<p>Got a little metatarsal soreness now. I think that I need beefier shoes for the speed stuff.</p>
<p>I like Pumped Up Kicks.</p>
<p>For the MacArthur Park haters, which version(s) don’t you like or do you not like them all?</p>
<p>I just had my country music on the MP3. I don’t even know who many of these people are that you guys are talking about ;)</p>
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<p>Yay, NMINN! We definitely need to throw you a big five pound party for bouncing back after your back ordeal. Fantastic.</p>
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<p>New Rules of Lifting for me today. I shouldn’t complain, but it would be really nice for the heat and humidity to go and give us some nice NH weather. Trap bar romanian deadlifts were good today. Valslide reverse lunges were hard, but OK. T-pushups were rough. DB rows were good. Did two sets of swiss ball mountain climbers in the core section – probably the best I’ve ever done them.</p>
<p>Just bought a 30 lb kb.</p>
<p>Thanks so much Sports Authority boy for having faith in my ability to schlep it, the giant pool float and the other box I was juggling and open the double set of doors with my feet while you were looking on… </p>
<p>Got it home and set up a space outside so let the games begin…</p>
sewhappy:
One of my favorite Neko Case songs is her cover of Bob Dylan’s Buckets of Rain. This is the live version she did on Austin City Limits. Awesome:
[NEKO</a> CASE - BUCKETS Of RAIN - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Uvy0g3MMM]NEKO”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Uvy0g3MMM)
Beth Orton does a very nice version of the song, too:
[Beth</a> Orton & M. Ward - Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan cover) - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJ2hcHNO6g]Beth”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJ2hcHNO6g)
Of course, it’s kind of hard to mess up such a great Dylan song (from the 1975 album Blood on the Tracks):
[Bob</a> Dylan - Buckets of Rain ORIGINAL - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0QkZHzR-ko]Bob”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0QkZHzR-ko)
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<p>You’ll be doing 1000 of those a week in no time! </p>
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<p>What is it with these stores. I went to an Eastern Mountain Sports in the mall last week to look at back packs for hiking. I stood in front of the nice backpacks, trying them on for 45 minutes before I finally had to go ask if anyone could help me.</p>
<p>idad, I had that issue at Dicks Sporting Goods last weekend. I was looking at a pair of shoes, but finally left after standing there for 10 minutes…</p>
<p>Hmmm… I should give the 100 kb swings a shot.</p>
<p>Ran 3.7 miles today, about the same as yesterday. My butt is sore from trying to engage the glutes. Yikes. I’ve been spending too much time glued to a chair, so sore from running muscles are a good thing. :)</p>
Thanks for sharing that, Idad. Neko Case is a new artist for me. Have long been a fan of Beth Orton, and of course Dylan.
Regarding Barry Manilow. I have him on my Ipod. A guilty pleasure now and then. And he is by all accounts a really nice guy.
Now Neil Diamond. A class of singer totally beyond Barry. Cracklin’ Rose is one of my absolute fav exercise songs. I remember my 3rd grade teacher putting on that song and going at it on some sort of twisty board while we all rocked out. Ahhh . . . Mrs. Bodie. Such a kook! We loved her.
Another oldie good one, imo, for exercise is Petula Clark’s “Down Town”.
<p>Went to Dicks last night - shirt that I like is $42 - they have it in fluorescent green and a more subdued darker color. I decided to try the Nike Outlet store instead to see if they have better prices. I also stopped at TJ Maxx looking for shorts. Nothing but gangsta and swim trunks and UA irregulars.</p>
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<p>Good job getting back into it. This morning I only saw one runner on the way to work - it’s a lady that I’ve seen before and she was a lot more energetic than usual. The reason is that it was only 71 degrees and not humid. We had storms yesterday and temps will be at least ten degrees cooler for the next ten days. I think that a lot of people were running really early to beat the heat and will go back to their regular running times.</p>
<p>I do like a lot of new music too including some stuff out this year.</p>
<p>[Brooks</a> PureConnect: Feel more with less](<a href=“http://www.brooksrunning.com/Brooks-PureConnect/1201021B730.050,default,pd.html?start=8&cgid=womens-runningshoes-neutral]Brooks”>http://www.brooksrunning.com/Brooks-PureConnect/1201021B730.050,default,pd.html?start=8&cgid=womens-runningshoes-neutral)</p>
<p>Check these out in the neon yellow. i wore them for the first time this morning and they were so bright they hurt my eyes! Awesome! I had a different color that I got last Oct and had to retire recently since the outsole is not particularly durable.</p>
I think that I’m better off with heavy-duty shoes. I’m thinking of using the trail runners for the race instead of the light pair that I’m using for training. I only have one shirt that has fluorescent detailing on it. Nothing super-bright. I think that you either like it or hate it and I haven’t decided which camp I am in.
One odd thing that I noticed in Nike and Adidas shirts - some of the high-end stuff has black detailing on it and it’s made of rubber or a rubber-like compound. It’s odd that they use this material - I don’t see the purpose other than decoration. There are shirts with different colors that don’t have that material too.
Nike stock has been moving up quite a bit lately. Lululemon dropped about 45% in the last three months and has recovered a little. Their big drop came about with Nike’s warning I think. Big concerns over high-end retailing lately.
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<p>Heh, heh… Yeah, me too. My daughter sent me the link to the new Jack White video released this week, another song from his terrific new album, Blunderbuss. Probably not everybody’s cup of tea.</p>
<p>[Jack</a> White - Freedom At 21 - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92smjLq_38]Jack”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92smjLq_38)</p>
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<p>Wow. Those colors look like something I would wear! I do notice that when I pass someone running or biking in a neon yellow shirt, I definitely see them from a long way off. I try to grab those bright ones when I’m going to be on the side of a road with traffic.</p>
<p>24 mins in my vibrant new apparel. So basically less performance, but I <em>looked good</em> and we all know that’s what’s really important, right? 
Cough, cough.</p>
<p>I’m hoping cutting back will mean this time I won’t be sore as all get out tomorrow.</p>
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<p>I do think that this is one big benefit of diet and exercise. I find that looking good has a positive impact on my mood and that’s something that affects those that interact with me.</p>
<p>Dahling, you look mahvelous!</p>
<p>Looking good is VERY important!</p>
<p>I think I look best when I’m not hobbling. :D</p>
<p>^^Absolutely! I can’t run when I look like cr@p.</p>
<p>(Love the yellow shoes, MOfWC. I need a new pair, too, and I’m torn between the yellow ones and the purple ones. Maybe I should get both - I’m a Husky after all!)</p>
I also ordered the Flows in purple since my current Flows are approaching 200 miles.