Take yesterday, during my soaker of a March Madness half marathon. Those songs came in just the right spot, as if I arranged the playlist based on where I'd need a pick-me-up, how I wanted to start and end the race, and where I'd be climbing hills. Now I can't say I'd recommend this playlist for everyone since it's pretty obvious that we all have different music likes, especially when running, but this one was pretty darn good for my mood. So good I might have to keep it in the queue for my next half marathon. Here's what I got:
- Lazy Eye by Silversun Pickups. This turned out to be a good choice to start the race, and just loud enough to still hear the gun go off.
- 1985 by Bowling For Soup
- One with Mary J. Blige and U2
- Spaceman by The Killers. There's something about the beats in this song that add a spring to my step. It happened at Grandma's Marathon and it repeated at March Madness.
- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) by Bruce Springsteen
- The Best Thing by Boom Crash Opera. My version is so old--from the soundtrack from the 1991 movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead--and different from what you'd find on iTunes today that I don't think I'd add it to my running list without my faster-paced rendition.
- Memory by Sugarcult
- Basket Case by Green Day
- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Hey Julie by Fountains of Wayne
- Oh! Gravity by Switchfoot
- The Sound of Settling by Death Cab for Cutie
- Foundations by Kate Nash
- When You Were Young by The Killers
- Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event
- Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun. One of the few updates to my playlist that couldn't have come at a better time, as I was running up a hill.
- Shake It by Metro Station
- Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band
- Welcome to Paradise by Green Day
- Feel Like Rain by Motion City Soundtrack. I was practically waiting for this song to ring through my ears because of the shower we were running through.
- I Still Remember by Bloc Party
- The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls
- Keep the Car Running by The Arcade Fire
- Amsterdam by Guster
- City of Blinding Lights by U2
- Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John
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