Lost Miles Part II: Nikki Lane and A Beat Michigan Week of Going for Two Every Day for Woody

Song For The Soundtrack:
Right Time

Nikki Lane stands above many of her musical contemporaries literally and figuratively.

She's lyrically intoxicating, vocally exotic, visually stunning and a kindred spirit to Indestructible Machine-era Lydia Loveless.

The leggy Lane easily straddles the lines between longing and loneliness, lust and love, and the good and bad versions of each.

In her second full-length release, All Or Nothin', she throws down the thematic gauntlet in the opening line.

"Any day or night time is always the right time/Is always the right time to do the wrong thing."

She delivers with a voice that's part Wanda Jackson and a healthy splash of Loretta Lynn.

All Or Nothin' is produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and he duets with Lane on Love's On Fire. Musically, the mix combines hints of Chris Isaak atmospheres, murky Cramps rockabilly and the country flair that made Waylon an outlaw king.

Nikki Lane performing in Columbus'
The Basement in November.

Live, Lane generated even more electricity at the front of her crack touring outfit, who did not play with her on the All Or Nothin' album.

While she's still trying to find a radio home for her brand of outlaw country, Lane cuts an impression on record and in concert that runs deep.

Catch her this summer on tour with Social Distortion.

Nikki Lane All Or Nothin' (2014)

Running Data for Saturday, November 15:

3.15 Miles
32:53
Additional All Or Nothin' Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: You Can't Talk to Me Like That, Love's On Fire, All Or Nothin', Sleep With A Stranger
"Lost Miles" Total: 25.56 Miles

One of the favorite Ohio State vs. Michigan football fables is the 1968 game in Ohio Stadium when the Buckeyes were up 48-14 and Coach Woody Hayes legendarily told his team to go for a two-point conversion following a late-game touchdown.

When asked afterwards why he went for two, Hayes responded, "Because I couldn't go for three."

In honor of The Game, I vowed to go for at least two every day during Hate Week.

The Buckeyes won 42-28 and for Woody's sake I became a runner again.

Song For The Soundtrack:
Buckeye Bop

Dead Schembechlers Wolverine Destroyer (2005)
"The Dead Schembechlers should be a part of your Hate Week soundtrack every year. They aren't called the best damn punk band in the land for nothing."

Running Data for Sunday, November 23:
3.08 Miles
32:10
Additional Wolverine Destroyer Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Dead Schembechlers, I Hate Michigan, Wide Left
"Lost Miles" Total: 28.64 Miles

Song For The Soundtrack:
Bloody Fingers And A Broken Heart

Los Gravediggers Get A New Ghost (2014)
"When Los Gravediggers lead singer and guitar player Quinn Fallon said these might be his best songs ever, I didn't believe him. Then, I heard the album. Heartbreaks are highways and Get A New Ghost proves once again that the bitterness of lost love is best served with loud guitars."

Running Data for Monday, November 24:
3.66 Miles
40:27
Additional Get A New Ghost Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Ain't Gonna Live Forever, Yesterday's Girl, Little Rock, Wings Made Of Whiskey
"Lost Miles" Total: 32.30 Miles

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

Dead Schembechlers Rodriguez To Ruin (2009)
"Former Head Coach Rich Rodriguez is still a weasel. Chad Henne is still a joke. And, beating The Team Up North never loses its luster. Always remember 2-10-1."

Running Data for Tuesday, November 25:
2.07 Miles
21:07
Additional Rodriguez To Ruin Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: O-H-I-O, Rodriguez Is A Weasel, I'm So Bored With The SEC
"Lost Miles" Total: 34.37 Miles

Song For The Soundtrack:
Walk Of Shame

Nikki Lane Walk Of Shame (2011)
"There are no regrets on this wake-up call. Walk Of Shame is a barroom full of bad boys, bad girls and bad intentions that sounds the way country music ought to."

