Ms Red Pen’s Blog

Runner’s World recently asked readers to nominate their favorite running song. The 32 songs with the most nominations were then put to a vote in heats, with Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals awarded at the finish.

These are a few of my reactions to the list:

• “Oh, c’mon, people! A song does not need to have a variant of the word ‘run’ in the title to be a good running song. This shows a serious lack of imagination.”
• “Wow, some of these songs are ancient! People still listen to this stuff?”
• “On the other hand, I haven’t even heard a few of these. Must check them out.”
• “Hmmm, only one of these songs has ever been included in one of my custom running playlists.” (Dog Days Are Over, in case you’re curious.)

When all the votes had been tallied, Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ took the Gold. Probably a good tempo for many, but the BPM is too slow for me. Not bad for a warm up or cool down, though.

I plan to listen to the whole list (to be honest, I might not make it all the way through some of them) to see if there are any keepers for my next race.

You can listen to the top 32 songs on Spotify. I’d love to hear about your favorite running songs.  

Tags: music, playlist, running