Your Top music running tracks please!

[Dellacat]

Hi all! I want to put myself together a playlist to run to. Wondered what your best running tracks are? So far, I know I will have Phillip Sousa's liberty bell march as my warm up, but in terms of the actual run wondered what tracks other people find motivational - with a good beat of course!

[run_forrest_run]

I love all the songs I've got on my running playlist, but the one that always makes me go 'YES!' is Billie Jean by Michael Jackson as soon as I hear that beat start, it peps me up no end!

[Dellacat Graduate in reply to run_forrest_run]

Oh yes great idea! You can imagine the pavement lighting up as you run!

[Burstcouch Graduate]

Pump up the Jam by Technotronic, the beat makes your run faster

So does Somebody's watching me by Rockwell.

Stamp on the ground by Italo brothers.

All downloaded off i tunes.

depends what you like, this is all dance music and I find the beat helps me focus.

[Dellacat Graduate in reply to Burstcouch]

Know the first two but will look up the Italo brothers track! Thanks

[Plinth Graduate]

I've been thinking this too. Searches online bring up music that's far too trendy for my liking. I'm a child of the 80's and have never liked music that's really popular!

[Oldgirl Graduate]

How about some Scissor Sisters, I've a few of theirs on my playlist. I don't like the modern stuff but enjoy, Abba, SS, Alexander Burke I just went through my library and picked out some of my favourite fast up beat songs. I made my playlist about 2 hours long that way I can shuffle it which means I don't get fed up listening to the same order of songs every run.

[Dellacat Graduate in reply to Oldgirl]

Mmmmmm may try some scissor sisters! It's the shuffling I am trying to get away from as I find I lose my rhythm and concentration! It doesn't take much! Lol

[Penelope19]

I love running to the GoGos...Vacation, We Got the Beat. I'm a child of the 80s too.

[Dellacat Graduate in reply to Penelope19]

Gosh not heard the Gogos in years! Nice suggestion.

[DeliaItaly Graduate]

As I get tired towards the end of my run it just has to be:

KEEP ON RUNNING - Spencer Davis Group &

COME ON EILEEN - Dexy's Midnight Runners

and for the younger one's amongst you:

HIPS DON'T LIE - Shakira

[rayagirl]

Jenifer Lopez - on the floor. Also, I recently signed up at Rock my run (rockmyrun.com) It is free to register and you can download 1 free running track (45min long) of your choice every month. There are lots of mixes and genres to choose from.

Awesome website

Happy running!

[Dellacat Graduate]

Thanks for the tip off about rock my run. I will have a look!

[Hidden]

I'm determined to stick with Laura until I graduate in a few weeks... but then there will be the mother of all running playlists created including....

The warm up off 5k+ Speed - a really boppy & feel good tune... or Kings of Leon Revelry

then running along to

Rihanna - Pon De Replay

The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize .... (or their opening version from London 2012 Opening Cermony - infact that whole opening session)

FatBoySlim - Gangster Tripping

Rihanna - S&M

Rizzle Kicks - Mama do the hump

Adele - Rumor Has it

Blondie - One Way or Another

Madness - Taller than you are..... (infact anything Sca - don't get me going here)

Girls Aloud - Love Machine

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Hoedown

Tina Turner - NutbushCity Limits

Cool down to John Lennon - Instant Karma & Black Eyed Peas - I gotta feeling.

oh and I must get back into Prince oh & most of Brian Ferry too, oh and RunDMC ....... aaaagggghhhhh - too much music for 30mins - I might need a half marathon to listen to all this lot!

Have fun & Happy Running

[Dora_the_explorer]

jog.fm

Just type in your time per km, (or your target time per km) and it shows you a list of appropriate tracks based on their beats per minute. Best site I have ever used. Really helped me pick up my pace and shave some seconds off each km.

[Ribena]

The Man With the Golden Gun soundtrack is brilliant, as are most of the Bond themes. I also like the songs from Wicked for running to.

[Dellacat Graduate]

Funnily enough had considered running to the soundtrack of legally blonde as it makes me laugh so much!