Running Data for Wednesday, November 26:
3.20 Miles
32:37
Additional Walk Of Shame Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Coming Home To You, Hard Livin', I Can't Be Satisfied
"Lost Miles" Total: 37.57 Miles

Song For The Soundtrack:
Mercurochrome

Watershed Three Chords And A Cloud Of Dust II (2007)
"The Dead Schembechlers are the official voice of Hate Week. But at the historic 2006 rally, their Watershed alter egos were just as epic."

Running Data for Thursday, November 27:
4.06 Miles
40:51
Additional Three Chords And A Cloud Of Dust II Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Suckerpunch, Black Concert T-Shirt
"Lost Miles" Total: 41.63 Miles

Song For The Soundtrack:
High School Flame

Twin Cam Speedholes (2003)
"Twin Cam plays power pop with Nirvana-style riffs, which made them the perfect opener for the Dead Schembechlers at the 2014 Hate Rally."

Running Data for Friday, November 28:
2.06 Miles
20:16
Additional Speedholes Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: The Year Before, Aisle 5, All Been Good
"Lost Miles" Total: 43.69 Miles

Running Data for Saturday, November 29 (No Music):
2.11 Miles
24:12
"Lost Miles" Total: 45.80 Miles

Lost Miles Part I: Lyle Lovett, Lou Reed, Whiskeytown, B.A. Baracus & Zappa Stache Dash

Song For The Soundtrack:
Dinah-Moe Humm

Minutes make the miles.

Miles make the workouts.

Workouts make the weeks.

Weeks make the months.

Months make the marathons.

So goes my longtime training mantra.

The miles that follow were supposed to fortify the shaky base that turned the 2014 Columbus Marathon into a 13.1-mile trek instead. They were going to be the inertia rockers that made this May's Capital City Half Marathon my best ever.

Instead, they were a warm-up for the 2nd Annual Studio 35 Stache Dash, which isn't necessarily a bad thing since there's beer at the finish line.

More importantly, the music for these runs plays on forever and is being banked for the "next big race" - whatever that may be.

Song For The Soundtrack:
This Old Porch

Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett (1986)
"Next to Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett is my favorite export from the planet known as Texas."

Running Data for Saturday, November 1:
3.04 Miles
32:17
Additional Lyle Lovett Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: God Will, If I Were The Man You Wanted, Closing Time
"Lost Miles" Total: 3.04 Miles




Lou Reed New York (1989)

Song For The Soundtrack:
Busload Of Faith

"Lou Reed's New York album still stings true 25 years later regardless of where you live."

Running Data for Monday, November 3:
4.28 Miles
46:19
Additional New York Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Romeo Had Juliette, Last Great American Whale, Strawman
"Lost Miles" Total: 7.32 Miles

Song For The Soundtrack:
Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart

Whiskeytown Strangers Almanac (1997)
"Whiskeytown pours out haunting heartbreak after haunting heartbreak. It makes you hurt even when you're happy."

Running Data for Wednesday, November 5:
4.12 Miles
44:50
Additional Strangers Almanac Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Yesterday's News, Avenues
"Lost Miles" Total: 11.44 Miles


Various Artists Columbus Blood (2014)

Song For The Soundtrack:
It's Not You (The Girls!)

"The Columbus Blood compilation cuts into bands you might never hear otherwise. Do yourself a favor and let it bleed."

B.A. Baracus How To Pick Up Trashy Women (2003)
"The B.A. Baracus gang grinds out glorious muscle rock reminiscent of the MC5 and the first Montrose record."

Running Data for Saturday, November 8:
5.10 Miles
54:11

Song For The Soundtrack:
Parachute

Additional Columbus Blood Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Cotton Jackson Drink and Fuck, Betty Machete and the Angry Cougars Rock Bottom, Dirty Biscuits Never The Same, Righteous Buck and the Skull Scorchers Six More Miles To The Graveyard, Nom Tchotchkes P.S.   
Additional How To Pick Up Trashy Women Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Taffy McNabb, Suzanne's Summer, Grapes Of Wrath
"Lost Miles" Total: 16.54 Miles




Running Data for Monday, November 10 (No Music):
3.00 Miles
33:28
"Lost Miles" Total: 19.54 Miles


The 2nd Annual Studio 35 Stache Dash (Thursday, November 13)

This one is destined to become a Clintonville tradition for years to come, whether you can grow facial hair or not. It's only 3 miles and the field is more fun than fast.

