Autism Speaks 5K

Today is the 4th Annual PSU Autism Awareness Race in State College. I’ll be participating as a runner this year with a few friends and some family. Please come down to join the walk or race; or support the runners, walkers, and race organizers by making a donation or volunteering to do clean up or set up. The entry fee is just $15 and the entire amount is a donation toward Penn State’s fund for Autism Speaks.

Also, April is Autism Awareness Month. I’ll be back a couple times during April with information and updates. Please let me know if you have any great links. I’ll include them in a future post.

One last reminder: While we may try to promote green living every day, April 22 is Earth Day. Since it’s my bloggiversary and Earth Day, I’m doing a give-away. Visit The Hero Complex on April 22, 2009 and use the Comment section to tell me how you’re teaching your kids about making the Earth a better place. I’ll pick my favorite and send you a pair of books from pbskids.org. World Tree Day and Mapping the World Tree, featuring characters from the show It’s a Big, Big World. Can’t wait to read your comments!

Thanks for reading,

Sara

What Every Hero Needs

Whether you’re battling hunger, cancer, lead paint, or poor fashion sense, at some point you’re going to have to run from the bad guys, run after the bad guys, run to someone's aid, or run a marathon to raise funds for the cure. All of this adds up to a lot of running for our Friendly World Saving Super Hero.

So, how do you do it? Stay fit, I mean. Do you run? Do you do yoga? Dance your heart out on the kitchen floor, by way of spontaneous dance parties with your toddler and/or sister? Well, now you know what I do!

How do you keep yourself motivated? I run with my iPod and set up a weekly jogging playlist. Would you like to know what’s in the queue for this week? No, Erik. It’s not Eye of the Tiger. At least not today… I start with something slow, build up, then slow back down. I’m working with about 30 minutes, which usually gives me a little more than 2.5 miles, including warm up and cool down. Here goes:

• Sail Away – David Gray
• Boston – Augustana
• Jump (for my love) – Pointer Sisters
• Holiday – Green Day
• If I Never See Your Face Again – Maroon 5
• Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
• Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5
• Inner City Blues – Marvin Gaye
  

Be friendly little super heroes, and tell me your power songs. What gets you going and keeps you going? Boston, Jump, and Holiday really kick it in for me and I feel like I could run forever when I’m listening to them. Maybe I should cut the list back and throw it on repeat. Or maybe I'll steal one of your songs.

A little video for your listening pleasure. Who knows? Maybe you'll start running when you hear it.