Best Running Songs?

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mbakken90
mbakken90 Posts: 202 Member
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I have a few 5Ks coming up and I'm putting together some playlists. What are some of the best running songs?

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  • tauny78
    tauny78 Posts: 180 Member
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    Check out jog.fm for songs broken down by bpm or minutes/mile. I made my playlist off that site :)

    eta: My favorite song on my playlist is Holding out for a hero by Bonnie Tyler :)
  • lynn_marie68d
    lynn_marie68d Posts: 72
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    Honestly I might sound crazy when I say this but with preparing to inlist in the army I run to military cadences. Only to keep up with the beat and not go sprinting and get winded when I'm done
  • mcrowe1016
    mcrowe1016 Posts: 647 Member
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    This is my new favorite running song (I get a new one every week or two)

    Seven Nation Army - The Glitch Remix
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7e7tCn7Bk

    Others I Love:
    Linkin Park - Bleed It Out and Breaking The Habit
    Florence + The Machine- Shake it Out
    Kelly Clarkson- Stronger
  • luckykirstar
    luckykirstar Posts: 6 Member
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    Right Here, Right Now - Fat Boy Slim!
  • grayprae
    grayprae Posts: 109 Member
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    I would walk 500 miles
  • curbnoise
    curbnoise Posts: 37 Member
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    Right now favorites include:

    White Punks on Dope - The Tubes
    Houdini - Foster the People
    Unstoppable - Foxy Shazam
    Oh My God - Ida Maria
    Dr Susan Maddox PhD - The Wombats
  • msmindylee
    msmindylee Posts: 61
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    Hey Ya - Outkast
    Whip It - Devo
    Jungle Love - Morris Day and the Time
    Cars - Gary Newman

    And for longer distances, more contemplative/meditative:

    Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughn
    Jessica - Allman Bros.
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
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    Depends on your speed, but I'm currently running a 10 minute mile and I love

    Call Me - Blondie
    Stronger - Kelly Clarkston
    One Way or Another - Blondie
    Burn It to the Ground - Nickelback
    Run Around - Blue's Traveler
    Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
    (You Can Still) Rock in America - Nigh Ranger

    These all pretty much have the same BPM and they're pretty rocking, so they get me going.
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
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    Check out jog.fm for songs broken down by bpm or minutes/mile. I made my playlist off that site :)

    eta: My favorite song on my playlist is Holding out for a hero by Bonnie Tyler :)

    I put the same one on my running playlist. LOVE it!!
  • dcarr67
    dcarr67 Posts: 1,403
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    Let the bodies hit the floor- drowning pool
    What it's like- everlast
    Miss America-saving able
    Pretty Fly- the offspring
    Chicken Fried--Zac Brown Band
  • kabbit42
    kabbit42 Posts: 85
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    Amadou & Mariam- Batoman
    Basement Jaxx & Lisa Kekaula- Good Luck
    Animal Collective- Summertime Clothes
    Kanye West- The New Workout Plan
    Alex Clare- Up All Night
    Yeah Yeah Yeah's- Cheated Hearts
    Violent Femmes- Blister in the Sun

    Something I love to do (although it is time consuming) is to make copies of songs I like to run to and then shorten them to 1 minute lengths. That way you just get the best, most upbeat part of the song. I have a short attention span when I run so keeping my music changing helps with that.

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