One of things I found in my filing extravaganza the other day was a page from a magazine from 2009 that I had ripped out and saved. It had a playlist of songs created for running. I had always meant to make the playlist and try it out, but never did. Fast forward 12 years, and I finally made the playlist (on Spotify). I've been using my elliptical every day for over a week, but I've mostly been watching episodes of Supergirl while running. But now that I had this specially curated playlist for running, I decided to try it out. And it was amazingly delightful. I didn't recognize any of the songs by name, but I did recognize a few once listening to them. The songs were perfect to run to, several of them started off a little slow and got faster and featured a super powerful bridge in the middle that really got my heart pumping.
The Mummers' Dance by Loreena McKennitt (I've never heard of or heard this song, but it's nice to start running to. Not too fast, not too energetic, and six minutes long, perfect for a warm up.)
Whenever, Wherever by Shakira (I haven't heard this song in several years, but I remember loving it and it's perfect for running. And because I knew it, I could sing along too. It's got a powerful chorus.)
Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there, and you'll be near
And that's the deal, my dear
There over, hereunder
You've got me head over heels
There's nothing left to fear
If you really feel the way I feel
Fire on the Mountain by Rob Thomas (I'm pretty sure I had never heard this song before, but it's great for running. It has this wonderful driving drumbeat that really got me moving and it gets really energetic in the middle to make me move even faster.)
Funny the Way It is by Dave Matthews Band (I vaguely remember hearing the bridge before, but it's overall a pretty unfamiliar song to me. It starts off mellow but has a nice driving beat and slowly builds up to the bridge, which is one of those super powerful ones and has hilariously ironic lyrics.)
Standing on a bridge, watch the water passing under me
It must've been much harder when there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small, remember how it used to be
With mountains and oceans and winters and rivers and stars
New Divide by Linkin Park (I've totally heard this song before but it's been a long time and I had totally forgotten about it. It has an amazing chorus that makes you want to belt out the lyrics and run super fast.)
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
If You Could Only See by Tonic (A very familiar song, nice to start wrapping up the run. Steady beat, singalongable, but not too energetic.)
When I think of You by Janet Jackson (Very familiar song, and great for the end of the run. Smooth, mellow, but with a steady beat.)
I ended up running faster and farther than I had on the machine since I got it, because the songs really got me going. It inspired me to look up other running playlists (which of course there are tons of on Spotify). [Since I am writing this on Thursday, I will cheat and say that yesterday I tried another one and found an absolutely amazing song to run to that I had never heard before but now absolutely love:]
Break Free by Ariana Grande and Zedd (It's got a techno steady beat and PERFECT lyrics for running. And the last few times through the chorus it really got me moving and swinging my head and wanting to dance.)
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
I was already enjoying running because I was feeling so good afterwards, but now I am looking forward to creating and using these running playlists to learn new music while also exercising.
With delight,
♥Jamie
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