Fast 5k Running Playlist: 12-09-2010

Today’s 5k running playlist is a very fast one. It’s cold outside in most of the northern hemisphere, and any run outside needs to be done fast so you can get back inside and warm up.

This 5k running playlist is 31 minutes long, meaning that if you want to use it for a 5k run, you’ll have to keep a pace of 10:03 min/mile. This isn’t terribly fast, but not too slow either, so make sure you warm up well before you run.
The average BPM of this list is 174 beats per minute. This is the fastest playlist I’ve ever posted, please be careful when you run with this.

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Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 12-07-2010

One of my year’s end resolutions (besides building a legendary running playlist) is to keep things positive and try not to say bad things about people. I was doing pretty well with this until I saw Katy Perry’s gratuitous appearance on the Simpsons this Sunday. I’m not sure why she was there or what she added to the show and that would be fine if she would have acted well, but her appearance was soooooo awkward, I was almost embarrassed for her.

Anyway, that’s the last bad thing I’m going to say about Katy Perry this year unless she really pulls another ridiculous performance like the one on Sunday and then I’ll have to comment on it.
Back to the iTunes top 10.

It looks like my theory about Glee continuously being in the top 10 was wrong. They did have some songs in the iTunes top 10 for a couple of days after the show, but then they dropped out. This week, we have two new entrants into the iTunes top 10, Black And Yellow, Christmas Lights. Unfortunately, these songs have a low BPM so they aren’t suitable for a running playlist.

One more interesting thing to note about this week’s top 10 is that it features our first Christmas song for this year Christmas Lights.
I do love Christmas music, and I try to avoid malls and easy listening radio to keep myself from an overdose this time of year, so I’m looking forward to seeing what else we’ll get to hear this holiday season.

As usual, I’ve bolded the songs that are good for a running playlist.

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Running Playlist AudioFuel Review

I recently discovered a great new running playlist and music related service I thought I’d share.
The service is called AudioFuel (http://www.audiofuel.co.uk), and they provide a pre-recorded full lenght BPM optimized workout, that not only gives you music with the correct BPM for your workout, but also provides you with audio coaching and motivation during the workout.

Audio Fuel’s music is basically electronic music and since they create their own music, they can pinpoint the exact BPM that you need to be at depending on the workout you are planning.

For a while now, I’ve been looking for a good interval training program and AudioFuel has a bunch of those so i decided to give it a try.
First, I chose a program called, “Yelling Performance 3 Step Intervals 180 MAX”. I should have known that this would be a tough one just because it had the word “yelling” in the title (it’s actually the name of the coach recorded on the program, not really someone yelling at you but still…).
This program was too much for me, it started out just fine, with a good warm-up, but then the BPMs went up, and by the 2nd time they went to 180, I was completely wiped out.

This program is definitely not for beginners, but if you are a seasoned runner looking for a really good workout, this one is for you. I’m thinking it would be a good program for spinning as well, but I think AudioFuel has a separate section for that.

Next, I decided to go easy on myself, and tried a program called “Run Easy Vol 1_ The First Hour Continuous DJ Mix”, much better…

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8 days of running playlist, Hanuka/Hanukkah/Chanukah edition playlist of the week

Hanukkah (how do you spell this?) is upon us (it actually started a few days ago if I’m not mistaken) and I decided I wanted to assemble the finest songs for this holiday and create a running playlist for my Jewish friends. The problem is, that there are very few quality songs that can be used in a running playlist (and really, how much do you want to hear about dreidels while you are running… 

So I went out to seek advice from the wisest Jews of the land, and found my answer in the lyrics of Adam Sandler’s famous Hanukah song:

Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights

So I decided to focus on the festival of lights part, and created a running playlist made up entirely of songs with the word “light” in them.

I also couldn’t help but include some traditional and non-traditional Hanukah songs in case you really want to hear a song about playing with your dreidel… (this last sentence sounds a bit like a bad euphemism, but I’ll let it go).

This playlist is 1:10 hours long, so you can work off some of the calories from those latkes you had last night.

Let this running playlist light your holiday and your heart. Happy Chanukah to my Jewish friends 

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10k Running Playlist of the week

It’s getting colder and colder here in the northeast, and morning temperatures are falling below freezing early in the morning when I usually run.
I remember reading somewhere that when you run in cold weather you tend to run faster, which is great, because if it keeps getting colder this way, I’m going to break some world records very soon… 

This 10k running playlist has a lot of musical diversity, some oldies, some glee, and even a dance song, so it will definitely keep your ears and mind engaged with the different musical styles. I also made sure that you start slow with a few songs for a warm up and then pick up with the BPM up to 162 BPM.

This running playlist is 1:21 hours long, so if you want to use it for a 10k run and use the whole list, you’ll need to keep a pace of 13:04 mile/min. The average BPM for this list is 132 beats per minute.

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The Chanukah Song - cartoon video

Happy Chanukah y'all!

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Hot New Albums Due Dec. 7

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I heard the new Tron movie is going to be awesome, can't wait to see it!

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