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)
So here’s my list, I would love to hear your feedback on this, so please comment, or contact me on facebook or twitter.
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| Get it on iTunes | Song | Time | Artist | BPM | Album | Genre | Get it on Amazon |
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St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion) | 04:11 | John Parr | 104 | St. Elmos Fire | Rock | Man In Motion |
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I Run To You | 04:16 | Lady Antebellum | 115 | Lady Antebellum [+digital booklet] | Country | I Run To You |
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Its My Life Confessions | 02:18 | Glee Cast | 129 | Glee: The Music | Mashup | Its My Life / Confessions |
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1,000 Ships | 03:26 | Rachel Platten | 130 | Be Here (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) | Alternative | 1,000 Ships |
| Highly_Motivated | 02:33 | JewelBeat.com | 131 | Motivation And Drive 2 | Other | Highly_Motivated | |
| Ever_Higher | 02:29 | JewelBeat.com | 132 | Optimistic Times 1 | Other | Ever_Higher | |
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See You Again | 03:11 | Miley Cyrus | 138 | Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus (Soundtrack) | Rock/Pop | See You Again |
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Gimme Sympathy | 03:55 | Metric | 140 | Fantasies | Alternative Rock | Gimme Sympathy |
| Rocking_The_Right_Way | 02:19 | JewelBeat.com | 145 | Upbeat Life 2 | Other | Rocking_The_Right_Way | |
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Born To Run | 04:29 | Bruce Springsteen | 146 | Born To Run | Rock | Born To Run |
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Holding Out for a Hero | 05:50 | Bonnie Tyler | 150 | From the Heart: Greatest Hits | Rock | Holding Out For A Hero |
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Love Today | 03:55 | Mika | 155 | Life in Cartoon Motion | Pop | Love Today |
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Heartbreaker | 03:28 | Pat Benatar | 156 | Greatest Hits | Pop | Heartbreaker |
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Kiss Me Deadly | 04:24 | Lita Ford | 157 | Ladies Of The 80s | Pop | Kiss Me Deadly |
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I Dont Believe You | 02:38 | The Thermals | 162 | Personal Life | Alternative Rock | I Dont Believe You |
| Simple_Lives | 02:26 | JewelBeat.com | 167 | Inspirational Pop Rock 3 | Other | Simple_Lives | |
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Major Tom | 04:22 | Shiny Toy Guns | 169 | Major Tom - Single | Electronic | Major Tom |
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Gold Guns Girls | 04:00 | Metric | 181 | Fantasies | Alternative Rock | Gold Guns Girls |
