3 Things Thursday

1. I ran my last run of my training plan. 2 miles.  I am done now.  I cannot believe it is almost D Day.  With that run I also passed the 600 miles mark since June.

2. I made my playlist for the Half.  I put more then I need (I hope cuz otherwise it will mean I walked the whole thing !!) I decided to not put them in any order and use shuffle and go with what plays!  You can see below what will be in my ears on Sunday.

3.  Watched some really serious TV last night to take my mind off the race. 
First The Bachelor...oh yeah...What is wrong with this gal Michele? and why is she still there?
After that I watched American Idol.  Who knew Steven Tyler was funny?  Well not me.   Somebody needs to teach these 3 clowns the word NO.  N-O easy enough...well they have a real hard time getting it out...Loved the waitress and the last guy with the glasses and the twin, he made me cry.


Playlist for Half Marathon (remember I am old and I am allergic to rap and hip hop)

• You and Your Heart -Jack Johnson
• Say Hey (I Love You) [feat. Cherine Anderson] - Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Half Of My Heart (With Taylor Swift)- John Mayer
• Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars
• Hot N Cold- Katy Perry
• Summer of '69- Bryan Adams
• This Afternoon- Nickelback
• That Don't Impress Me Much -Shania Twain
• Honey, I'm Home- Shania Twain
• you gonna fly -Keith Urban
• F**kin' Perfect- P!nk
• Kiss a Girl -Keith Urban
• I Will Wait- Hootie & the Blowfish
• What the Hell -Avril Lavigne
• Freedom 90 -George Michael
• Down Under -Men at Work
• Mean -Taylor Swift
• Before He Cheats -Carrie Underwood
• Come Back to Me -David Cook
• Faith (Remastered 2006) -George Michael
• Vogue -Madonna
• California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) -Katy Perry
• Days Go By- Keith Urban
• I Gotta Feeling -The Black Eyed Peas
• Only Prettier- Miranda Lambert
• Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)- Shania Twain
• How Long- Eagles
• Pink Houses -John Mellencamp
• La rue principale -Les Colocs
• Hey Ya! (Radio Mix/Club Mix) -OutKast
• Whataya Want From Me- P!nk
• Teenage Dream -Katy Perry
• J'irai Ou Tu Iras -Celine Dion
• The Way You Make Me Feel -Michael Jackson
• Alright -Darius Rucker
• Bobby Jean- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• Don't Let Me Get Me (Radio Edit)- P!nk
• The Rising -Bruce Springsteen
• Just Like a Pill -P!nk
• Nah! -Shania Twain
• The Emperor's New Clothes -Sinéad O'Connor
• Misery- Maroon 5
• Raise Your Glass - P!nk
• If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher
• Please Don't Leave Me -P!nk
• So What -P!nk
• Only Wanna Be With You- Hootie & the Blowfish

Playlist

As I was watching the NYC marathon on TV this weekend I kept wondering how this top elite runners can run without music? What do they think about all this time? They don't talk to each other obviously...that would be weird to say "hey you are you doing?" at mile 12.  They have the crowd to cheer them on but that is not consistent.  What is in their head I wonder? That is what I would ask them. I cannot run without my Itouch, well clearly I can but I don't want to.   It helps to have music in my ears and also to hear Lance Armstrong's voice from my Nike+ app telling me how far I have gone and how fast.  It is crazy but I feel less alone and also supported!  The mental aspect of running is often the hardest part for me...I don't want to think of how many more miles I have to go for the whole run or about how much this part of my body hurts right now.  I'd rather listen to Pink telling me to run as fast as I can to the middle of nowhere!
Even though I run with music even on race day...I sometimes don't even remember hearing the tunes that played during my runs...I know that is crazy.  Anyway here is some of my favorites that are on my running playlist, I must add to it to cover  the half marathon !


PLAYLIST:
- Bad Angel (D. Bentley)
- This Afternoon (Nickelback)
- Put you in a son (Keith Urban)
- Raise your glass (Pink)
- I gotta feeling (Black Eyed Peas)
- Just like a pill (Pink)
-The Way you make me feel (M. Jackson)
- So What ( Pink)
- Born to Run (B. Springsteen)
- Hit the Ground Running (Keith Urban)
- Bonyeu (Les Colocs)
- The Rising  (B. Springsteen)
- Express yourself (Madonna)
- One Week (Barenaked Ladies)
- The Emperor's New Clothes (Sinead O"Connor)
- Bille Jean (M. Jackson)