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BeckyAndie
BeckyAndie Posts: 39 Member
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I'm new to running and I want to build my iTunes playlist with fun, motivating song to keep me going. What are you favorite songs/albums to run to?
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  • kendrafallon
    kendrafallon Posts: 1,030 Member
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    Have the Running Hits album on my playlist downloaded from Spotify. Has some fab choons to run to!
  • BeckyAndie
    BeckyAndie Posts: 39 Member
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    I saw something like that on iTunes. Is it mostly instrumental dance track style songs?
  • pet1127
    pet1127 Posts: 572 Member
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    I run to audio books :) keeps my pace even and I dont fight with myself over reading or running ( prefer reading lol)
  • AnnaE
    AnnaE Posts: 53 Member
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    Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell and All Revved up with no Place to Go
    Lots of stuff by Pulp, a British rock band
    The Jam, Beat Surrender and A Town Called Malice
    The Cruel Sea (Australian rock)
    Oasis
    Nirvana
    U2 (Desire, War)
    Fine Young Cannibals
    Madness
    Australian ska music
    I'm stuck in the nineties...
  • alasouthern
    alasouthern Posts: 9
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    Mine is mostly dance music I can run to the beat of RIhanna, will.i.am - Scream & shout (b/c I usually want to when I run. lol)
    LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It, David Guetta, Usher, Swedish House Mafia. Stuff like that.
  • LeonnieH
    LeonnieH Posts: 209 Member
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    Currently on my playlist :)

    Viva la Vida - Coldplay
    Accidentally in love - Counting Crows (Shrek)
    Who Knew - P!nk
    Telephone - Lady Gaga
    I'm gonna be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers
    Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison
    Hey Ya! - OutKast
    Don't call me baby - Madison Avenue
    Suddenly I see - KT Tunstall
    New shoes - Paolo Nutini
    Rockstar - Nickleback
    Where is the love? - Black Eyed Peas
    Drive by - Train
    Seven nation army - Marcus Collins
    Need you now - Lady Antebellum
    Troublemaker - Olly Murs
    Hall of fame - The Script
    How you remind me - Nickleback
    Set fire to the rain - Adele
    Your song - Ellie Goulding
    Rolling in the deep - Adele
    Both sides now - Carly Rae Jepsen
  • happycauseIride
    happycauseIride Posts: 536 Member
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    I have trouble with this because I am a rythmic person and have to walk/run to the beat.

    Couple good running songs that I found are...

    Holding Out for a Hero- Bonnie Tyler
    DangerZone by Kenny Loggins
    Soneone That You're With- Nickelback

    I'm always looking for more songs to run too. I've got tons to walk too.
  • xtrout
    xtrout Posts: 193 Member
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    I like running to techno, but I have some good classic rock in there as well. Ram Jam's "Black Betty" is a great tune to run to. Also some CCR.
  • nevareg
    nevareg Posts: 260 Member
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    I also like running to a beat, and most of the songs I have are tailored to exactly when I'll walk/run, so here's my playlist labeled: BATTLE BORN:

    Survive- Rise Against- warm-up
    Sam's Town- The Killers
    Bleed American- Jimmy eat World
    Dancing Through Sunday- AFI
    Kill Caustic- AFI
    Battle Born-The Killers
    Give it All- Rise Against
    Till' I Collapse- Eminem- Powersong, I always finish strong with this song
    All These Things That I've done- The Killers- cooldown
  • BeckyAndie
    BeckyAndie Posts: 39 Member
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    I have trouble with this because I am a rythmic person and have to walk/run to the beat.

    Couple good running songs that I found are...

    Holding Out for a Hero- Bonnie Tyler
    DangerZone by Kenny Loggins
    Soneone That You're With- Nickelback

    I'm always looking for more songs to run too. I've got tons to walk too.

    I'm the same way. I'm a music teacher, so I almost can't make myself run on the wrong beat or fast/slower tempo, etc.

