Favorite running songs?

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melpidal
melpidal Posts: 34 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Just started running again and need some great adrenaline pumping songs to add to my playlist. No rap tho. Thanks for any suggestions!!!

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  • Jimbolaya64
    Jimbolaya64 Posts: 7 Member
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    Rock My Run, google it!
  • graydreams
    graydreams Posts: 89 Member
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    Runaground - Chase you Down
    Halsey - Colours
    Jay Chou - Try :)
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
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    I did a search on Amazon for play lists, running, with a bpm that approximates my preferred cadence.

    Favorite, "You Never Can Tell" Chuck Berry. aka "C'est La Vie" aka "Teenage Wedding",
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
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    Radioactive and even though I hate it that club dance music has a good beat for running.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    pondee629 wrote: »
    I did a search on Amazon for play lists, running, with a bpm that approximates my preferred cadence.

    Favorite, "You Never Can Tell" Chuck Berry. aka "C'est La Vie" aka "Teenage Wedding",

    I have had this song on my running playlist for over 10 years. It's one of a handful of songs that I never take off. Every time it comes on it really gets me going. I can't tell you the number of times it came on just as I needed it to get me to the finish of a long training run.
  • melpidal
    melpidal Posts: 34 Member
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    @Jimbolaya64 found that app! It's awesome! Thanks for the recommendation; totally going to use it!!!!
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
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    "Can't stop 'til you get enough" by Michael Jackson. I don't know what it is but every time this song rotates thru l get a burst of energy.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
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    melpidal wrote: »
    @Jimbolaya64 found that app! It's awesome! Thanks for the recommendation; totally going to use it!!!!

    Was going to second it. I play classic rock at ~140 bpm. Only issue I have is each channel plays the same song in the same order and I would like more random playing, but I'd probably have to pay for that.
  • Jimbolaya64
    Jimbolaya64 Posts: 7 Member
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    @Tacklewasher There is a shuffle button (the criss-crossed arrows next to the play button). I've had mixed luck with it though. It shuffles the playlist but I can't set the bpm after it shuffles. Try it and let me know how it works for you.
  • liftorgohome
    liftorgohome Posts: 25,455 Member
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    Going the Distance. Cake
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
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    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    The one thing that never worked for me is matching the bpm to my running. I don't run fast enough to get the right kind of music that I find encouraging.

    I find it works on the treadmill, but not in the real world.
  • kavahni
    kavahni Posts: 313 Member
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    Footloose, Lagrange, walk like an Egyptian, call me maybe, Break on through, break my stride, happy,The infanta, Shake it off, take on me, we built this city Foreplay/Long Time, 867-5309/Jenny, Maniac , Africa. For my recovery (walk periods) I like Gymnopedie No. 1, Whiter Shade of Pale, Joan Baez, classical guitar.
    When I first started running again at 51--OK, what I really did at 51 was start walking, but by the time I was 52 a few months later I was starting to run (and I use the term "run" very loosely)– – my goal was to do some iteration of a 3/1 run/walk. That is, I wanted to run three minutes and walk one minute, or run three songs and walk one song.
    I like to set up at least one playlist that has three fast songs and one more gentle song for any runs I do that I am pretty sure are long enough that I will need some walk periods in them. Then I don't have to think about time, and the gentle song helps me to recover a little better between the run periods. I set up special playlists when I do the occasional half (once a year or so), with the songs that keep me from going out too quickly from excitement, then ones that keep me going the last few miles when I want to sit down.
    Good on you for getting going again. Take it slow so you can love it more than you hate it.
  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
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    Yakety Sax
  • TheGaudyMagpie
    TheGaudyMagpie Posts: 282 Member
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    This is awesome! I was just thinking today that I should set up a playlist for my 5K on 5/28 (working through C25K). Normally I stream Amazon, mostly the Avicii station, which is not to my usual tasted but it's kind of gentle EDM which works well for a new runner. I wanted to have a more directed playlist for the actual race.

    My contribution: Peanut Butter Jelly by Galantis (EDM - not my usual thing but I smile whenever it comes on), Sunset Jesus by Avicii, Lone Digger by Caravan Palace.
  • beanfacekilla
    beanfacekilla Posts: 69 Member
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    "Grassroots" by 311
    "Rock Your Body" Justin Timberlake
    "Paradise" Coldplay

    Just some thoughts.
  • melpidal
    melpidal Posts: 34 Member
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    Thanks everyone!!!!! Great suggestions!
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    I started getting bored with songs especially on my longer runs... after reading on here that another runner listens to audio books, I decided to try it. It's pretty awesome. It's a great way to pass 2 hours of running without it feeling like 2 hours :smile:
  • becky10rp
    becky10rp Posts: 573 Member
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    Anything by The Offspring (their songs are fast-paced); The Police, Foo Fighters, Green Day
  • EHollander89
    EHollander89 Posts: 169 Member
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    Enter Sandman - Metallica
    Treasure - Bruno Mars
    Come with Me Now - KONGOS
    HandClap - Fitz and The Tantrums

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