Kicking Week 3’s Ass

(In two and a half short weeks.)

I think this is definitely an instance when too much knowledge was a bit of a hindrance. I’d read that weeks three and four can be a problem for people, so I just kept doing week three to make sure that I wouldn’t get frustrated and give up with C25K. I’m sure I would have done just fine moving on to week four last week, but I definitely feel prepared for week four now!

And I’m realizing that this is kind of fun. Which is weird, because I hate running. But there’s something deeply satisfying in the accomplishment part of it. And I think that doing something hard is a good thing for the psyche.

Anyway, here’s my week three playlist.

• Closer to You – Wallflowers (nice pace for the walk, actually)
• Bridging the Gap – Nas (awesome song, if you don’t have it get it)
• Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing -  Chris Isaak (perfect running pace)
• Superstition – Stevie Wonder (gotta love Stevie)
• Lubbock or Leave It – Dixie Chicks (factoid: this song’s about Shelby Knox)
• Denial Twist – White Stripes (another one with a great pace for the running portion)
• Gonna Make You Love #2 – Ryan Adams (kind of a quick beat, but at this point the motivation helps)
• Hanginaround – Counting Crows (as a Gen-Xer, I am contractually obligated to include a Counting Crows song)

More confirmation that I have “eclectic” taste in music. But we knew that already…

~ by moonfamilyband on December 2, 2008.