80's Music

On Saturday after wandering around our local big box media retailer, we walked away with a boxed set of 80's music. A trio collection of CDs with hits from the 80s. This week's song of the week is "Tempted," by Squeeze. "Tempted" earns this honor not because it reflects my state of mind (the only thing tempting me now is dark chocolate M&Ms), but rather just because it's a cool song. Listening to these tunes has me hearkening back to my youth. Mainly these songs remind of rollerskating as we went to the rink nearly every Sunday with a "Parents Without Partners" group that my father belonged to. Imagine the evening of desperate single parents looking for love, or at the very least someone with whom to share the couples skate sessions. Further, imagine the young awkward children, also looking for someone to skate with, quarters for video games and cash for snacks, drinks and the like. When I first met my husband, I argued that the 80s were a bastion for bad music. I was wrong, somewhat. The big hair bands spawned during this time period were horrid. But some of the pop from this time period is just classic to me - because it takes me to a place in time.

This upcoming weekend I've signed up for a 5K. I ran this race a couple of years ago and actually got some hardware but didn't even break 25:00. However, the field of competition was quite small. My goal is to come in under 24:00 on Saturday. We'll see how it goes. I look back to my college years running cross country and can't imagine how I could have rattled off times in the 22:00 minute range with far less mileage and focus than what I have now. Hopefully the speedwork and endurance I've fought for over the past year will yield results, more hardware, and a gauge of fitness.

This week's running schedule looks like this:

Today: rest
Tues: 8
Wed: 5
Thurs: 2 X 1 1/2 mi. AT
Fri: rest
Sat: 5K (probably 5 miles total)
Sun: Maybe 12?
Total: Hopefully around 35 for the week.