Music for running

I'm getting tired of the music I have on my Ipod shuffle. Anyone have some suggestions for good running songs that I can download. They need to be upbeat or energetic.

 

I use
Iron Maiden - Run to the hills.
Stumble and fall - Razorlight
The day we caught the train - ocean coloured scene
St Elmo's fire - John Parr
Going undergroud - The jam
I'll be there for you - Bon Jovi
Amazing - Aerosmith
Pretender to the throne - The Beautiful South

 

If you want a continuous mix for your run, DJ Steve Boyett has created free downloadable mixes that are grouped by Beats per Minute in his Podrunner series. He has them available at his site, Podrunner, although I think you can also get it as a podcast through iTunes.

Most of the mixes I've heard are instrumental electronica tracks, which has helped me in the past, but I know others would prefer to have songs they know.

 

Re: RE: Music for running

Hold the presses...Stu, 'St. Elmo's Fire'???? How can you pick that over the theme to Beverly Hills Cop? :wink:

 

My list is a bit heavier but it is upbeat:

Saliva--superstar and Ladies and Gentlemen
Living Colour--Cult of Personality
Several Metallica songs sprinked in
Def Leppard--Rocket
Van Halen--Panama and Runaround
AC/DC--Rock-n-Roll Ain't Noise Pollution and Thunderstruck

 

Re: RE: Music for running

Great shout. Axel F now added to the Ipod.

But, in my defence, St.Elmo's fire gave a teenage boy a lot of happy memories. Demi Moore was a stunning 'hottie hot hottie'.

I have also run to the Vangelis Chariots of fire theme - I swear it made me run faster in slowmo!

 

RE: Re: RE: Music for running

I have used Beatport before and it was nice, but lately I have been trying to push myself harder for the Air Force's physical fitness test, so I've been listening to more drum n bass techno.

Dieselboy's "6ixth Session" should do you nicely if you want really fast and energetic music, but no lyrics to distract you too much.

 

Wow, 173 beats per minute . . . . I'm not running sprints and I'm not Kenyan. That will give a recreational long distance runner AFib in a heart beat.

Thanks to everyone for your input. I used a few but most of them are, well, too male for me.

 

Mo, try Seal. I'm a cyclist and won't run if you put a gun to my head, but there are several tunes that give me a lift when I am about to hit a hill. Ridge Road being my favorite.

 

mine is more in line with fulhamfan. Alice in chains, rage, metallica, some pearl jam, North Mississippi Allstars sprinkled in, Kings X, etc..

 

I'm more into weightlifting, but here are a few of mine

Kickstart my heart -- Motley Crew
Cult of Personality -- Living Colour
Enter Sandman -- Metallica
Lay your hands on me -- Bon Jovi
Since I've been loving you -- Led Zeppelin
Snake Oil -- Steve Earle (no, not the old FFC striker)
Sweet Child o' mine -- GNR
Let's get rocked -- Def Leppard (I know, reeeeeeeeeeally cheesy)
Poundcake -- Van Halen (ditto)
Eruption/ You really got me -- Van Halen

Quite a few other cheesy 80s rock tunes -- cheese does serve a purpose.

 

but i will say, right now on the ipod is more blues/folk/rockabilly mix. in fact, I find myself listening to the Flying Burrito Brothers over and over again.

 

The Rifles, great tracks for running