Yes, I love technology

Ever since I got my ipod, I’ve been appreciating podcasts. At first, it was for the simple pleasure restored to riding the bus when I could drown out annoying conversations on cell phones by listening to Savage Love instead. Then—when my dear fellow got me a year’s subscription to Stephanie Miller—I was laughing out loud in lab and keeping up-to-date on politics and celebutard gossip.

My original reason for getting the ipod, however, was to have SOMETHING to listen to while working out in the fitness room. I’m not super ADHD, but I still get bored pretty fast.

The newest and most glorious innovation I’ve come across lately has been the “podcasts for running” series created by a guy in Northern California following the “Couch to 5K” program for beginning runners. I really enjoyed running last year—couldn’t beat the stress relief. But for all the running I did last year, I think I’ve returned to uberbeginner status once again. The guy designed these podcasts for himself to give both background music and running cues, allowing you to leave the watch at home and just RUN as the voice in the earphone tells you to. I just did day one, week one yesterday, and it was brilliant.

So I bask in this simple innovation: personal trainers in podcast form. Why aren’t there more of these?!


Oh, and in other news: two months till the wedding! Eeeeek!