I tried to wait for the “glee effect” to ware off of iTunes before i did this week’s running playlist analysis, but it’s been 2 days and Glee is still strong on the list with 2 new songs We are young and Survivor / I Will Survive.
We also have a new entrant, Red Solo Cup, by Toby Keith which is basically a love song he sings to a a plastic cup… wow, what depth and quality… I guess he has a great marketing team.
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Well, Thanksgiving is over so hopefully we can stop stuffing our faces for a while and go running with our favorite running playlists, at list until Christmas…
Glee was back on TV last night, so obviously, they need to be represented in the iTunes top 10 this week with Perfect (Glee Cast Version)
I still like the music in the show, but the story is starting to get even more out there than usual and I’m thinking of spending that hour on Tuesday nights elsewhere…
We also have a new entry into the top 10 by T-Pain, 5 O’Clock (Explicit Version), I really like the melody of the song and Lily Allen does have a beautiful voice, but the song is a bit dirty for no reason.
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This week, there was no “Glee” on TV, so the iTunes top 10 is more “natural”. There were no real new songs to this list, but Katy Perry’s “soamd” made it into the top 10. I actually like this song and have it on my running playlists occasionally.
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Last week, I mentioned that I’m running a marathon for the first time here in philadelphia and shared my music strategy and running playlist.
Well, up to mile 9 or so, things were going well, and I was following the plan, but at mile 9, I started to not feel well, most likely because I had too many energy gels too early. I wasn’t really in the mood to listen to music, so I listened to some podcasts and focused on making it through the pain.
By mile 22 I was really feeling down, but then, I decided to finish the run properly and turned on my running playlist!
I could not believe that I was able to keep a pace of 12 min/mile after running 22 miles already, but I did. The music gave me the strength i needed to finish the run fast. I kept that pace for around 4 miles or so, getting to 6:28 min/mile for a brief period of time as my fastest pace!
I can easily say, that without my running playlist, I would have never found the power to make it through. I’m still recovering from the run, and my legs still hurt, but I’m glad I did it. I can’t wait to do another one of these!
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I thought this week wouldn’t have too many changes in the iTunes top 10, but I forgot that glee is back on and is no longer doing the “musical” so it’s time for some “real” songs from them on running playlist.
Today’s iTunes top 10 is more diverse than I thought it would be. We have Glee of course, some new songs from Drake, and even a song from the new Twilight soundtrack, so definitely something for all you teens out there…
As usual, I’ve bolded the songs that would make a good addition to a bpm based running playlist.
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For those of you who don’t know, I’ll be running the Philadelphia marathon next week.
It’s going to be my first (hopefully of many) marathon and I thought I’d share my running playlist and music strategy for this run with you.
Starting out, I figure that there will be too much noise and commotion to hear anything anyway, so for the first 10-15 minutes, I’m going silent.
Then, as we run through the old city of Philadelphia, past Independence Hall and other historical structures, I thought it would be appropriate to listen to the last episode of the American Revolution class from Yale I’ve been listening to on long runs.
That should take me an hour or so into the race, and then I’d probably want to get some light humor and motivation, so I’ll listen to a podcast from ultrarunnerpodcast.com
I might listen to another podcast from there, and by then I’ll be about 2.5-3 hours into the run, and will need some music to boost my spirits and distract me from how much more I have to go, so I’ll turn to my favorite running playlist (I may also throw in some of the new Taylor Swift stuff I mentioned yesterday, but I’m not sure how good she is to run with).
I know this running playlist will run out before the run is over, so I’ll loop it as needed. I may also take a break and just run with silence at some point so that my brain can rest.
If my brain is still working at the end, I’ll play some motivational song to run to at the finish, like “eye of the tiger” or the “rocky theme” (the run ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, also know as the “rocky steps” since they filmed that scene there)
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For those of you following running playlist for a while, you should know by now why I’m super happy!
Last night, I happened to stumble onto the CMA awards. I say “stumble” because I usually don’t like award shows (e.g. the gimmicky MTV awards show) and I prefer not to hear “I’d like to thank my producer” speeches a million times. But there was nothing on TV last night (I stopped watching x-factor) so I ended up on the CMA awards.
