The other day, I received the following email from a reader:
Hi Tina,
I recently re-laced the sneakers to start running again to train for the Warrior Dash (3.3 miles). Yes, I need to train a few months because running is not natural to me. My question is can you do a post on running music? I currently listen to the Girl Talk album, but I always need new and very fast powerful songs to add on. I am in a slump. Help!!!
Blog post on running music? Your wish is my command!
I actually haven’t written about running music since I made my playlist for my first marathon, which was over a year ago, so I figured it was about time to revisit the topic, especially since the tunes on my iPod Shuffle have changed so much.
Current playlist favorites:
- Blackout - Breathe Carolina
- Domino – Jessie J
- Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
- Run This Town – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
- You Da One by Rhianna
- Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
- All of the Lights – Kanye West
- The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco
- 100 Yard Dash – Raphael Saadiq
- Son’s Gonna Rise – Citizen Cope
- Teeth- Lady GaGa
- Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
- Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
- Henry Nearly Killed Me – Ray LaMontagne
- J’adore Hardcore – Scooter
- This City – Patrick Stump
- Tonight Is The Night – Outasight
Old playlist favorites:
- Tik Tok – Ke$ha
- Whataya Want from Me – Adam Lambert
- Let It Rock – Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
- We R Who We R – Ke$ha
- Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
- Short Skirt, Long Jacket – Cake
- Evacuate the Dancefloor – Cascada
- Made Up My Mind – David Gray
- Hey Hey – The Elms
- Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
- Firework – Katy Perry
- Bad Romance – Lady GaGa
- Poker Face – Lady GaGa
- Paper Planes M.I.A.
- Hung Up – Madonna
- P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson
- Raise Your Glass – P!nk
- You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
When I’m not listening to one of these two playlists (I creatively named them “Marathon Mix” and “New Running Music”) on my Shuffle, I’m listening to Pandora on my iPhone.
Favorite Pandora stations:
- 80’s Cardio Radio
- Pop and Hip Hop Power Workout Radio
- Lady Gaga Radio (obviously)
- Rap Strength Training Radio
- Alternative Endurance Training Radio
FYI: Pandora has a Workout genre with tons of stations just for working out. It’s sweet!
I don’t know about you, but music is essential for my runs, especially my long training runs. I know plenty of runners who enjoy running without music, but I’m just not one of them. Music makes the run for me. It motivates me and pushes me to run faster and farther. A lot of the time, my music helps me get in the zone with my thoughts, which relaxes me and makes the time go by. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without music on my runs.
I’m actually starting to get a little bored with my current playlist, so if you have favorite songs, please share! I love switching up my playlists to bring a little excitement to my runs and other workouts!
Breakfast
I wanted to make a Protein Pancake for breakfast this morning, but we were out of eggs, so I got creative with my Kodiak Cake Mix and vanilla protein powder. In my pancake batter was 1/2 cup Kodiak Cake Mix, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 scoop of protein powder. It turned out great!
I topped my pancake with peanut butter and fresh blueberries. Mmm… so delicious!
I’m off to get my run on!
See ya later!
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*singing* I like a girl in a short skirt and a loooong jacket. Love it!
Pancake look delish as usual! Beats the crap outta the two eggs and slice of toasted ezekial I ate!
I’ve been in a company meeting for the past 2 days and we’ve been blasting 80s cardio for all the breaks. Awesome station. Especially if you’re a child of the 80s
I would live to listen to my iphone (pandora) on runs but don’t want to carry around my iphone for too long so I usually listen to my shuffle that has had the same playlist for forever!
I had no idea pandora had workout stations!! Thanks for sharing!
I love reading CNC because you keep it REAL! You always manage to squeeze in some work out time or even up your already healthy food intake. You very inspiring!
I love reading CNC because you offer great food options for b/l/d and I like learning more about your healthy lifestyle.
Definitely need music to keep me motivated. I tend to listen to a song way too much and then can’t stand it. Here’s what’s pumping me up these days (aside from many on your list already!)
