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Want to get running? Try “Eye of the Tiger”
Rocky Balboa might pack a punch with boxers but Sylvester Stallone’s character has also proved to be an inspiration for another sporting group - marathon runners. Ahead of last month’s London marathon, a group of marathon runners were asked by realbuzz.com which songs kept them motivated as they trained for the 26.2 mile event and songs from the soundtrack of the classic Rocky films came out tops.
“Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor again topped the poll which is now in its fourth year but this year also saw “Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti shooting into the top 10.
“Rocky films have obviously been watched by many as they have trained for this iconic race, and have motivated runners to go the distance … The tunes that runners have chosen all demonstrate strong beats and rhythm, which always helps maintain a good running pace,” said realbuzz.com Managing Director Chris Twamley in a statement.
“Chariots of Fire” remained in the top 10, as did “Proud” by Heather Small and Kings of Leon dropped a couple of places with “Sex on Fire.” New entries included Black Eyed Peas “I gotta feeling” and Ron Goodwin’s “The Trap.”
Here is a list of of the Top 10 motivational songs to run for by realbuzz.com 2010:
- Eye of the Tiger – Survivor - Keep on Running – Spencer Davis Group - Chariots of Fire – Vangelis - Don’t stop me now – Queen - Don’t stop Believing – Journey - Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti - I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas - Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon - The Trap – Ron Goodwin - Proud – Heather Small
- Photos by Reuters
Director Kevin Smith steels self for 24-hour Twitter marathon
(Note: some strong language in quote and book title)
Filmmaker Kevin Smith has some faithful fans, the kind of movie buffs who — at least in the online world — would love to have an all-night chat with Silent Bob, Smith’s movie screen alter ego, ironically named because Smith is anything but silent. In fact, Smith is loquacious enough to fulfill his fans’ desire for nonstop conversation, by planning for a 24-hour Twitter marathon of questions-and-answers on Monday.
In a release announcing the “event,” Smith joked that he has spent a long time prepping for this day.
“I’ve been training for this my whole life, simply by being a lazy fat-ass who’d rather stare at a screen than better himself with a brisk constitutional,” Smith said in a statement.
Smith has some other training in the non-stop blabbermouth arena. Back in 2005, at a theater in his home state of New Jersey, Smith held a Q&A session with an audience that lasted from 8 p.m. until 3 a.m. And he has often kept in touch with his fans online, going way back to the grungy 1990s.
Smith last year came out with the comedy “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. Smith told Reuters at the time that Americans are too uptight about sex, and that there is “no better way of knowing a person than knowing what their sex life is.”
Smith’s Twitter page is http://twitter.com/ThatKevinSmith, so that’s the place to go on Monday to hear him wax poetic or nostalgic or pornographic about anything he wants to discuss.
I have asked about a million questions….he hasn’t answered them yet!! Times p almost! 
