"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." - Bob Marley
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| Happiness is running with music! |
I always have a 'theme song' for a big event. Here are some examples of theme songs:
2012 Racine Half Ironman-Theme from Mission Impossible- Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By: Adam Clayton/Larry Mullen
2012 Carmel Marathon- "This Head I Hold"- Electric Guest
2011 Steelhead Half Ironman- "Ladies and Gentlemen"- Saliva
2011 New Orleans Marathon- "No More Tears"- Ozzy Osborne
My theme song for Detroit is going to be: "Too Close"- Alex Clare
So, let me share my first 10 songs of the Detroit Playlist:
1) "Losers"- The Belle Brigade- This song reminds me to run my own race. It starts out nice and slow. This is good to navigate through the crowd at the beginning of the race.
2) "Paradise"- Coldplay- The tempo is a little bit faster, but controlled- this reminds me that I am still warming up.
3) Theme from Mission: Impossible- Now that I am warmed up, it is time to get funky and get in the groove.
4) "Moves Like Jagger"- Maroon 5- Established pace and away we go! This song lets me figure out how my body is feeling for the day. Is it going to be a good day or a challenging day?
5) "Tongue Tied"- Grouplove- My new favorite song!
6) "This Head I Hold"- Electric Guest- another reminder to run my own race.
7) "Eminence Front"- The Who- this song is always playing on Saturday mornings in the winter on the Weather Channel at 5AM when I am figuring out what to wear for my run. A reminder that this race could be colder...
8) "Vogue"- Madonna- I just saw her in concert. My favorite Madonna song.
9) "Rain in the Summertime"- The Alarm- This song was my 'powersong' for my very first marathon- 2001 Chicago Marathon. I ran a lot that summer in the rain- brings back good rookie marathon memories of chafing.
10) "Dead Man's Party"-Oingo Boingo- Come on! It's October! You gotta play "Dead Man's Party"! Also brings back good, hazy memories of college parties...
BONUS! Here are the last 3 songs on every playlist.
"Amazing"- One eskimO- this plays on the last mile. So inspirational- makes me cry every time.
"#9 Dream"- John Lennon- This plays as I cross the finish line. It is so surreal to hear this song as you get your medal.
The final song is "Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussy. Such a beautiful song- a good song to collect yourself, stretch out and take stock in all of the hard work and training that you dedicated to the race and to yourself.
What are your powersongs?
So, let me share my first 10 songs of the Detroit Playlist:
1) "Losers"- The Belle Brigade- This song reminds me to run my own race. It starts out nice and slow. This is good to navigate through the crowd at the beginning of the race.
2) "Paradise"- Coldplay- The tempo is a little bit faster, but controlled- this reminds me that I am still warming up.
3) Theme from Mission: Impossible- Now that I am warmed up, it is time to get funky and get in the groove.
4) "Moves Like Jagger"- Maroon 5- Established pace and away we go! This song lets me figure out how my body is feeling for the day. Is it going to be a good day or a challenging day?
5) "Tongue Tied"- Grouplove- My new favorite song!
6) "This Head I Hold"- Electric Guest- another reminder to run my own race.
7) "Eminence Front"- The Who- this song is always playing on Saturday mornings in the winter on the Weather Channel at 5AM when I am figuring out what to wear for my run. A reminder that this race could be colder...
8) "Vogue"- Madonna- I just saw her in concert. My favorite Madonna song.
9) "Rain in the Summertime"- The Alarm- This song was my 'powersong' for my very first marathon- 2001 Chicago Marathon. I ran a lot that summer in the rain- brings back good rookie marathon memories of chafing.
10) "Dead Man's Party"-Oingo Boingo- Come on! It's October! You gotta play "Dead Man's Party"! Also brings back good, hazy memories of college parties...
BONUS! Here are the last 3 songs on every playlist.
"Amazing"- One eskimO- this plays on the last mile. So inspirational- makes me cry every time.
"#9 Dream"- John Lennon- This plays as I cross the finish line. It is so surreal to hear this song as you get your medal.
The final song is "Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussy. Such a beautiful song- a good song to collect yourself, stretch out and take stock in all of the hard work and training that you dedicated to the race and to yourself.
What are your powersongs?
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