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We ran today for the first time ever with separate headphones and different music, Dire Straits is obviously a slower beat than Mary Chaplin Carpenter because I went on ahead.

My aim was to run for 30 minutes but was going so well that we kept going and including the walk each end covered 5k in 48 minutes

Iโ€™m not competitive but do feel chuffed to be able to run for more than 5k

Both our blood pressures are now well within the normal range woo hoo

Going round and round the track we use gets a bit boring so we stretched out round the lake

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Buddy34 profile image
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Sounds like a great run for both of you. You are fitter , healthier and happy. Enjoy the rest of your day ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toBuddy34

Last day off so a soak in a hot bath then getting prepared to go back to work tomorrow

Thanks and we will, even though i include the walking each end of a run we knocked a minute of our 5k time and if we can knock a minute off every month or so iโ€™ll be happy

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WenderwooGraduate

Lovely view, well done!

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toWenderwoo

Thank you

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2flatfeetGraduate

Thatโ€™s brilliant! Well done both!๐Ÿ‘

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply to2flatfeet

Thank you

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

No matter what the music ๐ŸŽถthe main thing is that both of you enjoyed your run today, nice to know that you can run more than a 5K and also enjoy it. I am so happy to know that both your blood pressure is within the normal range๐Ÿ˜Š

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Al, we were both a bit high itโ€™s just a great side effect of doing what we love,

Enjoy your running too

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

I am, this morning I ran my midweek run, today it was a 5K in a time of 32.11 using my metromone app at 178 beats a minute. ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพ

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Thatโ€™s so fast, i set my metronome at 150 and that was comfortable, first time iโ€™ve run with the metronome

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

Stride is very important, someone could set the app at 190 BPM but not cover the distance that another runner sets it at 176.

When I got the app at first, I set it at 155 beats/steps a minute and ran a 5K in 52 minutes, three days earlier I walked that same route not using the app in a time of 48 minutes. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

I ran a 5k with the app set at 165 bpm the other day and got a best time of just under 36 mins. For tonight's 4k run (part of JuJu's magic plan in Bridge to 10k), I've got a long piece of music that I've adjusted the tempo to 170 bpm using Audacity. It drags a bit when you listen to it sitting down as it's at 216 bpm normally. But instrumental so doesn't sound too odd. [ Steve Reich - Music for 18 musicians - you either love it or it drives you mad!]

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toiain-strachan

Mad, I heard a piece of "music" by Steve Reich on Sunday on Scala Radio, it went on and on, on 3 notes for around 15 minutes, I love classical music but not that.

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iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

There are more than 3 notes in Music for 18 musicians! It's the absolutely constant pace that makes it good for running. Also, to my ears it has an upbeat, uplifting quality. "Four Organs" is the most maddening - just one chord repeated over and over then spread out into its component notes.

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toiain-strachan

To understand contemporary classical music ๐ŸŽถ I think a listener has to understand the composers motive on composing the work, Steve Reich's music is not exactly easy listening, I suppose a short piece by him is OK, but not a full concert.

This Friday evening I will be attending a symphony concert, the symphony is symphony No. 5 by the Finish composer Sibelius

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iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Well I'm a big fan of Sibelius too! Especially the violin concerto.

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iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toiain-strachan

Come to think of it, I reckon the last movement of the Sibelius Violin concerto, with its insistent rhythm, would be a good piece to run to.

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toiain-strachan

I have a CD of his Violin Concerto, the next tracks are his 5th Symphony.

iain-strachan profile image
iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Well - just off for a 4km run (part of JuJu's magic plan) to my doctored Steve Reich. This one is quite tuneful!

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toiain-strachan

Enjoy your run and the music ๐ŸŽถ

iain-strachan profile image
iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

It was perfect. Utterly hypnotic and zone inducing!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduateโ€ข in reply toiain-strachan

๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพ ๐ŸŽถ

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iain-strachanGraduateโ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

I have a runner's playlist on Spotify that is based around 160 that works comfortably for me. Not all the songs are exactly 160, and if you look at the cadence on Strava or the Garmin app you can see where the song changes because the cadence changes on the graph! I think they range from 155 to 170.

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KatnapGraduate

Very nice! Moves to your own grooves!

๐Ÿฑ Katnap ๐Ÿฑ

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toKatnap

It was nice, we like a lot of the same music but it was nice listening to a cd that i havenโ€™t heard for a while

A fantastic effort! Well done both!

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Thank you

RunningMigster profile image
RunningMigsterGraduate

More stunning scenery. Love it.

Going for music to make you run faster? Must be 'your latest trick' ;-)

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toRunningMigster

I keep to fairly slow music as i enjoy a steady run

Just a couple of tracks were faster so i stretched out a bit

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AnnieappleAdministratorGraduate

This would make me want to run forever too! Well done๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ’ Fab achievement fab feeling!! Xx

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toAnnieapple

Itโ€™s great I could go longer now but Willow struggles to get past 30 minutes without walking a bit at the moment and then i think he gets a bit bored, he will sort out a play list that will keep him running

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AnnieappleAdministratorGraduateโ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

Itโ€™s great you can do it together but each go at your own pace! โœ…

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SueAppleRunGraduateโ€ข in reply toAnnieapple

Yes, and Willow usually goes ahead then o go ahead a bit itโ€™s great because we can run together or go at our own pace

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