Somehow I neglected to record the momentus occasion of completing the couch to 5k running program. Well I complete it I did and since have been getting out for about 30 minutes of running three times most weeks. (I have learnt to modify my activity depending upon how the left leg holds up. So some runs are considerably shorter and some weeks don't see me out three times.)
In celebration of my new running routine I decided to make my very own running playlist. I carefully went through my mp3 collection and chose half an hour worth of music with varying beats (slower at the start and finish, faster at the ten and twenty minute mark where I tend to sag) and loaded it up onto my mp3 player. The player most helpfully rearanged the music into alphabetical order by artist, thereby stuffing up the running order.
Thinking "there is probably a way to fix this but buggered if I can work it out" I went online searching for tips and came across jog.fm
I love this site. I can give it my ideal pace and it will make song selections in any genre I choose to match that pace, with handy links to where the song can be purchased. Even better I can give it the name of a band and nine times out of ten it can give a list of their songs and their best for running time.
I now have an extensive running playlist at around the right pace for my current ability and it doesn't matter what order it's played in.
The site also has music for walking and cycling-go check it out.-Lynn
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