bring me sunshine
How lovely, on a horrible rainy day, to receive a Sunshine Award for my blog. It’s from my friend Paula and it’s just what I needed on a day like today. Bring Me Sunshine is a song that Dad used to sing to us when we were little, so it’s brought back some lovely memories after a difficult day yesterday.
In other news, well, there isn’t much really. It’s half term, the treadmill is my only option, and on Tuesday night I did a horrible interval training session, which was one of those runs. I ended up thinking I’d be better off taking up knitting instead (and anyone who has seen the only jumper I ever made knows that’s a bad idea).
Talking of music, I’ve been creating the ultimate running playlist, which is only really suitable for the plodders of this world. I think proper runners like music at about 160bpm. Mine is, er, not.
Zoe and I had a theory that lots of songs with meaning to us would get us round the marathon. Some people might think training would be more helpful, but we’ll gloss over that little detail.
Rod Stewart – Baby Jane and Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? (my dad used to sing these with the windows down in the car, usually in the middle of town, and we would die of embarrassment)
Placebo – Every You, Every Me (reminds me of being pregnant, hence reminds me of birth, which will make running seem like a walk in the park. That’s a bad metaphor. My running speed already IS a walk in the park.)
Pretenders – Back on the Chain Gang
Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You’re Dead
Toni Basil – Mickey (I have no shame)
Come Dancing – Ray Davies (you’ve got it in your head now, haven’t you?)
Killers – Mr Brightside
Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, my legs are on fire)
Scissor Sisters – Take Your Mama Out
Supergrass – Richard III
Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
Idlewild – American English
The Automatic – Monster (what’s that coming over the hill? is it a monster…oh no, it’s Rachael, running)
Snow Patrol – Run (haha!)
Foo Fighters – This is a Call
Marilyn Manson – Rock is Dead (and so will I be after 26.2 miles)
Longpigs – She Said
My Chemical Romance – Welcome to the Black Parade
Radiohead – Street Spirit
The Stranglers – No More Heroes
The Go-Gos – We Got the Beat
Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People (not me after running, I look like a beetroot)
The Knack – My Sharona (RIP Doug Fieger)
The House of Love – Shine On (reminds me of school)
The Fray – How to Save a Life (will make me cry, but that’s okay)
Any suggestions, anyone? I’ve already had a few: how I could I forget Don’t Stop Me Now and Keep On Running, as well as the Glee soundtrack? Thanks C and G!
I started this post this afternoon in a half term grump, but I’m finishing it on an endorphin high after 50 minutes on the treadmill. It was just a plod, but every mile counts. Every boring mile on the treadmill, and every boring mile on my own on featureless country roads will be worth it.
2 months, 6 days, 14 hours, 8 minutes, and counting. London, here I come.
Ah some classic song choices there, a few of my must haves are:
don’t stop me now – Queen (not particularly a fan but I love the irony of the ‘having a good time, I don’t want to stop at all – mostly I do!)
groove is in the heart – deelite because it reminds when I was young and could’ve been fit and running like a gazelle but instead I chose to spend my time in SU bars and of course this the only reason I’m not up front chasing down Paula R (yeah right)
lighters up – lil kim this makes me think of NYC and how much I’d love to run the marathon there too
I could go on but I’ll save you from the rest of my strange musical taste, although I am off to iTunes now to download ‘don’t stop believing’ from the Glee album as I’m sure this will give me a boost at some point during the 26.2!
Loving your blog and in awe that you have time to write on top of everything else in your hectic life!
Ooh, how could I forget Don’t Stop Believing! In fact I’m going to download the whole Glee album. And I don’t really like Queen, but that’s one I have to add!
Ha hah, what a great song list! You missed Keep On Running by Spencer Davis…
I don’t think I could face Keep on Running. Salt in the wound!
I like your running playlist! I have the softest of soft spots for Ray Davies (I do like contemporary music, too, honest).
I think the Sunshine Award couldn’t have gone to a better blogger.
Thank you – I haven’t felt very sunshiney this week, but I’m turning a corner now. And I love Ray Davies too.
awesome playlist. i don’t run to music but the dropkick murphys are great
Ooh, I’ll give them a listen – heard of them, but haven’t *heard* them.
So you really are running (and not just like ‘a walk in the park’). I saw you. Or was that a stranger waving like a madwoman. Of course I didn’t want to stop your training, you’re taking it far too seriously to stop for a chat.
Does this mean that the 4 children are really true too, or is that stretching credibility too far.
Nick
I had a theory that my ultra slow running probably looks faster from a car, and you’ve proved it!
Yes, the four children are real – what on earth was I thinking?! Think we may have run past your house yesterday; the road looked rather familiar. Will investigate further soon, but probably in the car not whilst jogging!
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac’s a cracker, the beat is perfect to run to. My Brightside’s the pick of the bunch though, I think you could stick that on repeat for the whole race
Sorry, your comment ended up in the askimet spam folder! I read about someone in Runner’s World magazine who DID run the whole marathon to Mr Brightside on repeat. I love it.
Love some of those classic rock songs on my playlists too – although quite a few I haven’t heard before (and I love discovering new music). Thx!
You’re welcome Tanya, and thanks for visiting!