Thursday, May 8, 2014

CAPITAL CITY HALF MARATHON TRAINING, TUNES AND SHORT TAKES FOR JANUARY 2014

Song For The Soundtrack:
Cowgirl In The Sand
Neil Young Live At Massey Hall 1971
"You can hear Neil Young's confidence grow from the performance on Live At The Cellar Door, which was only a few months before."



Running Data For Thursday, January 30:
3.07 Miles
34:33
Live At Massey Hall 1971 Song For The Soundtrack: Cowgirl In The Sand
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 66.66 Miles





Song For The Soundtrack:
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Neil Young Live At The Cellar Door
"Live At The Cellar Door is the opportunity to listen to Neil Young develop several of his warhorses from colts."


Running Data For Saturday, January 25:
6.00 Miles
1:10:01
Live At The Cellar Door Song For The Soundtrack: Don't Let It Bring You Down
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 63.59 Miles






Song For The Soundtrack:
Silence When You Speak To Me
Motorhead Aftershock
"Despite Lemmy's health issues, the Motorhead machine roars on and on and on, still louder than everything else."


Running Data For Wednesday, January 22:
6.24 Miles
1:05:07
Aftershock Song For The Soundtrack: Silence When You Speak To Me
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 57.59 Miles






Songs For The Soundtrack:
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival Box Set 
"It is impossible to overestimate the cumulative greatness of Creedence Clearwater Revival."


Running Data For Saturday, January 18:
8.07 Miles
1:26:18
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Disc 4) Song For The Soundtrack: Lookin' Out My Back Door

Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969/Disc 3) Song For The Soundtrack: Fortunate Son
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 51.35 Miles


Song For The Soundtrack:
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Bruce Springsteen High Hopes
"There are High Hopes every time Bruce Springsteen releases something new. Tom Morello's savage guitar work sharpens the E Street edge in a completely nasty and original way."


Running Data For Wednesday, January 15:
3.03 Miles
34:24

Running Data For Tuesday, January 14:
2.55 Miles
29:23
High Hopes Song For The Soundtrack: The Ghost of Tom Joad
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 43.28 Miles

Conversation Run (No Music)
Running Data For Saturday, January 11:
6.23 Miles
1:04:28

Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 37.70 Miles



Song For The Soundtrack:
The Other Shoe
Old 97's & Waylon Jennings Old 97's/Waylon Jennings
"Essentially, it's two different EPs held together by a great liner notes story and the Old 97's playing on all six songs - two with Waylon singing. Their rumbling, tumbling tempo matches the master's voice perfectly."

Running Data For Friday, January 10:
2.05 Miles
24:49
Old '97's/Waylon Jennings Song For The Soundtrack: The Other Shoe
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 31.47 Miles




Song For The Soundtrack:
Hungover
Brandy Clark 12 Stories
"Some of the songs are wickedly funny; some are just wicked. This is country music for adults."


Running Data For Thursday, January 9:
4.06 Miles

46:37
12 Songs Song For The Soundtrack: Hungover
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 29.42 Miles


Wednesday, May 7, 2014

CAPITAL CITY HALF MARATHON TRAINING AND TUNES: NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2013

Song For The Soundtrack:
Bloody Mary Morning
Willie Nelson To All The Girls ...
"All the honeys make Willie and Trigger sound that much sweeter."


Running Data For Monday, December 9:
4.12 Miles
43:53
To All The Girls ... Song For The Soundtrack: Bloody Mary Morning
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 25.36 Miles





Song For The Soundtrack:
Up On Cripple Creek
Conversation Run (No Music)
Running Data For Saturday, November 30:
3.71 Miles
43:21
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 21.24 Miles


The Band The Last Waltz (Disc I)
"Few all-star band outings are as historic or live up to their lasting hype like The Last Waltz."

Running Data For Thursday, November 28:
3.00 Miles
29:00
The Last Waltz (Disc I) Song For The Soundtrack: Up On Cripple Creek
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 17.53 Miles


Song For The Soundtrack:
We Don't Give A Damn For
The Whole State Of Michigan

Dead Schembechlers Rodriguez To Ruin
"Make the Dead Schembechlers your Hate Week soundtrack every November."

Running Data For Tuesday, November 26:
4.07 Miles
41:20
Rodriguez To Ruin Song For The Soundtrack: We Don't Give A Damn For The Whole State Of Michigan
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 14.53 Miles






Song For The Soundtrack:
Cosmik Debris
Frank Zappa Apostrophe/Stache Dash Race
Two-Medal Week:
Ohio State Four-Miler & Stache Dash
"Witty, political, lewd and incredible solo after incredible solo, Apostrophe is a cynically comic Zappa masterpiece ."


Running Data For Thursday, November 14:
3.00 Miles
25:03
Apostrophe Song For The Soundtrack: Cosmik Debris
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 10.46 Miles
Stache Dash Details: 8:23 per mile pace, 49/172 overall placement



Ohio State Four-Miler Race
Running Data For Sunday, November 10:
0.43 Miles
4:27

3.99 Miles
34:51

Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 7.46 Miles
Ohio State Four-Miler Details: 8:43 per mile pace

Mile 1 - 8:16
Mile 2 - 8:42
Mile 3 - 9:07
Mile 4 - 8:44

1849/9409 overall placement, 1209/3832 men's division placement, 134/655 50 & Over Men division placement


Song For The Soundtrack:
Sweet Jane
Lou Reed Between Thought And Expression (Disc I)
"Nobody brought New York's dark underworld into the light like Lou Reed."

Running Data For Monday, October 28:
3.04 Miles
31:33
Between Thought And Expression (Disc I) Song For The Soundtrack: Sweet Jane
Capital City Half Marathon Training Total Mileage: 3.04 Miles