I discovered something amazing today. Long-time runners out there are going to roll their eyes and groan, here but be gentle with me, ok? I'm still a newbie at this.
My big discovery? It really really matters what music you're listening to.
This morning, I start my workout as usual by turning on the Pandora station on my phone and walking for 5 minutes. Then I push the treadmill button to make it go faster and actually start running. And - it felt amazing. I felt like a rock star. I felt like I was kicking butt and could go on doing so forever. Which is a little strange because usually Mondays are really harsh, getting up so early after the weekend and particularly with my inadvertent no-running-on-Fridays policy. But I felt great. I felt like a commercial for energy drinks.
And then I figured it out. The song I was listening to, "My Life Would Suck Without You" (I know, I go for the really highbrow stuff when I'm running) by Kelly Clarkson, had a beat that exactly matched my running stride. I was running on speed 4.0 (No idea if that's just an arbitrary number, or a measurement of some kind.) and my feet were pounding the treadmill exactly in time to the beat. It was exhilarating.
And now I want to try to figure out if there's some place I could look up other songs with this same beat. Don't musical scores sometimes have recommended setting for the metronome? Maybe I could figure that out and search for other songs that way? I don't know, but I've gotta find out because in case I've been unclear here, it was
AWESOME.
The number: 262. Ouch.
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