It's also a night race up and down the Walhalla Ravine that zips to High Street before heading back through the hills to finish at Studio 35 where the first beer is free for runners.

Best yet, the T-shirts are keepers and this year's medal is also a bottle opener.

It's imperative to pick someone with a legendary stache for the soundtrack. So, this year, it was another Frank Zappa run - this time with Over-Nite Sensation (1973).

It's rude. It's occasionally crude and lays additional groundwork for the debate about whether Zappa is a better social commentator, comedian or guitar wizard.

Additional Over-Nite Sensation Candidates For The "Next Big Race" Soundtrack: Camarillo Brillo, Dirty Love, Zomby Woof, Montana
"Lost Miles" Total: 22.41 Miles

2014 Studio 35 Stache Stache Dash Statistics

Finish Time: 26:53

Overall Pace: 8:58 Per Mile

Overall Finish: 33/98

50-59 Men's Age Group: 4/6

Key To Enjoying Bob Dylan Concert Experience In 2015 Is Knowing There Are No Kumbaya Moments

There are no karaoke singalongs at a Bob Dylan concert.

There is no holding hands and cooing "the answer my friend is blowin' in the wind" with your neighbor.

In fact, most of the time, even the most knowledgeable fans need a verse or two to identify what song Dylan is singing since his vocals became far more Tom Waits than Nashville Skyline. More than a few concert goers would be hard pressed to name those tunes even if they were spotted which album they came from.

His tour song selections are now more driven by what his vocal chords can handle than necessarily the classics his 50-year career library contains.

At last night's Ohio Theatre show, he didn't play a guitar - acoustic or electric - and looked slightly stilted making his little show biz hip jukes at the center stage microphone.

This doesn't mean it was an unsatisfying experience, far from it, because he's still Bob Dylan.

The Ohio Theatre always makes for a spectacular setting. The heavily advertised punctuality of an 8 p.m. start with no opening act was real and appreciated by the overwhelming number of AARP members in the audience (myself included).

Last night's Columbus audience also knew what to expect from today's Bob Dylan.

There were no mass exoduses of disappointed fans left scratching their heads at the gravel in his voice or the recent deeps cuts that he played.

There weren't even any shout out requests to be ignored and no one complained that his only stage banter was that the band was going to take a short break.

The only stampede to the exits came at the intermission, when many stormed to the restrooms as quickly as they could and still get through the bar line before the second set began.

And, until the encore, nearly all obeyed the "no mobile devise usage during the show" request that was made at the entrance.

Dylan and his band with guitarist Charlie Sexton as its centerpiece leaned most heavily on his work from the last two decades.

They sprinkled earlier nuggets such as She Belongs To Me, Tangled Up In Blue and Simple Twist Of Fate into the two sets, before opening the encore with a completely reworked take on Blowin' In The Wind with an arrangement that prevented any guest vocals from the audience.

Stay With Me, from his new Frank Sinatra covers album Shadows In The Night, closed the night quietly.

Maybe Dylan is a musical shadow of his earlier self, but even now that's still more than enough.


Setlist from setlist.fm

1. Things Have Changed
2. She Belongs To Me
3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
4. Workingman's Blues #2
5. Duquesne Whistle
6. Waiting For You
7. Pay In Blood
8. Tangled Up In Blue
9. Love Sick

Intermission

10. High Water (For Charley Patton)
11. Simple Twist Of Fate
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Forgetful Heart
14. Spirit On the Water
15. Scarlet Town
16. Soon After Midnight
17. Long And Wasted Years
18. Autumn Leaves

Encore

19. Blowin' In the Wind
20. Stay With Me

COLUMBUS MARATHON 2014: TAKING THE LEFT AT HALFWAY HOME AND THE HOMESTRETCH

There's a stretch of High Street just north of Columbus' central crossroads at Broad Street headed towards Nationwide Arena where halfway home and the homestretch meet.

Take the left turn and 13.1 miles are almost in the books. Go straight and 13+ remain ahead in the distance.

At this year's Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon, 11,000 took the turn, while 7,000 others ventured forward on a day marked by nearly perfect weather and a slightly updated course - altered to show off the progress on the title sponsor's campus.

This was the first time in 14 starts, that I was among the majority in the half marathon.

A slight hamstring pull at a mid-July Marathoners In Training speedwork session - highlighted with an appearance by Olympic medalist, New York Marathon and Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi - slowed what had otherwise been full speed ahead training inertia on my part to that point.

Motivation and mileage fell off soon after. No long run went much past eight miles. I went nine runs for August, eight for September and five for October prior to the race.

Age hasn't always made me smarter, but this time I made the more prudent decision to register for 13.1 instead of 26.2.The lesson of going slower isn't necessarily easier wasn't lost this time; there is no cheating the long runs when it comes to the marathon trek.

As I hit the 6-mile mark Sunday, I laughed at myself and the happy realization that there were only seven miles to go, not 20.

After leaving German Village and the Ohio Statehouse behind on High Street, this year's left turn beckoned. I bid my marathon compatriots a "rock on" and, in another first, finished with the top two marathoners running down the same stretch of glory road.

Van Halen's Drop Dead Legs preceded homeboy Happy Chichester's Glamorous Town with the finish approaching.

Happy's right. We do live in a glamorous town. And, on Sunday, October 18, 2015, I plan to see 13.1 miles more of it.

The Race Day Soundtrack

Race Day Songs:
Doreen & 4 Leaf Clover

1. Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah) from Joan Jett Bad Reputation
2. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker from Ramones All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1
3. The Anthem from The Honeys Shoot From The Hip
4. Artificial Fanfare from Happy Chichester Lovers Come Back
5. Problem Child from AC/DC If You Want Blood
6. Rocky Mountain from Joe Walsh Look What I Did! Disc I
7. No Surrender from Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S.A.
8. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic from Bob Dylan Carnegie Chapter Hall 1961
9. Going Home from Rolling Stones Aftermath
10. Doreen from Old 97's Alive & Wired Disc I

Race Day Songs:
Rocky Mountain Way & Life's Been Good

11. 3 Shades Of Black from Hank III Damn Right, Rebel Proud
12. I'm A Slut from Howlin' Maggie Honeysuckle Rose
13. Old Weakness (Coming On Strong) from Wanda Jackson Unfinished Business
14. Dark Sunglasses from Chrissie Hynde Stockholm
15. Cowboy Song from Thin Lizzy The Definitive Collection
16. Life's Been Good from Joe Walsh Look What I Did! Disc II
17. Nineteen from Old 97's Fight Songs
18. A Fool For Your Stockings from ZZ Top Deguello
19. (I Live For) Cars And Girls from The Dictators Blank Generation The New York Scene (1975-78)
20. Hellbilly from Hank III Hillbilly Joker
21. Bank Of Bad Habits from Jimmy Buffet Barometer Soup
22. I Don't Want To Grow Up from Ramones Adios Amigos
23. 4 Leaf Clover from Old 97's Alive & Wired Disc II
24. Dude? from Happy Chichester Live At The Aladdin Theater
25. San Francisco from Me First And The Gimme Gimmes Blow In The Wind
26. New Tattoo from Dave Alvin Romeo's Escape
27. Tombstone Blues from Bob Dylan Highway 61
28. Drop Dead Legs from Van Halen 1984
29. Glamorous Town from Happy Chichester Torchwood Loop
30. Everybody Wants Some!! from Van Halen Women And Children First

2014 Columbus Marathon (1/2 Marathon) Statistics

(Sunday, October 19, 2014)

Finish Time: 2:13:13
Final Pace: 10:11 Per Mile
Overall Finish: 5066/10411
Men's Group: 2315/3581
50-54 Men's Age Group: 171/280

