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Apr 5, 2023Liked by Coach Bennett

Is that Daniel The Engineer??

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I started running in my early 40s, doing a couch to 5k with lots of walking. A week or so in, the final running interval on my workout coincided with Bruce counting the E Street Band in for the 2nd time, about 4:30m into Wrecking Ball.

To this day I don't think I've ever run so fast or joyously.

I also did something so bad to my lower back that I couldn't walk properly, never mind run, for a month.

I still think a good shuffled playlist can make for a good 'musical fartlek' though -- when used responsibly...

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I like running with something beautiful, introspective, ambient. Like a Satie piano piece or Miles Davis "Blue in Green" This brings me joy and puts me in that "Headspace" frame of mind... Once I relax into the run I power down. It's my best time to think. I loved reading this, you write exactly how you talk. That's a good thing... thank you.

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Apr 5, 2023Liked by Coach Bennett

I have started way too many runs with a "Thunderstruck" approach; it wasn't until recently that I fully let myself get to know the run before getting down to the music. I like to spend the first 5-10 minutes listening to a "study beat" now and then diving into the pump-up jams. Great read here coach cheers

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So many good songs you mentioned are on my Playlist for runs.

On days that I do choose music I will often start living on a prayer! Which was for a while, literally. But my first mile is my slowest of every run, though not always the same pace. Crazy train and paranoid often occurs around miles 5 or 6 to make sure I finish with good effort!

However, some days I just prefer the rhythm and beat of my feet hitting the pavement, augmented with percussion of my raspy breath!

Those are good days when you make your own music.

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100%. A month ago one of my teenagers was annoying me so I went for a run to a playlist of Seattle grunge, cranked it up and ran hard. Lasted 10 mins and nearly collapsed 😂

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Love this and love music too!! Im going to set myself some homework to create a new playlist!! 😁

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