I started out my week with a little bit of self-motivation. Sometimes this is needed when you switch from an evening running schedule to early, early mornings. Nothing like a little Ramones to get the blood pumping on a Tuesday morning at 4:30 a.m.! It was a great 10 mile tempo run and I really enjoyed myself. This worked so well, that I used the trick again for my Thursday 12x400 work-out. System of a Down is just the right mix of speed and anger to get you through a tough work-out like this.
Then of course there was the news of the death of Adam Yauch on Friday. Beastie Boys is always a welcome companion on many of my runs and I added a little more than usual to my week-end runs. Now, I'm a 50-year old suburbanite and probably have no business listening to hip-hop of any kind, but I just can't help myself; the music is too darn fun. Licensed to Ill came out in 1983 and at the time I was manager of a local video arcade, so many of the mall rats were listening to Beastie Boys. At the time I had not time for such nonsense. I didn't know what it was and figured it was only for angry 15-year old boys. (Which it was!) Over the years I've started listening to them and found them to be more than obnoxious, punks simply trying to shock concerned parents. Pretty talented dudes. The fact that they were still relevant 29 years later is testament to this. Anyway, RIP Adam Yauch.
Happy Running!
Rick
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