On my iPod: song of the week UPDATE: Song of the run

UPDATE 10-2-11: Since I have so many songs on my iPod that I listen to while I run and there's so little time (relatively) until the marathon, I'm going to post a "Song of the run" instead of a song of the week. Click on the link to listen. (Please note that Amazon kicks a fraction of a cent our way for each song purchased through our links. Any money we make goes towards race entry fees and/or after-running beers.)

Song of the run: Santana's 1976 exercise in grooviness, "Let It Shine" from the album Amigos.

Speed bumps

There sure are a lot of speed bumps on the road to Tucson. Tweaked my knee. I ran through it last night but for the worse today. Ice and Advil are my friends. Maybe it was the running in the dark? Maybe it was the cheeseburger I ate before I ran? Maybe it was bad genetics? No 16 miler tomorrow. It's going to have to wait.

The 2011 Twin Cities Marathon is this weekend. Almost one year ago Chris and I finished this race on a lovely fall afternoon.

Twin Cities in Motion does a great job with all of the events during the weekend. If you've got young runners, check out the great Family Events. Fun TCM fact if you're going: I designed the TCM mascots, so keep an eye out for them.

Tough luck Kel. I've done the same so you are in good company. I got out on some of the same route we did Saturday and made it 3 out and 3 back and avoided gulping down any bugs this time so I considered it a success. I started fast and ran out of steam towards the end. My Garmin comes in on Wednesday so I can start not cheating on times which should make Chris happier. I did show 14.19 on Saturday and you techies were only at 14 :) Gorgeous temp and night for a run. I'm trying to use this nice Fall weather prior to it getting ugly. Already counting how many gels I have for a 16 hopefully this weekend.