#splashmashanddash

[malloryrunsthis]

ariavie replied to your photo “Tried something new on my run this morning and ran part of it with a...”

If you use Garmin Connect, it will tell you your cadence too. Mine on roads, without fail is either 180, 181, or 182. It's weird how consistent it is for me.

That’s awesome! The milestone pod on my shoe measures things like leg swing and foot strike too and then everything gets measured into an “efficiency” score out of 100. Mine is always somewhat low even when I’m concentrating on it. That leads me to wonder how much I could improve with overall higher cadence, better leg swing, etc. I am going to try to work on all of these over the winter.

splashmashanddash replied to your photo “Tried something new on my run this morning and ran part of it with a...”

If you want to try with music instead of beeping/clicking I have a page of cadence stuff from years ago- http://splashmashanddash.com/music

Thank you! I actually rarely listen to music while I run but I have to admit, the clicking noise burrowed into my brain and drove me a little crazy.

[kcowgill]

splashmashanddash replied to your post: Running playlist

Did you know there is also software that will analyze you run cadence (in real time) and beat match you music (by changing its tempo- not pitch) also in real time? You’ve just brought up an area of specialty of mine- you should check out splashmashanddash.com/m…

Good stuff - I take it TrailMix is the app(?) you’re talking about? I’ll check it out.

Funny you mention the longer mixes - I was worried whether I’d have enough music so I selected a fairly broad range - from 85 to 93 BPM (unclear if iTunes makes that inclusive or exclusive) - but it turns out I’ve got 599 songs that will last 1.7 days that fall in that criteria. I could probably tighten it up a bit ;-)

[runningmyownrace]

7 Little Questions

I was tagged by SplashMashAndDash and txcannon to answer some questions. Go!

1. Why did you choose your URL? “Running My Own Race” is taken from a thought often expressed by Joan Benoit. In several interviews she talks about running her own race. For 7 years I have written some kind of blog with this title, including one at RunningMyOwnRace.com with the tag line-- Life is a marathon, so pace yourself and run your own race.

2.  Middle name? Ann. Boring, I know. But my first name is Beth-- not Elizabeth or Bethany which is a little different and I like that. And I like Beth Ann. Thanks, mom and dad, for a nice name. It suits me.

2.  If I could own a fictional pet? Snoopy. We already have a beagle but one that could dance and fly his own dog house would be a step up.

3. Favorite color? Blue. Or Red. Or green.

4. What am I listening to? My neighbor’s lawn mower broke down so I’m listening to the hum of Mike’s mower cutting his grass.

5. Top 3 Fandoms? I’m too old to follow a fandom but right now I’m obsessed with watching the West Wing as I was busy birthing babies when it was originally on and missed the whole thing.

6. Why do you like Tumblr? Well, I like it because people are actually over here. To be honest, I prefer long form blogging because it really lets you get to know someone and their thoughts. But a forum is nothing without members and I love the variety and volume of people here. People here are very nice and if they aren’t it’s easy to shut them off. But in general, my preference is to know why your are doing something and how you felt about it. I’m not interested in just seeing a snap of your food or reading your workout in list form. Tell me more about yourself and I promise I will listen.

7. That’s it! I’m no good at tagging others. If you want to play along, go for it! I promise I will check it out.