I was absolutely blown away by the show! They really kept the speeches to a minimum and the quality of the music was incredible!
I guess after watching all those “Idol” type shows, my expectations were really low for music on TV, but watching the CMAs opened my eyes and ears to what it should be like. Not surprising, the only performances that weren’t 100% perfect were Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery, both from American Idol.
I really loved the Taylor Swift performance, The Band Perry, and the Sugarland Duet! Highly recommend watching this again if you have the time.
So today, obviously, I checked the iTunes top 10 and who was there? My favorite, Taylor Swift! with 3 new songs! (“Ours” is my favorite so far…:)
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This running playlist is FAST!!!
Averaging at 198 BPM, this is probably the fastest running playlist I’ve ever put together so be careful you don’t get a heart attack when running to it.
As you might imagine, this playlist has mostly rock and heavy metal music in it, since those genres can usually go up to those high BPMs without sounding too crazy.
If you plan to run a 10k with this running playlist, you’ll go really fast, so make sure you warm up well. This playlist is also very short, at 31 minutes, so you may want to add some slower songs up front to help you ease into it and not start off with a 181 BPM song.
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Can you believe this?! the running playlist site has been around for over a year now! This is the second Halloween running playlist I’m posting. Very exciting!!
This year, I thought I’d change things up a bit and instead of reposting oldies but goodies like “the monster mash” and other “traditional” Halloween songs, I’d do something different.
This running playlist is about the characters of Halloween: Monsters, Witches and others who didn’t get their fair share in last years Halloween running playlist.
This running playlist is almost 42 minutes long and is pretty fast, averaging out at 151 bpm. Watch out for the 198(!) bpm song I hid somewhere in the playlist, it will definitely give you a good scare and get your heart pumping.
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It’s time for another iTunes top 10 review on running playlist.
This week, we have 2 “new” songs on the list. First, a new Christmas Song from Justin Bieber. If you expect anything new and exciting out of that one, you may be disappointed, it’s just the same old song, just being sung by Bieber and Usher.
The second entry is You Make Me Feel…, by Cobra Starship, it’s not really a new song, but it’s new to my list.
As usual, I’ve bolded the songs that would make a good addition to a bpm based running playlist.
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Continuing the series of 10k running playlists organized by BPM, we now arrive at the 170 BPM zone running playlist.
These songs are very fast, and can leave you out of breath if you’re not ready for them, so please be careful. They’re really great for a fast run workout or for a 10k run PR.
This running playlist is 1:06 hours long and averages out at 175 BPM.
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Welcome back to a new iTunes top 10 review on running playlist.
Since I haven’t done these for a while, most of the songs on this list are new.
Justin Bieber has a new Christmas song out this week, which seems like it’s slightly early for that kind of music, but I guess those 12 year old girls need their “bieber fix” so there you have it.
We also have a really bad song by drake at number 2, maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t like it.
The rest of the list is pretty much what you’d expect from listening to the radio for an hour or so, sans the lady gaga and Katy Perry for a change.
As usual, I’ve bolded the songs that would make a good addition to a bpm based running playlist.
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It’s been a few weeks now and the fall TV season is in full swing. It seems like there are music shows on every channel ranging from shows like x-factor which has a lot of flare and hype to the sing off, which isn’t as hyped but still has good music. I may do a TV running playlist soon, let me know if you want me to put one together. Speaking of TV shows, when I first saw Scotty McCreery I knew he’d be successful and now, his first albumClear As Day is out and it sounds like it was entirely written for the radio. Most of the songs are very light and easy to listen to and would be very successful on the radio. Scotty isn’t as poetically sophisticated as the country veterans, but if he doesn’t mess things up for himself, he’s going to have a huge career. Anyway, to the subject of today’s running playlist. What if I told you that you could be getting an Ivy League education, for free, while your run? On long runs, there’s only so much music you can listen to without needing a break, especially on long slow runs. So enter iTunes U. For those of you who aren’t familiar with iTunes U, it’s basically a free service iTunes has that shares classes from the top universities in the country (and maybe even the world). There are actual classes that were recorded at places like Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and even Stanford (which is not Ivy League, but definitely should be on this list) and they are all free to download. Many classes are videos, which are great if you’re running on a treadmill, but when I run outside I download the audio classes and just listen to one or two lessons while I run. So far, I’ve taken two full semesters of history classes at Brown and Yale and a computer science class at Stanford and I love the fact that I can get access to the amazing minds that teach these classes, for free and without having to attend those universities and all while I run. One tip, if you run in a noisy area, you may want to do a volume adjustment in iTunes to the class files (right click the class in iTunes, go to “Get Info” and go to “options”) to adjust the volume because sometimes the recording volume isn’t as loud as I like it.
