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I think this is a pretty no-shit-Sherlock add to the running playlist. Who isn’t “under pressure”? What if you’re at that point where even the small, inconsequential stuff is getting stressful, like when you’re on the phone placing a sushi order for delivery, and you can’t quite remember EXACTLY what your significant other asked for. Of course you didn’t write it down. But instead of just saying you need to call back in a few minutes to make sure you place the right order, you mumble out what you think she wanted. And of course you get it wrong, so now there’s even more stress. Running helps with this stuff. It takes off some of the weight and creates a little more space to maneuver, or at least maneuver with a clearer state of mind. And running to “Under Pressure” by David Bowie & Queen helps even more. It has to be one of the greatest “dismiss the sore knees, break-through the exhaustion, take the hill” songs of all time. It can also help with the fallout from tuna rolls arriving at the apartment instead of SPICY tuna rolls.

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