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JOG ON

Monday 12 May 2008

Since December I have been going jogging about 4 times a week. It's normally in the evening when I get back from work but I have quite a hectic social life so I've been up early and jogging in the morning. In all honesty I don't know how I feel about the whole jogging thing - I like it because I'm improving my fitness and maintaining my weight loss (for you new readers, about a year and a half ago I lost 2 stone after being dumped). I find I am better at regular things - mainly sex. My thighs are toning up and although I will always have a big bum it's pretty firm.

However I never get the exercise endorphins that people talk about. I hate every minute of running and when it's over I'm just pleased that I don't have to do it again for another day. Take this weekend - the weather was stunning. My sister came up and we went for long walks on the common and did a bit of sun worshipping. When walking at around lunchtime - we were passed by so many joggers. It was crazy. Many of them were couples. I cannot think of anything less romantic than exercising with your other half. I will never understand why people think 'Oh it is such a glorious day outside, instead of relaxing in the sun with a picnic/playing Frisbee with friends/snogging a fit lad, I shall go for a run.'. I think they are mental!

The only two things that get me through my runs (*snigger* it's funny because it's also slang for diarrhoea) are knowing I will have a body to die for one day and the songs I listen to on the ol' pod. Which incidentally leads me on to the next section of my post. Below is my playlist for when I am running. Rhys made me think about it a while ago when he was doing his run for sport relief.

So without further ado, here it is:

Band on the Run - Paul McCartney - Nice to warm up to
Run to you - Bryan Adams - Catchy song, good pace and has the word run in it!!
Born to Run - The 'Steen - same as above
Push it - Salt n Peppa - after the first 3 songs I tend to feel my motivation slipping so this is the first song of the set of motivational songs!

Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
The Heat is On - Glenn Frey
Dangerzone - Top Gun soundtrack
Rocky Theme - Rocky
Keep On Running by The Spencer Davis Group
Dizzy - Vic Reeves
Don't stop me now - Queen - to try and convince myself I am having a good time - I am not.
Jump - Van Halen
Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
Take on me - Aha
Lose yourself - Eminem
Baywatch Theme - Jim Jameson
Holding out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
Fat bottomed girls - Queen - to remind me why I'm running in the first place. You have not got a fat bottom so this probably is a naff song for you!
Princes of the Universe - Queen - it was used as the them to Highlander the Series. Get the fuck in.
Final Countdown - Europe - when I here this I know I am coming to the end of my run. My playlist then switches to sit up music!

So there we have it.

I'm off for a run now.

Posted by Celeste at May 12, 2008 03:44 PM | TrackBack

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