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Simon and Garfunkel
I Am a Walk (34 minutes, Light)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

7:35
18:32
2:45

2:17

3:18
34:27

 

Distance: 1.3 to 2.0 miles
Speed: 2.3 to 3.5 MPH
Ave BPM: 111 (slower (103)
Jog Beats: 23% (slower 9%)
Pace Variability: High

This set proves these NY folk-rockers weren’t just precious poets—like the Beatles, they really knew how to craft some catchy tunes, with skipalong rhythms and clever lyrics. The first four numbers will get your engine running; the rest are pleasant walk-rocks.

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Cecilia

Simon and Garfunkel

103

2:54

5

Infectious rhythm, funny words.
SKBL

Singer-Songwriter

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Why Don’t You Write Me

Simon and Garfunkel

117

2:45

5

Paul’s moved beyond folk stage

Singer-Songwriter

Bridge Over Troubled Water

A Hazy Shade of Winter

Simon and Garfunkel

141

2:17

5

Great mood piece and short jog

Singer-Songwriter

Bookends

Baby Driver

Simon and Garfunkel

165

3:18

5

Great fun!
Two-Timer, SKBL

Singer-Songwriter

Bridge Over Troubled Water

April Come She Will

Simon and Garfunkel

102

1:51

5

Beautiful folk allegory

Folk-Rock

Sounds of Silence

A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission)

Simon and Garfunkel

91

2:22

5

One of the longest song titles ever, even for a satirical hit on...well, never mind.
SKBL

Singer-Songwriter

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

Simon and Garfunkel

110

3:45

5

Whimsical and relaxing.
Fadeout

Singer-Songwriter

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Mrs. Robinson

Simon and Garfunkel

92

4:05

5

Infamous hit from movie The Graduate.
Fadeout, SKBL

Singer-Songwriter

Bookends

The Sounds of Silence

Simon and Garfunkel

107

3:06

4

Their most famous hit

Folk-Rock

Sounds of Silence

I Am a Rock

Simon and Garfunkel

114

2:51

5

Alienation city

Folk-Rock

Sounds of Silence

The Boxer

Simon and Garfunkel

93

5:13

5

Rousing, haunting ballad.
SKBL

Singer-Songwriter

Bridge Over Troubled Water

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes