Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Is my Ipod psychic ?


I have to say when it comes to the tunes my ipod selects while running I have to ask the above question ?


I also have to ask does it have a Ironic sense of humour ? I'm not talking Alannis Morrisette who doesn't understand the meaning of the word ? Rain on your wedding day is unlucky, not ironic. now if she was a weathergirl now that's ironic !!


This is something that first went through my mind when i ran my first European marathon in Paris. I simply selected "shuffle" & what did I get "highway to hell" by AC/DC - I wasn't seeing it like that at the time but gave me a chuckle & what did I cross the line to ? "sharp dressed man" by ZZ top - sharp dressed ? I was covered in sweat, water, lucozade & did feel that sharply dressed I have to say !! with those 2 artists I had run the alphabet too ?!!


There were other instances - in Edinburgh kicking for home I got 2Alive & Kicking" by Scotland's very own Simple Minds, In Belgium I finished to 2Start me up" by the Rolling Stones.


In Amsterdam in 2006 I pushed myself to the absolute limit to just break 3 hours 30 mins for the first time & what did I cross the line to ? "Hurts so good" by John Cougar Mellencamp & I hit the wall in Rotterdam to "running on empty" by Jackson Browne & when I needed to put down the hammer in the final 400 metres in Athens, Queen gave "Hammer to Fall" !!


But I finally realised my ipods true powers last week on a training run, I was struggling out there & what do I get "fix you" by Coldplay. The redway path has a stream of lights running down my right hand side & all of them are on exept for one & as I run past it to the Lyrics "Lights will guide you....." if magically comes on !!! How about that ?


Judge I rest my case my Ipod is physic !!!


Foxy Davy :)

1 comment:

  1. Always there for me when I need an extra push..."Where the Streets Have No Name"

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