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By: Travis Birkenstock

Travis Birkenstock — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:32:08 +0000

Awesome article. Fabulous babe. A sub 4-hr marathon after age 40 is certainly a notable accomplishment.

By: montyfisherwoof

montyfisherwoof — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:56:12 +0000

I know what you mean StuBob. I use music as inspiration. And as a pacing device. When I arrive in the city where a marathon is being held I measure the course and I know where I should be when each song starts. The funny songs always make me laugh and it makes the running that much lighter and more fun. As for headphones I found a light weight one that fits my head perfectly. I bought a few dozen of them. They don’t bounce. They are not so sound tight that I can’t hear other sounds. They don’t last much after a marathon so I find I have to replace them. Which is why I bought several. But when I am competing I focus on my heart beat and the sound of my feet pounding on the road. When I am lifting weights at a gym or running on a treadmill there I don’t use music. At home I usually have some sound playing most of the time. At my retreats I have more silence.

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By: StuBob

StuBob — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:14:26 +0000

I don’t understand the appeal of listening to music while running. Outside, I like to hear the outside sounds. At the gym I’ll sometimes listen to whatever catches my ear at the moment, but I generally prefer the gym sounds. I’m also afraid I’ll start singing with the music without knowing it!

And, what do you do about the ear phones? Buds bounce around painfully and decent headphones are big and funny looking.

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By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:32:18 +0000

I think it was for a couple of tickets, plus we were down front. The Wharf is an ampitheater. Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson recently played there. You can look it up on line. Great place. I just loved the play on words Ratt/Poison rat poison.

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By: Xion

Xion — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:55:25 +0000

Woah! An actual interview where she was actually interviewed?! Amazing!

What music do you all listen to while running (or other endurance activity)?

When I snowboard I listen to loud adrenaline pumping sound. When I cycle I like Fingerstyle Guitar, Acoustic Alchemy or my NIV dramatized audio bible.

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By: montyfisherwoof

montyfisherwoof — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:56:06 +0000

Kim,
Was that $75 each? Or for the group of tickets?
I support two Symphonies so sometimes I buy what might seem to be high priced tickets. And then there is the cost of flying, renting a car and parking the car. So it all adds up.
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Stubob, Cigar Afficionado has done a cover story on Rush Limbaugh.
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Now the question…. What music do you all listen to while running (or other endurance activity)?
I start with ‘On the Road Again” played about four times with different artists. “”Back in the saddle Again” twice. “Rocky’s Theme” “Theme from Superman”…. fading into songs like “Does your chewing Gum lose its flavor on the bed post over night” Spike Jones “Cocktail for Two” “The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati” …riding into “Sixteen Tons” “It’s been a Hard Day’s night” “Working on a chain gang” … “Summertime (and the livin’ is easy)” “Footloose” “Please help me I am Falling” …. “Coward of the County” “Don’t it make your brown eyes blue?” ….”White Line Fever” “I’m a truck” …”Air Force theme”
The songs are timed to give me information as to my time on the trek. so I don’t have to watch my watch nor try to hear the timers on the course. My MP3 player is waterproof so that I don’t get water nor Gatorade in it on the run.

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By: Deet

Deet — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:36:50 +0000

KIM,

Maybe ol’Granny has a point. Ratt and Poison or rat poison, $75 seems foolish.

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By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:43 +0000

Hey Sawgunner, Ratt and Poison played at the Wharf in Orange Beach a couple of years ago. I overheard one guy telling another that he paid $75 for the tickets. His grandmother asked why he would pay so much for rat poison?

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By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:19:16 +0000

Hey, I understand and fully agree with Palin’s running comparison. I just finished the Bicycle Tour of Colorado (BTC). It was 500 miles and over McClure Pass, Grand Mesa, Cottonwood Pass, and Independence Pass. At age 67, it was the most difficult physical thing I have done in many years.

Yet it was a needed refresher exercise in perseverance that reminds me of the need for the same in other areas of life. We all need some kind of perseverance refresher course at times, especially in this age of fierce anti-Christian opposition. Such experiences have spill-over benefits for all our endeavors.

Go Sarah!

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By: StuBob

StuBob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:17:12 +0000

Perhaps Cigar Aficionado will run a similar “puff piece” on BHO.

Ha ha! Get it? “Puff piece?” Cigars?

Oh, stop! I’m killing me….!

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