180bpm?

I was reading the latest issue of Runner's World magazine last night.  There was a blurb that mentioned the "ideal" foot turnover is 180 times per minute.  That translates to keeping time with a 180bpm Podrunner podcast.  Really?  I've been running to podcasts in the mid-150's.  I'm not so sure about that, but I decided to give it a try.  I used the next podcast I had up 1bpm from my last one. I figure it's not great to jump too far forward.  I ran to a 157bpm podcast called Native Suns.  I better download a few more faster ones if I'm going to try pushing it up a bit.

Since I was planning only a 2 mile run, I pushed myself a bit more than usual and ended up averaging 10:37 min/mile.  Not bad for me!  I also ran a course that had me reaching exactly 2 miles (plus a ~0.14 warm up walk) right in front of my house.  The engineer in me loves efficiency, so that was very satisfying. 

Only 1 bunny today!