Music For Sweating

For the last couple of months, I’ve been training for a half-marathon which takes place in mid-October. The training plan I’m using is 12 weeks long. As of today, I’m halfway through week 8. Several early AM runs are scheduled during the week, sandwiched in between rest days on Mondays and Fridays. I do the long runs on Saturday and cycling on Sunday for cross-training. Most of my running has been on a local greenway system. It’s beautifully wooded, following the local river, and generally has a decent number of other folks running, walking or biking.

My goal is to finish strong, so I’m not likely to be breaking any speed records. My long runs are well over an hour at this point, with walking breaks for water and occasional chewy gummy runner snack things. My next long run is 10 miles and it was high time to add music to the routine.

Herewith my workout playlist. Healthy amount of 80s and 90s pop on there. Some of the more recent stuff comes courtesy of having teens and pre-teens in the house. For better or worse, this lets me keep track of the latest hot hits. You could probably take a pretty good guess at my age from the list below.

1. Hey Ya! – Radio Mix, OutKast
   1. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), C+C Music Factory
   2. Call Me, Blondie
   3. I’m Still Standing, Elton John
   4. Black Betty, Ram Jam
   5. Hungry Like The Wolf – 2009 Remix, Duran Duran
   6. Cradle of Love, Billy Idol
   7. I Ran, Flock of Seagulls
   8. Pump It, The Black Eyed Peas
   9. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People
   10. Sonnentanz – Sun Don’t Shine, Klankarussell & Will Heard
   11. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), Dead Or Alive
   12. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
   13. She Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals
   14. Walking On Sunshine, Katrina & The Waves
   15. Beds Are Burning – Remastered, Midnight Oil
   16. Smooth Criminal, Alien Ant Farm
   17. Land of Confusion, Disturbed
   18. Girls On Film, Duran Duran
   19. Turning Japanese, The Vapors
   20. Waka Waka (This Time For Africa), Shakira/Freshlyground
   21. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles, The Proclaimers
   22. Tarzan Boy, Baltimora
   23. Mexican Radio, Wall Of Voodoo
   24. She Sells Sanctuary, The Cure
   25. Higher Ground, Red Hot Chili Peppers
   26. Wild Wild West, The Escape Club
   27. Rebel Yell, Billy Idol
   28. Enjoy The Silence, Depeche Mode
   29. Message In A Bottle, The Police
   30. Psycho Killer, Talking Heads
   31. A View To A Kill, Duran Duran
   32. Uma Thurman, Fall Out Boy
   33. Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
   34. Bad Moon Rising, Credence Clearwater Revival
   35. Suffragette City, David Bowie
   36. Paint It, Black, The Rolling Stones
   37. Weapon Of Choice, Fatboy Slim
   38. The Rockafeller Skank, Fatboy Slim
   39. Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
   40. The Power (7” Version), SNAP!
   41. Sandstorm, Darude
   42. Come Out And Play, The Offspring
   43. Can You Dig It (Iron Man 3 Main Theme), Brian Taylor
   44. Main Theme (from Superman), John Williams
   45. I’m Shipping Up To Boston, Dropkick Murphys
   46. Derezzed, Daft Punk
   47. Rio, Duran Duran
   48. Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J
   49. Jai Ho, A. R. Rahman
   50. Mundian To Bach Ke, Panjabi MC
   51. How To Be A Millionaire, ABC
   52. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
   53. Turn Down For What, DJ Snake & Lil Jon
   54. Animals, Maroon 5
   55. Crazy, Gnarls Barkley
   56. Forever Man, Eric Clapton
   57. Dirty Laundry, Don Henley
   58. Higher Love, Steve Winwood
   59. What is Love, Haddaway
   60. Crazy, Seal
   61. Groove Is In The Heart, Deee-Lite
   62. Unbelievable, EMF
   63. Jump Around, House of Pain
   64. Things That Make You Go Hmm, C+C Music Factory
   65. Pretty Fly (For A White Guy), The Offspring
   66. Pause, Run DMC
   67. Mortal Kombat Theme, Utah Saints
   68. The Sign, Ace of Base
   69. Finally, CeCe Peniston
   70. Two Princes, Spin Doctors
   71. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex
   72. Ready To Go, Republica