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
	St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion)	04:11	John Parr	104	St. Elmos Fire	Rock	Man In Motion
	I Run To You	04:16	Lady Antebellum	115	Lady Antebellum [+digital booklet]	Country	I Run To You
	Its My Life Confessions	02:18	Glee Cast	129	Glee: The Music	Mashup	Its My Life / Confessions
	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
	See You Again	03:11	Miley Cyrus	138	Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus (Soundtrack)	Rock/Pop	See You Again
	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
	Born To Run	04:29	Bruce Springsteen	146	Born To Run	Rock	Born To Run
	Holding Out for a Hero	05:50	Bonnie Tyler	150	From the Heart: Greatest Hits	Rock	Holding Out For A Hero
	Love Today	03:55	Mika	155	Life in Cartoon Motion	Pop	Love Today
	Heartbreaker	03:28	Pat Benatar	156	Greatest Hits	Pop	Heartbreaker
	Kiss Me Deadly	04:24	Lita Ford	157	Ladies Of The 80s	Pop	Kiss Me Deadly
	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
	Major Tom	04:22	Shiny Toy Guns	169	Major Tom - Single	Electronic	Major Tom
	Gold Guns Girls	04:00	Metric	181	Fantasies	Alternative Rock	Gold Guns Girls

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