I'm like many other runners in which I run best with music. For some reason, being plugged into my iPod (along with my Couch to 5k app keeping me on track) just makes me get lost in the world. I enjoy the cell phone commercial a lot where the runner gets so distracted by the music in his phone that he ends up miles and miles away and lost in the middle of Rio Vista.
At some point, I'm going to try and get my playlist to post here, but for now, I can describe it in one word: badass. I define "badass" as upbeat, sexy, and untouchable. It's like how I felt the few weeks following my breakup where I had finally grew back into myself. I felt badass. Running helps me feel badass. It's just me, my shoes, my music and the pavement beneath me.
Music truly is powerful and it's an extremely powerful tool and motivator for a beginning or veteran runner. It helps add that badass tone and keeps you going, one foot before the other. My advice to those just beginning, like me, in the world of running, pump up the badass music. Find something that just makes you feel as though your shoes are jets and you're the sexiest person on the street. Because then, you will keep running and you'll feel even better about yourself.
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