#23 - Cadences

I thought it may improve my running if I loaded up the Ipod Shuffle with mp3s and began listening to military running cadences. They have proved to be very motivational, and it has made a huge difference (the only thing I'm missing is a Drill Sergeant ready to chew me out if I drop out of formation).

I would recommmend cadences for any potential military recruit trying to improve upon their run. I have been listening to selections from the following albums:

Run To Cadence With The U.S. Army Infantry
Run To Cadence With The U.S. Army Rangers
Run To Cadence With The U.S. Army Airborne
Run To Cadence With The U.S. Marines, Vols. 1 & 2
Run To Cadence With The Recon Marines
Run The Cadence With The U.S. Navy
Run To Cadence With The U.S. Air Force
Running Cadences Of The U.S. Armed Forces

Emusic.com is currently offering a promotion. You can join their online music service and get 50 free mp3 downloads. After that, I believe it's $9.99 for 40 additional mp3s (and you can cancel membership anytime). Of course I won't have any need for music in a few short weeks, so I'll need to terminate my membership. Still, getting something like 90 songs for $9.99 isn't a bad deal. That covers a lot of cadences, plus some other music to walk to while I'm getting ready for basic.

Recordings of military cadences are also available online in traditional formats and at some Army-Navy surplus stores too, if anyone is interested.