Fresh air, music and some time alone 😃

[useitorloseit Graduate]

A slow start is a good idea. I don't run with music any more as I need to be alert to traffic with all my runs being on country roads, but I used to use a metronome app to control my bpm. This has reminded me - thank you! - I may dig out the app from the bottom of the phone and start doing that again!