Running gives me an opportunity to listen to lots and lots of music every week. When you run as slow as I do, you have hours to listen to your new favorite tunes. You'd think that would make me less picky about my running playlist, but you'd be wrong. I take special joy in coming up with the artists/tunes that will keep me company each week. I'm thrilled when a great new album comes out that I can fully digest on a my long run. I can be a tough critic. That said, my friends taught me to be the kind of music snob that doesn't mind an occasional sing-along to Party in the U.S.A.
Last year, I asked people to contribute to my marathon playlist. It was a way to take all my friends with me on my run through NYC. Some of those songs got me through the tough miles. So --- the question is --- are you up for the challenge? Can you navigate the tricky waters of good running music? Pick 5-ish songs that you'd like for me to carry with me in November and I'll load them into a playlist for the big day. I'll be tired of the new Arcade Fire cd by then, right?
Crash - The Primitives (for a faster segment)
ReplyDeleteEscape - Enrique Iglesias (says 'you can run' a lot)
Cooler than Me - Mike Posner (the single mix is probably better for running)
For sections where you really don't mind turning off your brain:
Baby - Justin Bieber & Ludacris
Tik Tok - Ke$ha
Everybody wants to Rule the World -Tears for Fears. It just makes me want to look around and I can picture running to it. No idea, but might be good. I was trying to stay in this decade but I kind of suck at that.