That’s when they shake their heads and go, “Aw, the Special Olympics is training again. “For tick hang, gangs bang bang, porno flick, block six. So the line from Kid Rock’s Bawaditaba, for instance, which goes:įor the time bombs ticking and the heads that hang All the gangs getting money and the heads that bang bang Wild mustangs the porno flicks All my homies in the county in cell block six The grits when there ain’t enough eggs to cook And for DB Cooper and money he took You can look for answers but that ain’t fun Now get in the pit and try to love someoneĬould very easily, to the person I pass in Central Park, sound like, ![]() So if I’m really racing at a 7:40 pace because of a great song, well then, my ability to sing/shout anything is impaired. Of course, the stronger the music, the faster I run, but also, the more inclined I am to sing, and the more I sound like I’m having a stroke. Depending on how fast I’m running, whether it’s flat or hilly, or whether I’m having an awesome run or a crappy run, my singing could be anything from operetta quality, to unintelligible gasps. (Prior to that, it was running with a CD player, which as we all know, sucks.) Since the first mp3 player I ever bought, the Creative Labs Nomad, which held a grand total of 32 megabytes of music, running and music went hand in hand. Fortunately, I’m using the New York Road Runner’s Club Training Program, which so far, is really spectacular.įor me, being a musical person, growing up with music and the arts as an integral part of everything in my life, my running just doesn’t work without music. ![]() Of course, this means putting in the miles. All signs on the magic running 8-ball point to it, as I’m in probably the best shape of my life, am actually training, as opposed to just saying “Yeah, I’ll run,” then not doing anything, and really following a plan. I’m also thinking that this is the year that I’m breaking 4:00. Have you joined my incredibly non-annoying, once-in-a-while email newsletter?Ī number of you have asked me if I’m training this year for the marathon.
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