Monday, June 22, 2009

Tech for Running

Thanks to my running friend for this link that should be of particular interest to my Physical Education majors and anyone who, like me, enjoys running a bit too much. This Gadgetwise column in the NYT talks about playlists that you can download for training as well as tools that you can use to help you choose music that will be most beneficial as you train. For example, a utility for Macs called Tangerine will analyze the beats per minute of the songs in your iTunes library, thus enabling you to choose songs for a certain running pace. Physical Education teachers and athletic coaches could also create playlists for their students' workouts. This is definitely something that I am going to have to try out. That is, I'll try it out if I ever buck up and get my own iPod instead of using my daughter's!
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  1. TaraleeJune 23, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    That is such a good idea! That is actually what my brother does. Except, he is pretty much a musical genious and can figure that kind of stuff out on his own. I'll have to let him know about it.
    I would use it myself IF I had not RUN over my poor little iPod. :(

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  2. TaraleeJune 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    (RUN over with a car...not my feet! ha ha)

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  3. HeatherJune 23, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    Thank you for posting this! That is sooo awesome! I am training to run my first half marathon in Aug. and have been trying to compile a good running list for the 13 miles. (I have failed miserably on my own). I am so excited to check these sites out to build my marathon play list. Thanks again!

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