As you may know, I’ve started to run just to run.

I’m keeping my runs light and doing 5K runs until I know my feet can handle running longer distances and at my pre-injury pace. And- I’m loving it! I went for a 5K run and decided to challenge myself with making it an interval run. I ran the first kilometer and the last for speed. I sprinted and really pushed myself to feel that I may be exhausted but I still have that little bit in me to keep going.

My music ALWAYS pushes me to go harder, faster, and stronger. And I have to thank Steve Jobs. He has changed the way I workout. With my iPod, I can create playlists that keep me rocking throughout an entire workout. I can custom make what comes on next if I want to slow down my heart rate at mile 4 or click “genius” and a playlist will be created based on any song I choose. If it wasn’t for the creative innovator Steve Jobs, I would be running with a ginormous walkman with a mixed cassette tape in it that took literally hours to create.

What kept me going on my last 5Kwas this playlist: