Howdy friends and strangers? How are you tonight? I just rattled off a little over 4 miles on the treadmill we keep in our basement and thought that I should share a few of the tunes that I routinely listen to when I’m jogging. I usually go for something fast and/or something powerfully inspirational to keep my pace fast and my spirits high.
I’ve certainly found those “go to” songs and albums over the past few months as I’ve increased both the intensity and duration of my workouts. Why have I been running so much? Well, because I was getting really fuckin’ fat and, as someone who ran the Chicago Marathon only 4 short years ago, I needed to get back into shape.
It seems to be working since I’ve lost just over 31 pounds since January 14th of this year and feel better than I have in some time. So here are two of the songs I like to listen to on my way back to a sub 20:00 5K. I’m nowhere near there yet, but ya gotta have goals, right? What do you like to listen to when you run?
MP3 | A Wilhelm Scream – 5 To 9 Career Suicide
MP3 | Rise Against – The First Drop Siren Song Of The Counter Culture
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We’re on the same wavelength this week…did a similar post the other day, featuring my favourite running song (for this week anyway) by Blonde Acid Cult. It’s here if you’re interested:
http://itallstarted.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/shake-it-loose/
Glad to see the hiatus is over also, keep up the stellar work!
Anything fast and furious works for me, Rise Against + Wilhelm are on my workout list along with Rancid, Screeching Weasel, Apocalypse Hoboken, NOFX, Used, Against Me!, Bad Religion, Arctic Monkeys, One Black Tooth, Less Than Jake
Hey, check out our band VICTOR from Melbourne, FL — it might be just what ur looking for!
Hey there
Katy here from Sarathan Records, a small indie label from Seattle. I recently came across this post..Firstly, congrats on gettin into running. It’s a painful activity for me..shin splints. And secondly, I thought you might like one of our new artists, War Tapes. They have toured with The Bravery, Smashing Pumpkins and most recently, Tiger Army. They’ve been described as “Interpol meets AFI with a dose of The Cure”.
Anyway, we’re offering a free download of their song, “Dreaming of You”. You can snag it here: http://sarathan.com/free/wartapes
If you get a chance to listen I’d love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to post the song and share it with anyone you think might be into it. For more info, check out http://www.myspace.com/wartapes
cheers,
Katy