NOT the best Workout Music

Third run of the year this evening, and I decided to take along some music. The problem was that I just put some stuff on that grabbed my attention while scrolling down through my iTunes library:

  1. Motorvatin’ - Hanio Rocks. Great, but just too up-tempo and bouncy for an opener. The guitar solo had me pretty much duck-walking down the street.
  2. That’s Not My Name - the Ting Tings. Just. Too. Much!
  3. You Know My Name - Chris Cornell. Not the best thing to come on just as I spotted another runner - made me far too competitive, with the inevitable third burn-out of the evening.
  4. Sucker Train Blues - Velvet Revolver. Had be all-but sprinting along the beach.
  5. The Sex Has Made Me Stupid - Robots in Disguise. Thumping, slow-paced grind of a song. Too slow for running.
  6. Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage. Thankfully this came on just as I got home!

So it ended up being a pretty hard run. Looking at that list, it would probably be ideal for a spin class - I could really get into those last two as part of a progressive climb.

But no, I’m not sure that music and running really work for me. Maybe I’d better just stick to Radio 4 in future. Though Charlotte Green’s voice can do strange things to me . . .

Workout:

  • Type: Run
  • Date: 01/05/2009
  • Total Time: 00:22:00.00
  • Calories: 388
  • Distance: 3 miles
  • Average Pace: 7:20.1/mile

Filed under: Fitness, Music, Run, Whitley Bay

4 Responses to “ NOT the best Workout Music ”

  1. Erik B. on January 6, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Garbage and Ting Ting’s, nice!

  2. Brad Hefta-Gaub on January 6, 2009 at 4:34 am

    WOW! Karl, that’s a pretty killer pace for someone who thought his music was too slow. You’ve got some raw potential in those legs of yours to be a real speed demon!

    As for the tunes, sounds like a pretty good random selection.

    I’ve started running with music again, with my new iPhone, and that means 3,000 random songs… I never know what I’ll end up with.

    FWIW… Led Zeppelin’s a great band… but they’re also pretty hard to run too… just too complex.

  3. Karl On Sea on January 6, 2009 at 9:55 am

    The problem was that the first four tracks were just killer-fast, and I ended up pounding out something like 6:30 pace for, oh, far too long!

  4. Brad Hefta-Gaub on January 6, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    I guess that explains the amazing average pace. :)