Jeff Pearlman's marathon training song list

[Pulitzer Wannabe]

Fun to look at:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/071116

Most of those don't do it for me, though some do ("Highway to Hell" being one).

My cardio workouts are fueled by, among others, "Move" by Ludacris, "Right Now" by Van Halen, "Bleed American" by Jimmy Eat World, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," by Metallica, "Long Way Down" by the Goo Goo Dolls, "Baba O'Reilly" by The Who, and for the cheese factor, the "Hoosiers" movie theme music.

There's a few others, too. I'll have to dig up the iPod later and list some more.

Others?

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

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[ondeadline]

Born to Run seems appropriate. I never run with (or have owned an iPod), but when I'm listening to music on the Walkman while running, it's usually the classic rock station.

 

[PhilaYank36]

My running/lifting list as follows:

1. Enter Sandman (Metallica)
2. No More Sorrow (Linkin Park)
3. Whiplash (Motorhead/Metallica cover)
4. The Hellion/Electric Eye (Judas Priest)
5. Step Up (Drowning Pool)
6. More Human than Human (White Zombie)
7. Breed (Nirvana)
8. Good Mourning/Black Friday (Megadeth)
9. Hey Man, Nice Shot (Filter-live)
10. Sick of Life (Godsmack)
11. The Hand that Feeds (Nine Inch Nails)
12. The Journey/Spiral (Godsmack)
13. Master of Puppets (Metallica)
14. Master of Puppets (Trivium - cover of above)
15. Releasing the Demons (Godsmack)
16. Conflict (Disturbed)
17. Whatever (Godsmack)
18. Painkiller (Judas Priest)
19. Violence Fetish (Disturbed)
20. Living in Sin (Godsmack)
21. Bleed it Out (Linkin Park)
22. The Beautiful People (Marilyn Manson)
23. Dyers' Eve (Metallica)
24. All My Life (Foo Fighters)
25. Changes (Godsmack)

I would have listed more, but Pearlman left his at 25, so I shall follow suit. As you can tell, I enjoy listening to songs that make me feel happy as a lark while working out.

 

[Clever username]

I can understand the appeal of listening to music while running, especially on long training runs, but my senses get all messed up when I have headphones on (or ear buds in). I'd rather listen to my own thoughts than get hit by a car.

 

[ondeadline]

As long as you don't turn it up too loudly, you can definitely hear the traffic around you fine. Unless I'm running with somebody, I'm always running with a Walkman and have never had trouble. I also listen to a lot of sports talk, so I guess that helps as well.

 

[Cadet]

ondeadline, and iPod will change your life. You'll wonder how you ever went without one. I used to be a Walkman user, too, but I have since seen the light.

 

[Clever username]

I also don't like carrying anything or having anything strapped to me. I guess listening to music while I'm running is just not for me.

 

[Mayfly]

I never trained with an IPod because I was always running with my cross country team or lifting in a gym that has pump up music. Now that I don't run for a team any longer, I got an arm band for my IPod and I listen to it on every run. If you listen to the right songs, it can get you into a rhythm which is awesome on longer runs.

My playlist when I work out includes...

- "Weatherman" by Jim Jones, Lil Wayne, Stack Bundles/ (NSFW lyrics)
- "Pin the Tail" by Jim Jones, Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana/ (NSFW lyrics)
- "Set it Off" by Audioslave/
- "Cochise" by Audioslave/
- "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine/

 

[PhilaYank36]

Nice selection in Cochise, Mayfly

 

[Mayfly]

Nice selection in Cochise, Mayfly

I enjoy to listen to it right as I am about to hit a heavy bench set. That intro gets me pumped and then when that first note hits, I start cranking out the set.

 

[ondeadline]

I also don't like carrying anything or having anything strapped to me. I guess listening to music while I'm running is just not for me.

I clip my Walkman to the side of my running shorts and it's so light that I don't notice it much. Maybe I'll give an iPod a try one of these days. The thing is, I like to listen to talk radio some while I'm running as well.

 

[Mayfly]

I also don't like carrying anything or having anything strapped to me. I guess listening to music while I'm running is just not for me.

I clip my Walkman to the side of my running shorts and it's so light that I don't notice it much. Maybe I'll give an iPod a try one of these days. The thing is, I like to listen to talk radio some while I'm running as well.

Listening to talk radio when you are running? Dear God man. I would run myself right into traffic if that was the case.

 

[Clever username]

I also don't like carrying anything or having anything strapped to me. I guess listening to music while I'm running is just not for me.

I clip my Walkman to the side of my running shorts and it's so light that I don't notice it much. Maybe I'll give an iPod a try one of these days. The thing is, I like to listen to talk radio some while I'm running as well.

Listening to talk radio when you are running? Dear God man. I would run myself right into traffic if that was the case.

Seconded.

 

[ondeadline]

I didn't say I was listening to Rush (the talk-show host, not the band.)

 

[Mayfly]

I didn't say I was listening to Rush (the talk-show host, not the band.)

But still, the concept of listening to talk radio when you are running. I prefer to listen to music that gets me fired up. Maybe you get your jollies listening to talk radio. You can have it.

 

[Clever username]

Maybe it's just me, but I like to listen to my breathing. Something about hearing it rather than feeling it helps me gauge how I'm feeling so much better.

 

[Mayfly]

Maybe it's just me, but I like to listen to my breathing. Something about hearing it rather than feeling it helps me gauge how I'm feeling so much better.

The good thing about music is that it can steady your breathing. It's something I am noticing. When a song comes on with a driving beat, I can settle my breathing to match the tune and it helps. Plus, then there's a song by Twista called "Heartbeat" that could kill someone with the beat itself. Here's the song: (NSFW, lyrics and the print on the YouTube video)

 

[Stone Cane]

i never run with music

the chirping birds and the wind in the trees and the babbling stream and the sound of my asics crunching through the leaves ... that's all the music i need

 

[ServeItUp]

i never run with music

the chirping birds and the wind in the trees and the babbling stream and the sound of my asics crunching through the leaves ... that's all the music i need

Second this. Be here now. Disconnect the music and embrace the solitude, or risk a BAD case of ADD/ADHD.

Plus, I hate the sound quality in earbud headphones, which are the only ones you can use when running; I'd rather not sweat all over my Sennheiser DJ phones that cover most of my head.