speed workouts + running music?

[coverallthebasses]

Does anyone incorporate speed workouts into their running program? As a former track sprinter I've always liked doing these types of workouts because they're quick and, for me personally, a nice way to break up the monotony of doing the same long run three times a week. There's a pretty short but steep hill near where I live and I like to aim for doing 8-10 sprint up-walk down pairs, but I've also done fartleks in the past.

On a completely different note, I was wondering if anyone else likes to run while listening to music! I have a workout playlist that I bring when I run. Any suggestions for good songs to listen to either while running or in the gym?

Comments

[ilanarama]

It's an excellent book, IMHO. It's not so much a prescriptive program (run these workouts this way for this goal) as it is a philosophy of what a running program with a specific goal should include, and how to tweak those elements to correspond with your particular strengths and weaknesses. I mean, it does include sample programs, but the point is not to take those as absolutes but to use them and modify them for your own needs.

As far as audiobooks go, I am lucky to have a library that is a member of NetLibrary.com and also has just joined a statewide consortium of libraries which gives access to even more materials. It's awesome to be able to check out audiobooks on my computer, load them up, and go listen and run.

[coverallthebasses]

That sounds really interesting. Thanks for explaining further! I will definitely look into it.

Have you checked out http://www.librivox.org? It looks pretty convenient as well, though only books in the public domain are available.