Thursday, July 10, 2008

iTunes comes through again


while training for the salt lake marathon, i went through a huge adjustment period that included getting used to running with many to running by myself. during that time, my little iPod and i became great friends. i discovered that listening to novels or my church magazine was a great way to pass the time on a long run.

perusing through iTunes today, i stumbled across a *FREE* copy of the alchemist by paulo coelho (download by july 14). now i've got 4 hours, 16 minutes and 33 seconds of running time to kill. shoot, that's a marathon, right? :)

6 comments:

  1. i've thought of getting a book and putting it on my ipod too. especially something fun, like harry potter.

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  2. oh it is a great book, you will love it!

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  3. oh! i'm so glad you found that. we were just talking about it last night, and i'd love to get a free copy to listen to.

    i tried running to a book one time and it was pure torture (made the time go as slow as molasses), but I think I might have to try it again.

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  4. i downloaded it last night and listened to it on my 4.5-mile run. it was wonderful! i've been listening to it all morning, but am quickly discovering that i can't pay attention to the book and my work at the same time. i guess the brain doesn't multitask quite THAT well. hahaha. thanks for spreading the word!

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  5. i am glad that it's working out for you molly!! didn't it make the run go by SO FAST?! i can't wait to get it started. tomorrow morning!

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  6. OH WOW!! That is a fantastic idea... I've never thought of listening to audio books... though, I require maximum beats per minute so perhaps I could get one with a really fast reader! HAH!

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