The White Stuff

For those of you living under a rock, the Boston area is essentially non-functioning and buried under 27.9 feet of snow. Ok, 6 feet. And there may be more on the way. I give up. I. GIVE. UP. Driving? A nightmare. Walking? If walking in a narrow, snow-banked flanked street is considered safe, then sure, go ahead and walk somewhere. Running? HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, I needed a good laugh.

Don't get me wrong, I want to be running outside. I can handle the cold. I can even handle a little snow cover on the sidewalks. But right now, well, there are no sidewalks. There's not even a shoulder on the road (it's a snow bank now) for me to run in. I see OTHER people out there (you, by the way are crazy people. Cra-zy. You should see a doctor), but I am not willing to take any chances.

My 10k training soldiers on, however, on the boring, dreaded treadmill. I'm starting to become ok with it. I have to be really, since I may be restricted to one until the actual race in July (maybe the snow will be gone by then). Music is making a huge difference. I added a few new songs to my workout play list that, frankly, I don't know how I managed to run without. Here is what I am into right now:

Lose Yourself, Eminem (oh, there goes gravity!)

Eye of the Tiger, Surviver (obvious choice, right!? I could run up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, right!?)

Don't Let Me be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda (from the Kill Bill soundtrack, so it conjures up  images of ass-kicking, sword-wielding female strength and hotness. It's also 10 1/2 minutes long so by the end of it, I have practically run a mile!)

Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (don't believe me? just watch!)

(I'm a) Slave for You, Britney Spears (I'm a) Slave to This Treadmill

I am always open to suggestions and new (or old) songs. What's on your running playlist??