Nothing like being out on a run when you’re favourite song drops in, prompting you to pick up your pace. Whether you need some fresh tunes for your next race or you’re just trying to eat up kilometres on a long run, these tunes come fresh from our readers: the crowd-sourced Pump-Up Playlist for Runners.
Joanne Merrett: Definitely have to have ACDC’s Thunderstruck (readers than LIKED this selection nine times!!)
Celene Hecimovich: ZZ Top, Legs and Concrete and Steel.
Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the dark
The Eagles: the Long Run
Gayle Stuebing: Obviously Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin”!
Rick Stone: MGK. Concert for aliens
Marilyn Richardson: “One More” or “It’s On” by Superchick!
Sherri Rogers: Tom Petty, Running Down A Dream; Mambo #5, Lou Bega; Wonderwall, Oasis; Praise You, Fatboy Slim; Summertime Sadness, Lana Del Rey , Cedric Gervais .
Rick O’Shaughnessy: Life During Wartime by The Talking Heads
Pamela Smith Bottos: Song 2 by Blur!
Darlene Rahn: Love Runs Out, One Republic
Jenia Semenova: Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen
Steve Hirchak: Lust for Life, Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Susan Burwell Pozzobon: “I always picked up the pace for You Should Be Dancing by The Bee Gees.”
Lisa Bradley: Lose Yourself by Eminem, Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue, 50, ft. Queenie, by PJ Harvey
Susan McCallum: Till I Collapse, Eminem
Cindy Elliott Southgate: Feel Invincible by Skillet
Leanne McNeil: Black Eyed Peas, Pump It
Steve Fleck: Champion, Buju Banton! “It’s on my Finish Line Playlist that I play when I am announcing!”
Mark Mathieu: Where the Streets Have No Name, U2
Victoria Thomas: Feel So Numb, Rob Zombie
Tammy Coghlan Pigion: Modern Love, David Bowie
David Dazé: “Teenager in the 70’s chiming in here. Jackson Browne’s Running on Empty has brought me great joy on runs over many years, as has Thunder Road and Born to Run by the Boss, and Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac.”
Pamela Smith Bottos: Song 2 by Blur! (see the video up top!)
Steve Wood: KickStart my Heart by Motley Crue
Jon Nicholson, The Story, Brandi Carlile
Darlene Rahn: Love Runs Out, One Republic
Jenia Semenova: Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen
Mike Aubin: Break my Stride, Mathew Wilder
Rick O’Shaughnessy: Life During Wartime, The Talking Heads
Steve Hirchak: Lust for Life, Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Chanty Medeiros: Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Zachary Randle: One Republic, Run Run Run
Pam MacCormack: Kenny Loggins, FOOTLOOSE
Ben Kaplan: They Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar
Nancy Vadeboncoeur: Juggling Chainsaws from Jelly Roll
Dale Kaplan: Anything The Band
Lynne Gagnon: Unstoppable, Sia; I Know What I Am, Band Of Skulls (my absolute favourite – nice pace!)
Gary Clift: Electric Eye by Judas Priest
Jon Nicholson: The Story, Brandi Carlile (another repeat song!)
Tammy Coghlan Pigion: Modern Love by David Bowie
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