Summer 5K Series week 2

Another Summer 5K.  A bit warmer than last week.  Veronica ran the 1 mile fun run again, and did well, about 7:40.  She says she'll do the 5K next week.  Violet ran the mile again and did much better, finishing strong at about 10 minutes.  For my part, I started out quickly, ran the first mile under 7 minutes, but I couldn't keep that pace.  Even so, I did all right.  I think I'm starting to get the hang of this course.

Playlist	Reggae
Birds In The Treetop	Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus
Stepping Razor	Peter Tosh
Crystal Ball	Peter Tosh
Cold Blood	Peter Tosh
Peace Treaty	Peter Tosh
Chiney Man	Culture

Distance: 3.29 miles
Cumulative: 12.93 miles
Time 24:26
Pace 7:25 min/mi

Getting Hot/ 4

I tried to convince my daughter to come out with me on a shorter, slower run.  She was up for it yesterday, but I wasn't, then this morning I was up for it but she wasn't.  Rather than argue, I decided to model the behavior of getting out and running.  Instead of doing the shorter route, I went up to Samford and back, my 4 mile route.  It's definitely getting hot out there, to be running at 10:00 am.

Playlist	whatev's
Where It's At	Beck
Pictures of Matchstick Men	Camper Van Beethoven
Chiney Man	Culture
Jean Genie	David Bowie
Jump Around	House of Pain
Spanish Pipedream	John Prine
Notion	Matthew Dear
Fireflies	Owl City
Come As You Are	Nirvana

Distance 4.09 miles

Cumulative 20.09 miles

Time 34:33

Pace 8:26 min/mi

Irie Jog

Another long one, first in a long while. Up to the Art Museum and back. For no apparent reason, I decided to go with an all-reggae playlist. Uplifting, soulful, spiritual reggae. It's been so rainy here this spring, which tonight made the jog smell very nice; Wisteria, cedar chips, Sunday night laundry. Somehow I think that inspired me to go long.

The Playlist
Feast of the Passover -The Congos (Passover is coming right up, friends)
Birds in the Treetops -Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus
Much Smarter -The Meditations
Roast Fish and Cornbread -Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Chinee Man -Culture
Tradition -Burning Spear
Never Get Weary -Toots and the Maytals
Equal Rights -Peter Tosh
New Name -Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus
Time 40:39