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Le Tired

Last night I kicked it pretty hard at the gym. I set my alarm for a pre-work run this morning, but when my alarm went off it couldn’t get out of bed. I was tired from yesterday (all week really) and I have a FULL weekend of work related events this weekend. I needed that sleep, plus it was only a 3 mile run. I have 4 miles tomorrow and 11 miles Sunday. I know missing one 3 mile run isn’t going to un-do the past 3 months of marathon training.

P.S. I’m listening to college a capella groups on grooveshark.com – I heart a capella. I’m really obsessed with Ben Folds Presents: University a Capella!

Music City Soundtrack

I’m in Nashville y’all (ok I didn’t say y’all, nor would I….I’m a stubborn Yankee in the dirrrrty south).

Lots to do this trip so excited, my friend Star did all the planning and it’s gonna be redonk. I’m most excited about watching fireworks from the roof of the Country Music Hall of Fame (a friend works there and it HOOKING US UP). Seriously this is going to be such a great weekend…I’m glad to be able to recharge my “social life” batteries and DOMINATE this 10K. 

I did want to share my 10K playlist with you guys:

  1. Get This Party Started – Pink
  2. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
  3. Dream Big – David Cook (American Idol Finale Performance)
  4. SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
  5. Punk Rock Princess – Something Corporate
  6. Dirty – Christina Aguilera
  7. Letters to You – Finch
  8. Never Again (Remix) – Kelly Clarkson
  9. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – David Cook
  10. Beating Heart Baby – Head Automatica
  11. Creep – Axium
  12. Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z
  13. Whipped – Axium
  14. Open Road Song – Eve6
  15. Evacuate the Dancefloor – Cascada
  16. Damn – Novel
  17. Damnit – Blink182
  18. Supermodel – Clueless Soundtrack
  19. Bulletproof – La Roux
  20. Fighter – Christina Aguilera
  21. Creep – Axium 
  22. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Glee Cast
  23. Please Don’t Stop the Music – American Idol Season 7

As you can see I have a David Cook addiction (Axium is his old band). Creep is my anthem so I needed it on there twice. It took me forever to figure out a order, but I was thinking about what songs I’ll need to pump me up at certain points. I’m really stoked about this playlist. 

Love y’all (again didn’t say y’all, but it’s fun to type)

So I’m a huge music snob buff connoisseur and I haven’t really featured too much music on here. I’m going to try and get better about that. I’m also STILL WAITING for you guys to submit your favorite work out song – I’ve only heard from like FIVE of you.

Anyway here is Head Automatica’s “Beating Heart Baby” – It’s been a gym favorite since 2006.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

I know a lot of you folks are a bit younger than me, but I hope pray that you guys are familiar with HOT SUNDAE – the “girl group” on Saved By the Bell that drove Jesse to nearly OD on caffeine bills (such a classic all around episode). Well for some reason today at the gym THIS song from that episode popped into my head. I like FOR REAL want to recreate this video (there are a bunch on youtube…so funny). 

If you guys haven’t seen this before then enjoy and for the love of God please find this entire episode and watch it stat!

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

Confession

Somehow I’ve gone over 100 posts without really talking about one of my main work out motivators. He’s even more than a work out motivator, he’s a life motivator for me.

David Cook – yes the guy who won season 7 of American Idol, but he’s so much more than that.

Seriously that man has been my rock even though he doesn’t know it.

My dad passed away suddenly after gastric bypass surgery in November 2007. I was lost. I was mostly in shock the first few months. By February 2008 I was in a downward spiral. One day in late February 2008 my mom called and told me to check out this “fixer-upper” type guy with a gorgeous mouth on American Idol. I had nothing else to do, so I watched it and first saw and heard David. I was hooked. Waiting for American Idol to come on got me through each week during some of my darkest days. It’s weird to say, but true – David saved me in his own way.

I love David’s music and love running to it. His old band’s cover of “Creep” a song I only sorta knew really has become my anthem – again particularly the lyrics “I don’t care if it hurts. I wanna have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul.” Every running mix I make has that song on it.

And I have Dave to thank for me taking up running. In January I know I wanted to get healthy and fit, but I didn’t exactly know how I was going to do it. Then I looked into running in a 5K for Cancer Research that he supports and runs in (Dave actually got in shape training for the race as well and now he runs regularly too). So I spent Jan-May focused on that 5K. I’m a better runner because of it. Now I know to challenge myself with a race is the way to train.

I’m SO not normally a “fangirl” – but it’s more than that. It’s weird I can’t explain it. I just want to be like best friends (or girlfriend whatev) with Dave and then later in life let him know just how much he’s helped me.

I’ll try and keep my Dave posts to a minimum, but I feel like it’s important to share that with all of you!

I tried to pick a favorite picture of him, but I can’t decide there are too many to choose from. However I feel like this picture sums up how I feel about him.

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