Tag: New Kids on the Block
Sure, I have a new PB time for the 8k distance, but I wish I’d run the Hollywood half on Saturday instead:
I’ve mentioned before the boy band of my dreams. And I discovered last week (ie. too late for me to plan to run it) that Joey McIntyre of NKOTB was running the Run with the Stars Half-marathon in Hollywood yesterday. The race raises money for Alzheimer’s research and he ran it in honour of his mom, who suffers from the disease.
His finish time? Pretty darn close to the times of my last two half-marathons. All this to say I could’ve run alongside him. Although perhaps it’s good I didn’t — probably would’ve forgotten to hydrate, fuel, etc., because I would’ve been too distracted (and he’s not even my favourite!).
(Image: It’s Yow Wow)
April 8, 2012
Melanie (check out her new blog Style and Error) recently asked me about the best music to run to.
Since I also need new music on my iTunes to run to (I’ve been listening to NKOTB, Backstreet Boys, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Ladyhawke in shuffle for months now–and I wouldn’t have thunk it possible, but yes, one can indeed listen to too much New Kids on the Block!), I asked on Twitter what your fave tunes to run to are. Here’s what some of you are listening to:
- Runaway Baby by Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops and Hooligans.
- Anything from Dookie by Greenday.
- Old World Underground by Metric, Pluto by Bjork, Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins and Zero by Smashing Pumpkins.
- Best of You by Foo Fighters.
- The Fire by The Roots, Daydreaming by Kid Sister, Find a New Way by Young Love, Power by Kanye West.
- Fireworks by Katy Perry, Dynamite by Taio Cruz, In da Club remix featuring 50 Cent, Beyonce and Mary J. Blige. (I suppose I should note that Celine Dion was also mentioned by this runner…no particular song or album, apparently anything by Celine Dion. Yep, for realz).
- Kitten vs Pegasus by Windom Earl (http://tinyurl.com/689nn7g)
Happy running!
March 30, 2011
Is listening to NKOTB on my iPod for an hour worth it? My heart says “yes!” , but for the sake of my health, my brain says “no” since this is the risk involved: Just a mere 60 minutes of listening to music on an MP3 player is enough to significantly damage one’s hearing (primarily the outer hair cells of the ear) says a small study from Ghent University in Belgium.
June 23, 2010