I think I mentioned this in the past, but I’ve been listening to a lot of iTunes U classes lately while I run and I think they’re great!
Lately I’ve been working a lot on the running playlist iPhone and Android apps and that got me thinking.
What is a running playlist?
Besides the fact that it’s music that you listen to on your run, you could also think about it as the soundtrack for your run, just like the soundtrack for a movie.
Now what if we take this concept one step further and actually run with a real soundtrack?!
Running can get boring at times, even with great music. But what if your run becomes a movie starring you?
With the right soundtrack every run could be a different story
I did a quick Internet search and found a lot of interesting resources for great soundtrack music but one really stood out. The site is called jewelbeat, and it has hundreds if not thousands of actual soundtracks that you can get for free or for very cheap. It’s even searchable by theme, so if you want motivational music or suspenseful music or whatever, you can find it easily.
Now I have a soundtrack running playlist on my iPhone and every run can be a different movie.
I recently ran to the running playlist below, and I have to say, it’s a very interesting experience to run with a movie playing in your head. I especially liked the final track which made me imagine running to the finish line and the crowds cheering my victory…
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It’s been a while since I posted, and now I can tell you what kept me away from publishing my usual running playlists (or you can guess from the title of this post, either way…:)
Since I launched the running playlist iPhone app, it’s had over 120,000 uses, and I’ve gotten multiple requests for a similar android app. It sounded like a simple task to me, but little did I know, that it would take months, and not weeks to complete. The reason was that the developer I hired for this got into some technical difficulties and decided that he’s dropping the project midway, so I was basically left hanging with some unfinished files, and ended up reading a lot(!) of android websites and documentation, learning how to program for android and finishing it up myself. I would definitely love to hear your feedback on this app and any thoughts on how to improve it (that goes for the iPhone app as well btw). This is the original version of the running playlist app (no pace calculator) and if I see interest in it, I’ll add more features like with the iPhone app. The app is on the Android market now so go ahead and give it a try. As usual, it would be great if you tell your friends about this and also let me know what you think so please comment, or contact me on facebook or twitter. I’d also appreciate it if you “like” this post on Facebook or “+1″ it if you are on Google+. Get this running playlist and other running music at running playlist,
Continuing the series of 10k running playlists organized by BPM, we now arrive at the 160 BPM zone. This running playlist is 1:13 minutes long and averages out at 165 BPM. And now, here’s the list, I would love to hear your feedback on this, so pl
These songs are starting get very fast, so if you are not ready for speed just yet, you might want to stay away from them.
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This week, I’m going to share something a bit different from the regular running playlists I usually share. I usually post music for running from my personal running playlist collection, but recently I discovered a great set of podcasts at Ultrarunnerpodcast.com I usually listen to music when I run, but my runs are getting longer and longer now, and I find that if I listen to podcasts (or classes I download from iTunes U, which is also a great source for interesting information on almost any topic) I can make better use of the hours I spend on the road or trail and learn something in the process. I recently found Ultrarunnerpodcast.com and while I am not an ultra runner (yet…:) I do find their interviews very motivational and fun to listen to. It really puts things in perspective when I’m whining about running for 2 hours in 85 degrees and then hear an interview with someone who got back from Badwater (100+ miles in Death Valley). They also have some great podcasts about nutrition and podiatry that are worth listening to. Even if you never plan to run an ultra, these guys are just fun to listen to and learning more about running is always a good thing. What does all this have to do with running playlists you ask? Well, at the end of every interview, they play a running related song. I really enjoy their taste in music and though I’d share their list. This running playlist is 52 minutes long, and averages at 129 BPM. I didn’t sort it in any particular order so feel free to use it as a whole or to pick and choose songs from it as you need.
