Running Update

We just completed week 4 of the Couch-to-5K running program, which basically consisted of 3-minute and 5-minute runs with short walks in between. I'm not going to lie, the last 5 minutes are tough, so I'm slightly concerned about what will come next week. The last couple weeks we've had to run separately, since I had been working in the mornings and Stewart works in the afternoon/evenings. Without Stewart to motivate me, I started working out with my iPod, and I find that I enjoy the workout much more. Here's what's on my current workout playlist:

LaTiDa- The Icicles
Irreplaceable- Beyonce
Let's Get It Started- Black Eyed Peas
Are You Gonna Go My Way- Lenny Kravitz
Suddenly I See- KT Tunstall
Streetcorner Symphony- Rob Thomas
Fighter- Christina Aguilera
Umbrella- Rhianna
Move Along- The All-American Rejects
Yeah!- Usher
Love Song- Sara Bareilles
Angels of the Silences- Counting Crows
Awakening- Switchfoot

Anyone have suggestions for other good workout songs?
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Another benefit to the running is all the wildlife we've been seeing lately. We are lucky enough to live across the street from the Southwood development, which has tons of lakes and trails. So for I've seen (and carefully avoided) a snake, a racoon with two babies, lots of ducks, geese, and cranes. Most exciting were four river otters that we saw when we were running extra early one morning. I've been kind of otter-obsessed lately, since the otter is the mascot of the new school that I will be working at in the fall. I've been searching out children's books about otters and trying to put together a little otter lesson plan, so I was super excited to see them practically in our own backyard! Go Otters!

Comments

[fsurica]

ok. I'm embarassed that I don't recognize a single song on your list (except Love Song). Therefore, I'm looking up my itunes songs. Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani, Footloose! almost anything by Queen, Anyway you want it-Journey, Michael Jackson 80s stuff, Crazy-Gnarls Barkley, Hey Ya!-Outkast,songs from Grease, Gunpowder & Lead-Miranda Lambert, Heartbreaker & Hit me with your best shot-Pat Benetar, Last Name-Carrie Underwood, Jessie's Girl-Rick SPringfield, Maniac-Flashdance, nothin better to do-Leann rimes, when in doubt 80s music and disco usually have good beats!