Running With Music
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A blog for runners and music lovers. Created for runners who are driven by the music they run with, for music lovers who are inspired by the music they listen to and for all of us who share this passion for running and music in any way, shape or form.
Running With Music
3w ago
"I’m a fairly unemotional person day to day. Even keeled. Stoic. But once music is involved, that facade fades pretty fast and puts me straight into the song."
~ Laura Green
So her name is Laura Green. I'm guessing many of you are familiar with her. And if you're not, you should be. She's kind of big deal. But in a super unique way. Basically, she makes fun of running, runners (herself and others) and most things running related on a regular basis. And her posts, which incorporate this humor, are not only hilarious but, more often than not, are comp ..read more
Running With Music
1M ago
"We got the dream team
We're feelin' wide awake
We got the dream team
We're goin' all the way"
~ 'Dreamteam', Galantis
It's been a minute since my last race review. Three months to be exact. I took some solid time off after my last big race, regrouped, spent some quality time with my family not worrying at all about training, and then I got back on the horse in January in preparation for Boston which is a mere nine weeks away. And that alone is kind of blowing my mind. But that's not for today. Sunday morning I headed up to Bedford, NH for the Super Sunday 4 ..read more
Running With Music
2M ago
And so we push on, we being the Six Minute Mile crew and myself, with our quest for the perfect pair of headphones for active people, or more specifically in my case, for running. Next up on my list are Shokz Elite Bone Conduction Sport Headphones. Back in November, when I mentioned my headphone review project on IG and explained what I was looking for in this post, the clear choice by those who chose to comment was Shokz. Prior to test driving them recently, I had never tried this brand but had always been intrigued. So, this was the perfect time to test them out and, to my good f ..read more
Running With Music
2M ago
I have been running with music since I was in grade school. I’ll go ahead and age myself here. I made mixtapes (they were awesome) and ran with my 5-pound Sony Walkman back then. Oh, how we have evolved in terms of music listening devices. I am now 48 years old and admittedly do not have a favorite pair of headphones. Meaning, I haven’t found that perfect mix of quality, sound, fit and so on in one single brand. And so begins my quest. Along with my friends over at Six Minute Mile, I will take the next few months to test out as many different kinds of headphones as I can. I currently own at l ..read more
Running With Music
4M ago
"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."
~ W.C. Jones
'Tis the damn season. Again. Sorry. Had to. Because, whether you're a fan or not, it really was Taylor's year and we were all just along for the ride. Seriously, though, here we are. If you've been reading this blog for a while you know I am a huge fan of the holiday season. The lights, the decorations, the gingerbread houses, the candy to decorate those gingerbread houses that you eat while you're making them; all of it. I just can't get e ..read more
Running With Music
6M ago
"Things don't always
go as planned.
When things change, make
them a part of the plan."
~ Unknown
My last race review here on RWM was for Boston back in April. Oh man, as far a running goes, so much has happened between now and then. None of it planned. And most of it hot garbage. Let me see if I can sum it up and get us to this past weekend in a somewhat brief manner. Starting with the original plan, which was for my teammates Lauren, Amy and me to run the Cape Cod marathon as a Masters (40+) team with the goal being to go for the win. Ok ..read more
Running With Music
7M ago
"Get faster. Get stronger. Get inspired. In under 6 minutes."
I have been a long time fan and follower of the Six Minute Mile Newsletter. Created back in late 2019, this newsletter caught on fast and instantly picked up steam during Covid as the guys behind it had lots of time on their hands and even more to write about and those of us who were stuck at home were eager and willing to take advantage of all that it had to offer. Chock full of running, cycling and fitness related info that includes everything from shoe reviews to nutrition info to PT suggestions to inspirational stories t ..read more
Running With Music
8M ago
"But it's all right here, right now
In your hands and still out of reach somehow
This endless precipice
Or honey whatever it is
Oh, it just don't get better than this"
'This', OK Go
It's been a minute. And I wish I had some awesome story or epic adventure to share with you. But, I don't. Truthfully? Mid-summer is always the point in the year when I wonder whether it's worth keeping a blog going. There's not a lot of racing on the calendar. I don't have a lot going on with coaching or my girls. Well, that's not true. Rosie & Grace are, in fact ..read more
Running With Music
11M ago
“There’s a lot of healing & a lot of forgiveness in these songs,...It can be scary to face your fears & ask the tough questions, but sometimes you have to step into the darkness in order to find your light.”
~ Pete Francis, on his new album 'Brighter Days'
When I was growing up, there was this really cool kid that lived down the street from me. His name was Pete. He didn't go to my school but we hung out in the same circles during the summer. Two things I remember about this guy. One, he was always the center of attention, in a good way. It didn ..read more
Running With Music
1y ago
"And if you abandon all your hopes
and dreams, you'll find
That it's no use to be tender or
that you had tried
Oh, that you had tried"
Frankie Rose, 'Anything'
On Monday, April 17th I completed my 10th Boston Marathon. You will probably not be surprised to hear that it did not go as planned. But marathons rarely do. There was some good, some bad and a little crazy mixed in and after a few days of processing I'm finally ready to break it down. So, here we go. As you may know from my last post, I was running this year as part of a Masters (age ..read more