Filles de Fer

Ironman, here we come!

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.

November 23, 2007 Posted by Jenny | cardio, playlists | | No Comments

Playlist Friday

These are some songs long-run pace playlists. When I’m running > 6 miles, I need songs with a consistent beat that isn’t too fast, and the ones on this playlist are really great:

Artist Song Duration
Brand New Guernica 3:22
Brand New Last Chance To Lose Your Keys 3:27
Dem Franchize Boys Lean Wit’ It, Rock Wit’ It 4:27
Foo Fighters Everlong 4:10
Jack’s Mannequin Bruised 4:02
Kanye West Jesus Walks 3:30
LCD Soundsystem Someone Great 6:25
LCD Soundsystem Daft Punk Is Playing At My House 5:16
Manu Chao Bongo Bong/Je Ne T’aime Plus 4:19
Michael Jackson Billie Jean 4:52
Nelly Country Grammar 4:47
No Doubt Just A Girl 3:32
Paramore Crushcrushcrush 3:09
Shiny Toy Guns Le Disko 3:24
Taking Back Sunday A Decade Under The Influence 4:01
Tegan and Sara Back In Your Head 3:02
Telepopmusik Breathe 5:54
Telepopmusik Love Can Damage Your Health 5:34

This playlist runs for a little over an hour (1:17:13), so there will be some repetition after a certain number of miles. I don’t usually mind. I’m pretty sure I’m missing a few of my long-run songs, because I’ve made marathon-long playlists before, but these are the staples.

November 16, 2007 Posted by Jenny | endurance, playlists, running | | No Comments

Playlist Friday

This week’s playlist is one of the ones I use when lifting or doing other strength training. These songs generally have a slower tempo than the songs on my cardio playlists, and have a definitive, steady beat:

Artist Song Duration
Alex Parker Another Bleeding Heart 3:45
Chingy Dem Jeans 3:52
Chris Brown feat. T-Pain Kiss Kiss 4:12
D4L Shake Dat Laffy Taffy 4:05
Daft Punk Da Funk 5:30
DMX It’s All Good 4:17
Jay-Z Hustler 3:47
Lily Allen Smile 3:41
Ludacris Pimpin’ All Over The World 5:30
Mims This Is Why I’m Hot 4:14
Nine Inch Nails Closer 6:13
Petey Pablo Freek-A-Leek 3:52
Start Trouble Retaliate 4:32
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Phenomena 4:12

This playlist runs at 1:01:33, which is a bit longer than most of my strength workouts. I’ll let the playlist carry over for stability-ball crunches or other ab work.

November 9, 2007 Posted by Jenny | playlists, strength training | | 1 Comment

Playlist Friday

I’m moderately obsessed with my iPod and my Nike+ system, so I’ve spent a lot of time putting together playlists for various types of workouts. Every Friday this month, I’ll post a different playlist.

This first one is a little bit cheesy – it’s my “motivation” playlist. These songs get me pumped up and ready to go:

 

Artist Song Duration
Bronson Arroyo Dirty Water 3:46
Bush Machinehead 4:16
Drowning Pool Bodies 3:45
Franz Ferdinand This Fire 4:14
Motion City Soundtrack The Future Freaks Me Out 3:37
Orange Range Viva Rock (Japanese Side) 4:01
THE Ohio State University Marching Band Buckeye Battle Cry 1:27
Stroke 9 Kick Some Ass 4:08
Tomoyasu Hotei Battle Without Honor or Humanity 2:28

This playlist runs just over a half hour (31:42) and is great to listen to on the way to a race. It’s also a little bit revealing about my sports allegiances!

November 2, 2007 Posted by Jenny | playlists | | No Comments

It ain’t where I been, but where I’m ’bout to go

20.16 miles in 2:35:01. If that’s not a PR, I don’t know what is.

(Click on the graph to enlarge.)

I’m not gonna lie, I’m still shocked that I finished a 20-mile run that quickly. My experienced marathoner friend ran his 20-miler earlier in the day in 3 1/2 hours. My half-marathon in Cincinnati this past May took 2:03:44. I was fully expecting to spend at least 4 hours on this run.

In fact, I almost cut the run short because I didn’t start until after noon, and I had to be ready to go to the Chicago Fire game by 5. Note on the Nike+ graph above that the workout is classified as a half-marathon. Yeah, I was going to bail after 13.1 miles. I’m really glad that I didn’t. I was totally hurting at the end (note how my speed tanked during the last three miles), but I feel like I accomplished something. Expectations surpassed.

In case anyone was curious, my playlist was comprised of music by Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Nelly, DMX, and Kanye West.

I’m psyched for this marathon.

To quote NBA Jam (Yeah, that’s right. NBA Jam.)

Is it the shoes?

September 15, 2007 Posted by Jenny | distance, marathon, playlists, running | , , , , | 6 Comments

You know it’s going to hurt

I have a 20 mile run scheduled for Saturday morning.

What kind of playlist should I make? I need a solid couple of hours’ worth of music to keep pace to.

September 14, 2007 Posted by Jenny | distance, marathon, playlists, running | | 2 Comments