There and Back Again...A Short Runner's Tale

Amy's Third Grade Diary--Do You Want to Read Me? Click "Yes" or "No"

Hood-to-Coast is this coming weekend and I can't wait! It's a day off of work with friends and 3 good runs. Ok, so it's also 24 hours without sleep, showers, and decent food. My team may get showers at a friend's house in Portland, so it's not even that bad. If anyone's around, come cheer when we go through downtown Portland!

I also hit my weekly mileage goal last week - 50 miles! Whew-hoo! Of course, 20 of it was completed on Saturday during a training run which took us from downtown, over the St. John's (you call that a hill) Bridge and back into the city. I have to say that St. John's doesn't feel any worse than running from 23rd to Leif. Wonder what I'll be thinking when I'm doing the bridge at mile 17; thank goodness for mp3 players.

That brings me to my next point -- quality running songs. Here's my list and if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love it!

1) Beautiful Stanger - Madonna
2) American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
3) No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
4) Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
5) Go the Distance - Cake
6) Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
7) Ready to Run - Dixie Chicks
8) Break on Through - The Doors
9) Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani
10) Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz
11) Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
12) Foxey Lady - Jimi Hendrix
13) The Memory Remains - Metallica
14) One - Metallica
15) Go - Pearl Jam
16) Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
17) Hang on Little Tomato - Pink Martini
18) Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine
19) Electricity, Electricity - Schoolhouse Rock
20) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
21) Running Down the Dream - Tom Petty
22) Out of Control - The Chemical Brothers
23) Run Away - The Real McCoy
24) Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
25) Istanbul - They Might Be Giants
26) Lateralus - Tool
27) Desire - U2
28) Chariots of Fire Theme Song - Vangelis

Airborne Enhancement Device, or I May Never Come Down Again