In Case of Emergency Hit Play - Part 5

Well here it is, the final installment of the playlist series.  I haven't figured out how we'll reveal who's playlist belongs to who, but I'll put something together soon.  What I personally liked the most about this little experiment was picking up a few new songs I hadn't heard before and adding them to my rotation.  The idea of having music be part of the posts once and while has grown on me, so send over some ideas in the comments and I'll include them.

The trail conditions page has seen some activity head on over and see if one of your trails has been added.  Thanks for the input to those that have added to it, much appreciated.  The more I look at it the more I think I really need to incorporate a google map into the project, something that could quickly show where there are reports. I'll see what I can come up with.

If you missed the reasoning behind the Emergency Playlist please see the first installment for an explanation.
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Dead Weather - I Cut Like a Buffalo

Sonic Youth - Kool Thing

Wolfmother - Woman

Beck - Hell Yes

Eve (feat. Stephen and Damian Marley) - No No No

In Case of Emergency Hit Play - Part 4

Summer is finally here.  Between the sweat in my eyes and the number of snakes I've seen around the Red Butte area it is abundantly clear, the heat is on.  


Which also gets me thinking about the Wasatch high country and how accessible it is.  It's always a question this time of year and sometimes I'm not willing to take the gamble and find out. Mostly for fear of not getting in as much running as I want and I usually have a limited amount of time.  This led me to an idea about having a trail conditions page, similar to the one The Utah Nordic Alliance maintains during the winter months.  Any interest?  I could set up a page where we list the snow conditions of trails located in the Wasatch.  Leave a comment if you think this would be useful.


Also, check back soon for a Bighorn 100 race report from Erik.


Now on to the playlist.  If you missed the reasoning behind the Emergency Playlist check out the first installment for an explanation.  Make a guess on who's playlist it is or just enjoy the tunes.

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AC/DC - Thunderstruck

Beck - Qué Onda Guero

G. Love and Special Sauce - Willow Tree

Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven

Dave Matthews Band - Proudest Monkey

In Case of Emergency Hit Play - Part 3

Before I get to the next playlist in the rotation a few random thoughts.

Upcoming races: Erik is heading off to tackle the Bighorn 100 with pacing duties courtesy of Greg.  I expect to see Erik mixing it up at the pointy end of the field along with Jeff Browning, Joe Grant, Mike Wolfe and I'm sure a few others I've missed.  I'll post something this weekend as soon as hear how it went.

Also this weekend is the San Juan Solstice 50.  Locals include Greg Moellmer, Matt Hart and Mr. Shilling.  I'm really jealous of the folks heading down to southern Colorado as the San Juans are simply unreal.

Unrelated race news: My knee is quickly becoming a non-issue and I'm pretty much back to normal training with no pain, at least in the knee.  Now if I could just get my lungs and hips to cooperate.

Now on to the playlist.  If you missed the reasoning behind the Emergency Playlist check out the first installment for an explanation.  Make a guess on who's playlist it is or just enjoy the tunes.

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Bob Marley and Peter Tosh - Small Axe

Led Zeppelin - Ramble On

Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

Jane's Addiction - Strays

Gomez - We Don't Know Where We're Going

In Case of Emergency Hit Play - Part 1

This series of posts was inspired by a conversation we had on the way back from the Pocatello 50 held over Memorial weekend.  It started with the question: "what would go on your emergency playlist?".  Assume for a minute you are cooked.  Tired to the core and feel like taking a nap on the side of the trail.  It could be during a training run, a race, or just simply some point when you're dragging ass.  What would you listen to finish off those last few miles?

Each of the MRC submitted 5 songs that should work better than a defibrillator for those times when each of us just can't get going.  Over the course of the next week or so I'll post a new playlist from each of us, but I won't tell you which playlist goes with which one us.  Leave a comment with your guess or just have a listen to something you may not have heard.  Valid guesses would be: Christian, Erik, Greg, Jay, Peter and Rich.

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Nanci Griffith - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

The Direction - Patchwork Me

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shut Up and Kiss Me

Lila Downs - Tirineni Tsitski


Happy listening!