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone!
  • BeckyAndie
    BeckyAndie Posts: 39 Member
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    A few I've added to my list so far:

    4th of July- Shooter Jennings
    Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine)- K'naan
    20 Ways to Say Goodbye- Train
    Run-Around- Blues Traveler
    Solidarity- Five Iron Frenzy
    Rodeo: Hoedown- Aaron Copeland
    Somebody like You- Keith Urban
    Bajo La Lluvia- Merengue Latin Band
    My Life Would Suck Without You- Kelly Clarkson
  • demilade
    demilade Posts: 402 Member
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    none at all! i run in silence.....except for my huffing and puffing ;)
  • skinnygeekwithin
    skinnygeekwithin Posts: 299 Member
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    I have been trying to build an actual running playlist also with songs either about running or having "run" in the title. I'm probably showing my age but here are a few that I've come up with...

    I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
    Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
    Run Runaway - Slade
    Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen

    and one of my all time favorites that just totally pumps me up is Lose Yourself by Eminem.
  • Noel_ghs
    Noel_ghs Posts: 1 Member
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    I'm a bit of a tech geek, so I use the Windows program AUDACITY to weave the audio only version of CT5K seamlessly with my music tracks; basically where the narrator prompts you to start running, I kick up the music to really jam me up for the next set. Here is my playlist for Week 1:

    All of the Lights- Kanye West
    Mr. Saxobeat- Alexandra Stan
    Moves Like Jagger- Maroon 5
    World Go Boom 2011 (Mashup)-DJ Earworm*
    1901- Phoenix
    Call it What You Want- Foster the People
    Immigrant Song- Trent Reznor & Karen O

    This playlist is in the range of 140-160 BPM, so certainly works for those wanting to push the cardio. If you like Pop, check out DJ Earworm's page for free mashups of some of the best songs of the year all put together and free to download: http://djearworm.com/

    Happy Running, everybody!

    - Noel G
  • KathleenKP
    KathleenKP Posts: 580 Member
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    Some Christian artists I listen to on my runs are TobyMac and Peter Furler. I like current mainstream pop (I also do hip-hop dance), but don't have albums loaded. The Peter Furler one is older, but he sings lots of things with "running" and "finishing" words in it, so it makes me smile when I'm on the running parts.
  • loril13
    loril13 Posts: 320 Member
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    The iPod is at home and I am at work. Let's see what I can think of off the top of my head.

    Mama Kin - Aerosmith
    Mony Mony - Billy Idol
    I want It All - Queen
    Hot & Cold - Katy Perry
    Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit
    Down With the Sickness - System of a Down
    Helter Skelter - The Beatles
    Back in Black - AC/DC
    Scream & Shout - Wil I Am
    Back on Track - an 80's one hit wonder I cannot think of right now.
    Too Turned On - Alisha
    Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
    Detroit Rock City - KISS

    Big fan of 70's classic rock and 80's bubble gum pop. They have a great beat for my running pace. I know al the words and they keep my mind off thinking about can I finish this today?
  • BeckyAndie
    BeckyAndie Posts: 39 Member
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    Great ideas! I'm adding song to my list thanks to you guys. My "Jogging" playlist is huge, but finding good up-tempo stuff is harder. That's probably because I like a lot of folksy, singer/songwriter music.
  • loril13
    loril13 Posts: 320 Member
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    Great ideas! I'm adding song to my list thanks to you guys. My "Jogging" playlist is huge, but finding good up-tempo stuff is harder. That's probably because I like a lot of folksy, singer/songwriter music.

    That's what I found going through my iPod to make my running mix. 35 gigs of music and finding songs with a rocking upbeat rhythm was difficult.
  • kimpossible471
    kimpossible471 Posts: 268 Member
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    Here's an assortment from mine. Some of them are on there just because it makes me crack up when they come on.

    Uprising - Muse
    The Distance - Cake
    The Girl Got Hot - Weezer
    Baby got Back - Sir-Mix-A-Lot
    Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men
    All Star - Smash Mouth
    Gives You Hell - All American Rejects
    Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
    Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
    Hollandback Girl - Gwen Stefani
    Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
    Building a Religion - Cake
  • Luthien007
    Luthien007 Posts: 281 Member
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    I listen to spotify running playlists most of the time

    I like jog fm http://jog.fm/workout-songs to find new stuff based on beats per minute.

    Numb by usher gets me moving at the moment :)

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