Watch Splits Mile 1: 9:37
Watch Splits Mile 2: 10:22
Watch Splits Mile 3: 9:36
Watch Splits Mile 4: 10:02
Watch Splits Mile 5: 10:07
Watch Splits Mile 6: 9:38
Watch Splits Mile 7: 10:23
Watch Splits Mile 8: 10:27
Watch Splits Mile 9: 10:15
Watch Splits Mile 10: 10:07
Watch Splits Mile 11: 10:28
Watch Splits Mile 12: 10:07
Watch Splits Mile 13: 9:47
Watch Splits Mile 13.1 (.22): 2:09

IT'S ANOTHER FANTASTIC FINISH ON THE 50 IN OHIO STADIUM AT 2014 OHIO STATE 4 MILER

In football terms, the 2014 Ohio State 4 Miler scored another running touchdown.

It's 2 for 2.

Undefeated and pretty likely to stay that way.

In fact, the only thing that likely will slow its growth is the number of participants that can safely run in the event. Moving from a cap of 10,000 in 2013 to 12,000 this year, the sold out sign went on weeks before the September 21 race date.

At four miles, it's an approachable and doable distance for runners and walkers of practically every ability. Best yet, it's a 10 a.m. Sunday start that allows for a solid Saturday night without facing a penalty flag.

Buckeye Nation makes up most of the participants. So, it's a trip to Mecca along side OSU sports legends, fellow fans and a finish on the 50 yard line of Ohio Stadium that you can watch on the Jumbotron.

It's the ultimate selfie on a course filled with scores of shareable photo moments throughout the Ohio State campus, which doesn't have many hills but plenty of steeper-than-they-appear inclines to climb.

Last year's keepsake medal was a replica of Ohio Stadium, this year a football helmet. Buckeye lore leaves plenty of future options - a buckeye, Block O, Woody, Archie, gold pants. The opportunities are as numerous as there are ways to score on Michigan.

Scheduled around the Buckeye football bye week, last year's event came in cool November and this year in hotter September. In 2015, look for a Sunday, November 1 date.

If Carmen Ohio makes you teary, this is your kind of off-week tailgate.

The Race Day Soundtrack

(A Return to 2013 Columbus Marathon Playlist)

1. Merry Go Round from Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park
2. Sheena's In A Goth Gang from The Cramps Big Beat From Badsville
3. Matchbox from Willie Nelson And Family Let's Face The Music And Dance
4. Old White Boots from Sarah Gayle Meech One Good Thing
5. Customer from The Replacements Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
6. Hold On Hope from Glen Campbell Ghost On The Canvas
7. More Than A Feeling from Boston Boston
8. Dancing In The Light from Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street Bonus Disc
9. Man Out Of Time from Elvis Costello & The Attractions Imperial Bedroom
10. Manifesto No.1 from Shooter Jennings Put The O Back In Country
11. Zip City from Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock Opera Disc I

2014 Ohio State 4 Miler Statistics

(Sunday, September 21, 2014)

Finish Time: 38:29

Final Pace: 9:38 Per Mile

Overall Finish: 2562/10904

Men's Group: 1498/4134

50-54 Men's Age Group: 113/303

Watch Splits Mile 1: 9:17

Watch Splits Mile 2: 9:35

Watch Splits Mile 3: 9:55

Watch Splits Mile 4: 9:44

THE SONIC 2014 COLUMBUS MARATHON: COMPLETE TRAINING SOUNDTRACK

Songs For The Soundtrack:
Glamorous Town and Battle

1. Glamorous Town from Happy Chichester Torchwood Loop
2. Much Too Much from The Who The Who Sings My Generation
3. I Don't Want To Grow Up from Ramones Adios Amigos
4. Dance Naked from John Mellencamp Dance Naked
5. Artificial Fanfare from Happy Chichester Lovers Come Back
6. Dude? from Happy Chichester Live At The Aladdin Theater
7. When The Deal Goes Down from Bob

