Running over bridges

When I was living in the east village, some of my favorite runs were over bridges. I found that it was a great way to vary my runs and loved the feeling of running over water. One run in particular that was always fun was running over the Manhattan bridge to Brooklyn and then back over the Brooklyn Bridge. No matter how tired I am, reaching the start of a bridge always gives me a surge adrenaline. I'm hoping as I'm running the marathon, that same surge happens with each bridge.

The five bridges on the New York Marathon course are the Verrazano Bridge at the start, the Pulaski Bridge at mile 13, Queensborough Bridge at mile 15, Willis Ave Bridge at 20, and Madison Ave Bridge at 21.

I'd love to try out the Queensborough before the actual race. Anyone interested?

Music to run to

I am always on the look out for new running music and am constantly asking friends for suggestions, so I was excited to come across this article Marathon Tech Review: Music You Can Run To in the NY Times's Gadgetwise blog. There is a weekly column called Marathon Tech Review featuring e-tools, gadgets and applications that runners can use to monitor their workouts and train for race day.

My favorite mention in the article is about Tangerine, (only available for Macs). It automatically scans your entire music library and then lets you create customized play lists based on the workout goal you’re trying to achieve. It will tell you which of your songs have a certain B.P.M. I haven't downloaded the free 15-day trial yet to test it out, but it sounds great.

Let me know if you have favorite running music. I'm always curious!