National Marathon was the first time I’ve ever run with music during a race. I typically like to be present in the moment, but for this particular race I knew that I would need an extra little kick, some more pep in my step, to deal with the sleepless nights that come with having a baby.
Thanks to my twitter and facebook friends, who gave me some great song suggestions, I came up with a pretty awesome play list and only hit skip once or twice. During the hard miles in Anacostia I even hit repeat on a couple of songs to get me through. I’m still debating whether I’ll run with music at Boston.
Here are some of the songs that got me through my last 26.2!
Eye of The Tiger: Survivor
Raise Your Glass: Glee Cast Version
Under The Sun: Bebo Norman
Sexy Chick: David Guetta
Dynamite: Taio Cruz
Stuck Like Glue: Sugarland
Hallelujah: Heather Williams
Right Round: Flo Rida
Hold It Against Me: Britney Spears
Let It Rock: Kevin Rudolph & Little Wayne
Empire State of Mind: Jay – Z
Disturbia: Rihanna
Just Dance: Lady GaGa
Poker Face: Lady GaGa
Forever: Chris Brown
S & M: Rihanna
This Afternoon: Nickelback
Learning To Fly: Tom Petty
Your Love Is My Drug: Ke$ha
Bulletproof: La Roux
California Gurls: Katy Perry
See You Again: Miley Cyrus
Miss Independent: Ne-Yo
Live Your Life: T.I.
Untouched: The Veronicas
Let It Rock: Kevin Rudolph & Little Wayne
Meet Me Halfway: Black Eyed Peas
Love Game: Lady GaGa
Fire Burning: Sean Kingston
Sober: Pink
Whatever You Like: T.I.
We R Who We R: Ke$ha
Raise Your Glass: Pink
More: Usher
Good Life: One Republic
Jars Of Clay: Lonely People
How Bad Do You Want It: Tim McGraw
She Wolf: Shakira
My Old Friend: Tim McGraw
Born To Fly: Sara Evans
Sunny Days: Jars Of Clay
Do you have any songs you love that I should add? Comment with your favorite ‘pump me up’ running song!
Runner, dreamer, marathoner x24, mommy of 3, Women's Running Magazine cover model, published writer, Saucony contributing blogger, running coach, and lover of all things running. I Run This Body. 
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Some of my favorite running songs are on there! I'm debating running my marathon with music even though I never train with it. I just get so pumped when I hear a power song and it could help in the later miles. Opinions?
THANK you so much for this! I'm sitting here working on a playlist for this weekends half right now!
Ok, your list is good… BUT… "Meet me halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas is the WORST running song ever. The LAST thing I need to hear when I am racing is Fergie whining "I can't go on any further than this". Seriously!
I posted my play list here… feel free to steal some and there are some great suggestions in the comments. My fav running song is "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera.
http://seemomrunfar.blogspot.com/2011/03/tunes-game-and-giveaway.html
Animal – Neon Trees, Don't Trust Me – 3OH!3, Here It Goes Again – OK Go, Loser Like Me – Glee Cast, Love Drunk – Boys Like Girls, Teenage Dream – Katy Perry or Glee Cast, Telephone – Glee Cast version, Tik Tok – Ke$ha or Glee Cast – that's what I've got today!
I don't know a lot of the newer music, but I'll have to check them out! I was just trying to put together a playlist for my 1/2 in a couple of weeks!
You've got a lot of good ones. I like DJ Tiesto's Adagio for Strings.
GREAT timing on this post!! YAY!
I'd add "all of the lights".
Anberlin- Readyfuels
Foo Fighters- The Pretender
Muse- Hyteria
I don't know most of yours.
Love this list! There are some good ones!!
Rock N Roll – Led Zeppelin. Makes me run faster EVERY.TIME.
Toby Mac – Ignition and Catchafire
Another one I love is coldplay – viva la vida!
I like your list! I have a lot of the same ones on my ipod. Meredith's Toby Mac suggestions are actually two of my favs to run to. Here are some others I like that weren't on your list:
Skillet- Hero, Awake and Alive, Monster
Queen- Another one Bites the Dust, We Will Rock You
Guns and Roses- Paradise City
The B-52s- Love Shack
Snap!-The Power
Technotronic-Pump Up The Jam
Eye of the tiger is a must!!!
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Mike
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I hit the ground – Keith Urban
rolling in the deep – Adele
what the hell -avril lavigne
the rising- springsteen
dont you (forget about me) david cook
according to you orianthi
how long -the eagles
hey ya! – outkast
Thank you for sharing your playlist – I will have to add some of those to mine to get me through Boston next week! There is a song that my husband downloaded for me that is my NEW pump me up song and it is a must – My Body by Young the Giant. I love how it says – "My body tells me No – but I want more!!"
I like a lot of your songs! others:
One More- Superchick
Fighter-Christina Aquilera
Breakin' Dishes-Rihanna
Motion-Plumb
Heaven Helps the Man-Kenny Loggins
Holding out for a Hero-Bonnie Tyler
This is How a Heart Breaks-Rob Thomas
Free-Mercy Me
I agree with Amanda, I have Skillets' Awake and Alive on my ipod and I love it.
Chritina Aguliera's Fighter got me through the last few miles of my first marathon. I played it over and over again!
Move your Feet by Junior Senior and Step One Two by Kaskade. Random, yes, but when they come on during a workout, I am invincible!
Eminem Lose Yourself and Not Afraid (the clean versions
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Stronger: Kanye West
Remember the Name: Fort Minor
Boombox Generation: Motion City Soundtrack
Stacked Actors: Foo Fighters
Empty: Metric
Cold Hard Bitch: Jet
The Middle: Jimmy Eat World (this is the BEST!)