Song For The Soundtrack:
Penguin In Bondage

Dylan Modern Times
8. Mama Kin from Aerosmith Aerosmith
9. Bank Of Bad Habits from Jimmy Buffet Barometer Soup
10. School Boy Heart from Jimmy Buffet Banana Wind
11. Memory Motel from Rolling Stones Black And Blue
12. Don Henley Must Die from Mojo Nixon Otis
13. Working Man/Finding My Way from Rush All The World's A Stage
14. A Fool For Your Stockings from ZZ

Top Deguello

15. Battle from Happy Chichester Torchwood Loop
16. If You Let Me from JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys Fidelity!

Song For The Soundtrack:
Sophomore

17. Dark Sunglasses from Chrissie Hynde Stockholm
18. Penguin In Bondage from Frank Zappa Does Humor Belong In Music?
19. Spider-Man from Ramones We're Outta Here!
20. Wish You Were Here from Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
21. Life's Been Good from Joe Walsh Look At What I Did! Disc II
22. Rocky Mountain Way from Joe Walsh Look At What I Did! Disc I
23. Cherry Bomb from Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Flashback
24. Nothing I Can Do About It Now from Willie Nelson Live From Austin, TX

Song For The Soundtrack:
Problem Child

25. Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground from White Stripes White Blood Cells
26. (I Live For) Cars And Girls from The Dictators Blank Generation The New York Scene (1975-78)
27. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker from Ramones All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1
28. Problem Child from AC/DC If You Want Blood
29. No Surrender from Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S.A.
30. The War On The Terror And The Drugs from Ike Reilly Hard Luck Stories
31. I'm A Slut from Howlin' Maggie Honeysuckle Rose
32. Supersonic Cheerleaders from The Favors Long Live The Nubiles

Song For The Soundtrack:
Do You Wanna Touch Me?

33. Soundtrack To My Life from Los Gravediggers If Heartbreaks Were Highways
34. Superior from Colin Gawel Superior
35. Chemotherapy from Colin Gawel Chemotherapy
36. Hot To Handle from The Honeys Hot Day In Heaven
37. The Anthem from The Honeys Shoot From The Hip
38. Sophomore from The Girls! Let's Not Be Friends
39. Black Concert T-Shirt from Watershed The More It Hurts, The More It Works
40. Do You Wanna Touch Me? from Joan Jett Bad Reputation
41. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) from Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

Song For The Soundtrack:
Hellbilly

42. Come As You Are from Nirvana Nevermind
43. Drop Dead Legs from Van Halen 1984
44. Everybody Wants Some!! from Van Halen Women And Children First
45. Cowboy Song from Thin Lizzy The Definitive Collection
46. Mascot Mania from Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon Prairie Home Invasion
47. New Tattoo from Dave Alvin Romeo's Escape
48. Someone Saved My Life Tonight from Elton John Greatest Hits Volume II
49. Old Weakness (Coming On Strong) from Wanda Jackson Unfinished Business
50. Let Me Teach You How To Eat from Reverend Horton Heat REV

Song For The Soundtrack:
Codeine

51. Hellbilly from Hank III Hillbilly Joker
52. 3 Shades Of Black from Hank III Damn Right, Rebel Proud
53. Hope You're Feeling Better from Santana Abraxas
54. Four Leaf Clover from Old 97's Alive & Wired Disc II
55. Doreen from Old 97's Alive & Wired Disc I
56. Codeine from Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Here We Rest
57. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right from Bob Dylan The Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan
58. Tombstone Blues from Bob Dylan Highway 61
59. Lost Highway from The Replacements Songs For Slim
60. Nineteen from Old 97's Fight Songs

Song For The Soundtrack:
Don't Think Twice It's All Right

61. Maria Bartiromo from Joey Ramone Don't Worry About Me
62. Talking Bear Mountain
Picnic from Bob Dylan Carnegie Chapter Hall 1961
63. San Francisco from Me First And The Gimme Gimmes Blow In The Wind
64. Going Home from Rolling Stones Aftermath