One of the last things I did to get ready for the Rock’N’Roll USA Half Marathon was to make a 2+ hour running playlist that would get me to the finish line. (Why it takes 3 hours to make a two hour playslit, I will never understand!) Sticking with that routine, one of the last things I did to get ready for the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler was to pare that playlist down to about 90 minutes. Here’s what I ended up with:
Can’t Run But — Paul Simon Rhythm Of The Saints (for the pre-start interlude)
Runaway Baby — Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans
International Love (feat. Chris Brown) — Pitbull Planet Pit
Evacuate the Dancefloor — Evacuate the Dancefloor
Super Bass — Nicki Minaj
Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine) — Gym Class Heroes
Gonna Get Over You — Sara Bareilles
Nitty Gritty — Kimberly Cole
Hey Mama – Mat Kearney
Johnny Got a Boom Boom — Imelda May
Hello — Martin Solveig & Dragonette
Matador — Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (Sary, I totally thought of you during this one!)
Feel Good Inc (Album Version) — Gorillaz
Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) — LMFAO
Sexy and I Know It — LMFAO
Stronger — Kelly Clarkson
Keeps Gettin’ Better — Christina Aguilera
Move Ya Baby — Various Artists/Funky Step
London Bridge — Fergie
We Are Young — 3OH!3
Drive By — Train
Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj) — David Guetta & Nicki Minaj
Too Bad About Your Girl (Radio Remix) — The Donnas
I Can Do Better — Avril Lavigne
Don’t Stop the Music — Rihanna
Good Feeling — Flo Rida
Raise Your Glass — P!nk (I hoped to be done by the time this one came up and I was!)
Walking On Sunshine — Aly & AJ
Glad You Came — The Wanted Glad You Came
Since the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler course is pretty flat, I didn’t worry to much about which songs would come up when, so the hardest part of making this list was deciding which songs to cut from my 2+ hour list. The next 10 miler on my schedule–the GW Parkway Classic–has more hills, so it may warrnt more fine-tuning!
What new songs are on your playlist?
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Im a sad person when it comes to music
so so so UNHIP 🙂
MINE WOULD HAVE LOTS OF SONGS FROM CHIPWRECKED the MOVIE.
WOOOOOOOOOO I spy a CHRISTINA AGUILERA on that list! I recommend "Not Myself Tonight".. Seriously, when that song comes on my shuffle I GO FAST!!
I want to run the Diva Half Marathon in Myrtle Beach in May- I live here so traveling is not the issue- it's that, I'm not sure I can run for 13.1 miles straight. On the treadmill I can fly, but outside- and I don't know why, I cannot. I've been training as best I can, running on the beach, gym, P90X- but how do I know when I'm ready?
Have you done any shorter races? A 5K? A 10K? While you don't have to do those first I think it helps you figure out if you really do want to do a race and/or run that far! I know that Half Marathons are very popluar, but I really prefer the 10 mile distance. Some people really like 10Ks. Some people like to run but do not like to race for whatever reason. So, maybe you should tihnk about why you want to rhn the Diva (and if you really do) and then take it from there. If its a great race with a fun vibe, an alternative would be to sign up as a volunteer. That was you'd be an essential part of the fun, but wouldn't have to run 13.1 miles. 🙂
Volunteering is awesome! I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, but in this case I cannot be on the sidelines knowing my life is not going to wait for me to decide to try- Dreamlife Moments is Exactly about creating your Dreamlife and enjoying the Moments that define it. My 2/1 year old daughter will be back from Kuwait by then and she said she wants to show her nephew pics to his aunt and gramma running together in a 5K. . I have friends planning to come down to do the Diva Run in April! I'm all about giant medals and pink boas with friends. Life is so good!
I like Techo music and inspirational songs that would that motivate me to finish. I just recently downloaded Phil Collins. " Can fee in the Air." Love this one and Michael Jackson. "They don't care about us. " I love the cadence in this song. It is a great way for me to break up my run.
I spent some time last week working on a playlist. Man, it takes FOREVER!!! I was trying to add in some 80's music lately as that just makes me happy.
you are VERY hip.
me? not so much….
BUT I do recognize some of those tunes
Love, Hipster in Training
gah! now I've suddenly got "sexy and I know it" stuck inside my cranium. Welp, I guess that's not too bad of a thought to have. 😉