The Run – The First 10K In a Long Time
Sunday my goal was to make up for not running twice last week because it was windy. I ran last Tuesday and then skipped Thursday and Friday because of the wind. So to make up for that I decided to run at least s six miles yesterday. And overall I was able to meet my goal.
The first three miles went really well. I kept up a steady pace of 9:59 minutes per mile for each of the first three miles. After that my pace was slower for each mile. It dropped to 10:29 for mile 4, 10:33 for mile 5 and 10:48 for the 6th mile.
One of the reasons I slowed down was that my heartbeat went up to 155 during the early part of the fourth mile. So I slowed dow. To get it to drop done to 140 bpm.
As I approached the 6th mile I thought I might as well gut out an additional 0.20 miles and make it a 10K run. I did just that and my pace over that last .2 miles was 11:03.
i really though I was quite pleased with the run. It’s my first six mile run in a long time! Although by 9:30 or so last night I was ready for bed! I ended up in bed about an hour earlier than normal and without doing any yoga!
But I felt pretty good this morning, even though I woke up at 2:45 am and probably was awake worrying about nonsense for an 1:30 or more! I hate when that happens!
The Soundtrack – White Rainbow – Mostly Autumn
The soundtrack for yesterday’s run was White Rainbow from the progressive rock band Mostly Autumn. The album was released March 1st of 2019. I first discovered Mostly Autumn back in 2014 when I first started exploring prog rock. Here is a portion of a post I wrote about the band at that time….
About Mostly Autumn
Mostly Autumn is Prog Folk band, ProgArchive describes their music as:
… powerful atmospheric rock with a Celtic edge, influenced by PINK FLOYD, DEEP PURPLE and GENESIS, and reminiscent of 70’s FLEETWOOD MAC and FAIRPORT CONVENTION. Their sound incorporates the uses of flute, low and penny whistles, violins and vocal harmonies – over a powerful band, existing of keyboards, two guitarists, bass and drums.
Mostly Autumn was formed in 1995. Several of the band’s original members had been part of the Pink Floyd/1970s tribute band One Stoned Snowman. In 1999, after several years of touring, Mostly Autumn’s debut album For All We Shared was released. The original line-up of musicians included:
Bryan Josh / electric guitar, vocals, 6 string + 12 string acoustic, e-bow
Heather Findlay / vocals, 6 string acoustic guitar, tamborine
Iain Jennings / keyboards, vocals Liam Davison / additional electric guitar, vocals, 6 string + 12 string acoustic guitar
Bob Faulds / violins
Stuart Carver / bass guitar
Kev Gibbons / low whistle, high whistle
Allan Scott / drums
Since then Mostly Autumn has released 10 studio albums. along with 14 live albums and numerous DVDs! They have never signed a contract with a major record label and have made their name with their constant touring! Read the Complete Post
About White Rainbow
Since Mostly Autumn released Dressed in Voices they have released two album. The first was Sight of Day and the second of course their current release White Rainbow. While the majority of the band is the as the line-up for Dressed in Voices there are some new faces. The new members include: Chris Johnson / guitars, Iain Jennings / keyboards, Angela Gordon / flute, keyboards. Here is the complete musician line-up for White Rainbow.
Olivia Sparnenn / vocals
Bryan Josh / guitars, vocals
Chris Johnson / guitars\
Iain Jennings / keyboards
Angela Gordon / flute, keyboards
Andy Smith / bass guitar
Alex Cromarty / drums
Once again I will say that during difficult run (which it was over the last three miles I wasn’t concentrating fully on the music. But each time I did try to return to the music I liked what I heard. Great vocals from Olivia Sparnenn and swirling soaring guitars from Bryan Josh and Chris Johnsoon. Overall it;s a great album and will be in my music rotation for a long time!
So Check Them Out!!
Links for Further Exploration of Mostly Autumn’s Music
Official Website
ProgArchives
Wikipedia
Facebook
Here’s “Western Skies” from Mostly Autumn’s White Rainbow
