Stairs vs. Hills
Anyone know how stair-climbing workouts measure up to hill-training? I’m doing a 65-story stair climb race in my office building next week, and I know it’s probably got some benefits, but I’m curious about what those are…
Playlist Friday
This is one of my cardio playlists. When I’m rockin’ the elliptical, I need songs with fast tempos, or at least a fast beat in the background:
| Artist | Song | Duration |
| 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake | She Wants It (Ayo Technology) | 4:34 |
| The Atomic Fireballs | Man With The Hex | 3:13 |
| Avril Lavigne feat. Lil Mama | Girlfriend (remix) | 3:29 |
| Black Eyed Peas | Mas Que Nada | 4:23 |
| Black Eyed Peas | Pump It | 3:35 |
| Brand New | Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades | 3:09 |
| Catch 22 | Keasbey Nights | 3:03 |
| Flogging Molly | Devil’s Dance Floor | 3:59 |
| Gaelic Storm | The Schooner Lake Set | 4:04 |
| Hurricane Chris | Ay Bay Bay | 5:02 |
| Jay-Z feat. Punjabi MC | Beware of the Boys | 4:00 |
| Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | Everything’s Gonna Be Alright | 2:09 |
| Medic Droid | Fer Sure | 4:42 |
| OutKast | B.O.B. | 5:04 |
| OutKast | Rosa Parks | 5:25 |
| Petey Pablo | Funroom | 3:59 |
| Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland | Wait A Minute | 3:42 |
| Reel Big Fish | Beer | 3:31 |
| Sean Paul | Temperature | 3:37 |
| Sir Mix-a-lot | Baby Got Back | 4:23 |
| Spiderbait | Black Betty | 5:16 |
| System of a Down | I-E-A-I-A-I-O | 3:09 |
| System of a Down | Question! | 3:21 |
| System of a Down | Thetawaves | 2:37 |
This playlist runs just over an hour and a half (1:33:10), which is about as long as I can stand the elliptical machine.
girls of Iron
We’re Jenny and Kayleigh, two cousins who are training for assorted events leading up to (eventually) an Ironman triathlon. This blog exists to keep us in check and (sometimes, when we remember to) log our training. We’ll also post about events, nutrition, fitness apparel, and anything else we can think of that relates to running, biking, and swimming.
