Training Post 3 - Make do and mend

How to make an MP3 player armband

Step 1: Find an old sock (preferably one that's lost its partner. There's no point in breaking up a happy sock pairing on a whim, that would be a little brutal)

Step 2: Locate some sewing equipment. Minimum requirements - needle, scissors, thread

Step 3: Using scissors, snip the end off the sock

Step 4: Fold the sock inside out to give a double layered sock-tube

Step 5: Fold back the elasticated cuff and pin into place (leaving a gap big enough for the MP3 player pocket)

Step 6: Sew up whilst watching MasterChef (note: MasterChef is optional)

Step 7: Try on with MP3 player in place to make sure that the armband is not too tight

Step 8: Decorate according to personal taste

Step 9: Make training playlist (see below)

Step 10: Go for an energetic run, propelled along by music power


Training Playlist (Provisional)
Adamski & Seal - Killer Good, if a little slow
All American Rejects - Move Along Beat not good enough
Outkast - Hey Ya! Alright. Especially the 'shake it!' bit
Andrew Bird - Fake Pallindromes
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around The Block
Bat For Lashes - Prescilla
Battles - Atlas Odd tempo
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic Good!
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Bloc Party - Talons
Bloc Party - Banquet Good!
Broken Social Scene - Forced To Love
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark Good!
Ce Ce Peniston - Finally
The Cribs - Direction Odd tempo
The Cribs - Hey Scenesters!
Crystal Castles - Celestica
CSS - Let's Make Love & Listen To Death From Above
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Very good!
Dario G - Sunchyme
DARTZ! - Once, Twice, Again
Doves - Pounding Very good!
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
Elastica - Waking Up
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Alright, but a bit strange...
Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home
Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
Frank Turner - Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
Franz Ferdinand - Outsiders
Friendly Fires - Paris
Girls Aloud - Can't Speak French Alright, but not brilliant
The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
Grace - Not Over Yet Very good!
Hot Chip - And I Was A Boy From School A bit too dull, sadly
Human League - Don't You Want Me Fun!
Idlewild - When I Argue I See Shapes
Interpol - Slow Hands
The Jam - That's Entertainment Too slow!
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Joy Division - Transmission
Klaxons - Golden Skans
Kubichek! - Outwards Excellent
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
Les Cox (sportifs) - John E Millais PERFECT!
Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Moving
Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Moby - Go Good!
Muse - Map Of The Problematique Good
New Order - Blue Monday
New Order - True Faith
New Order - World In Motion
New Radicals - You Get What You Give Not great
Robert Miles - Children
Robyn - With Every Heartbeat Good!
Rui Da Silva - Touch Me
Shakira - She Wolf
Shed 7 - Disco Down
Shout Out Louds - Very Loud
Sleeper - Sale Of The Century
Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
Sparklehorse - Piano Fire
The Spinto Band - Oh Mandy
Spoiler Boy & Art Brut - My Sharona Formed A Band Good! (link = The Knack original)
Stonebridge & Therese - Put 'Em High
Sugababes - Push The Button
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Tom Vek - I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights
We Are Scientists - This Scene Is Dead Good

Update - I went for a run today, using my new MP3 armbandsock for the first time, and it worked really well! I'll keep updating the above playlist as I go along. Hopefully I won't find that too many of the songs are rubbish...

Also, I'm hoping that my next post will be science/CF related. Which relies on me doing a bit of reading, but watch this space!