- Wild Ones – Flo Rida
- Turn Around – Flo Rida & Pitbull
- International Love – Pitbull
- Young, Wild, & Free- Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
- I like it like that – Hot Chelle Rae
- The Champ – Nelly
- What Doesn’t Kill You – Kelly Clarkson
- Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine
- Ass Back Home – Gym Class Heroes
- No Sleep – Wiz Khalifa
- Good Feeling – Flo Rida
I love the playlists! Looks like my running music is getting a makeover… I do have a guilty running song confession: I’ve been listening to Jay Z’s Ni**as in Paris/Dat Shit Cray on loop… I don’t know what it is, but it makes me want to run
@Casey @ OatsAndNanners:
I am currently obsessed with that song too!! It’s picks me up everytime!
Rockmyrun.com has awesome running mixes that vary in length from 30 minutes- 2 hrs.. They used to be FREE, but I think they are still relatively cheap. I love them!
Yes! Rockmyrun.com is awesome! I love their mixes for long runs.@Jessie:
Superbass pumps me up! Right now I’m loving “good feeling” too! Rage Against the Machine is my go to for speed work, but not long runs. When I hear my “running songs” on the radio in the car, it makes me want to go for a run so bad!!
Thanks for the recommendations! I’ve had my current playlist forEVER, so I made sure to “like” this post so I can go over it again when I’m at home with itunes!
Valerie by Amy Winehouse is the best running song ever. Except it makes me want to stop running and start dancing!
that pancake looks great! love the playlists too- thanks!
Thanks for the song ideas! My workout playlist has been needing an update. My current favourite is “Good Feeling” by Flo Rida. It never fails to pump me up during a run!
I love Poker Face by Lady Gaga!
Some of my faves:
More by Usher
I Made It by Kevin Rudolf
Stereo Hearts by Gym Class Heroes
Remember the Name by Fort Minor…LOVE running to this one! The chorus lyrics are the best: “This is 10 percent luck, 20 percent skill, 15 percent concentrated power of will, 5 percent pleasure, 50 percent pain and a hundred percent reason to the remember the name!”
I could go on and on!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your writing style, healthy eating tips, recipes, pictures and of course, Murphy!
HAPPY ANIVERSARY!
I LOVE Teeth–definitely adding it to my playlist! My favorites are Fortress by Pinback, Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall, Satisfied by Marina & the Diamonds. Or anything by Britney Spears!
How can you eat a pancake then run? That absolutely amazes me! I have a piece of toast and I get stomach cramps.
I think refreshing a running playlist is key to running success. I always feel so much more motivated and excited to run when I have a new playlist; something to look forward to!
I feel like I am sick of every song! Or they just don’t make good songs to run to. Im a huge fan of 80s/90s one hit wonders! I would loveeeee if we had Pandora in Canada but unfortunately we don’t
. Gotta stick to YouTube for now!
I’m running a half marathon at the end of the month and need some more variety in my playlist so thanks! I always come back to your blog everyday because I either learn about a new recipe, a new song, a new workout to try and get to see murphy’s adorbs face!
if you like girl talk, you will love milk man. and he has free albums on his website. great for working out!
Pandora Workout is definitely my go to!
Hello tina, i just want to know what kind of protein
i lov it
Powder u buy?? And i ll finished your book in a few day
Hi Tina,
Just saw this on NPR!
http://www.npr.org/2012/01/13/145185920/the-ultimate-npr-workout-mix
I had no idea about the pandora workout stations! Thank you, thank you, Tina!
I have a few songs that I HAVE to run with, sounds corny but “I just want to run” By: The Downtown Fiction “A year without rain” & “Naturally” By: Selena Gomez And to go old school there is “Relax” By: Frankie goes Hollywood
Check them you and you will see what I mean!!! Happy Running ( I am thinking about signing up for the “Maine Marathon” in Oct. How far was your longest run before your race? Just ran my 2nd 1/2 Marathon last weekend!
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