My Awesome Marathon Playlist

A study published last year discovered a direct correlation between fast-paced music and athletic performance. Apparently, the speed of the music (measured by bpm) influences the pace that you run.  For instance, if you run a 5:50/km or a 9:23/mile (my goal pace for the marathon) you should listen to songs that are 158 bpm such as Blink-182’s “What’s My Age Again” and so forth.  

Now I only half believe this because c’mon, there is no music that is fast enough to make me run a 4 min mile no matter how hard I wish for that to happen!   But I’m totally a music person and I cannot run without it so I did what any sane runner does while tapering… I made myself a new AWESOME marathon playlist and now I’m going to make you suffer through reading the entire 35 song, 126 minute* list….<insert evil laugh> 

1. Run Run Run by Celeste Buckingham
2. Happy by Pharrell Williams
3. All ABout That Base by Meghan Trainor
4. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
5. Love Runs Out by OneRepublic
6. Inner Ninja by Classified
7. F**kin’ Perfect by P!nk
8. Wake Me Up by Avicii
9. Timber by Pitbull
10. Lose Yourself by Eminem
11. Cheers (Drink to That) by Rhianna
12. Everything is AWESOME!! by tegan and Sara
13. I Love It by Icona Pop
14. Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
15. Turn All The Lights On by T-Pain
16. Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J
17. Now Or Never by New Kids on the Block
18. #SELFIE by The Chainsmokers
19. So What by P!nk
20. Kanye by The Chainsmokers
21. Jubel by Klingande
22. Cups (When I’m Gone) by Anna Kendrick
23. Eye of The Tiger by Survivor
24. Here We Go Again by Joey McIntyre
25. I Wanna Go by Britney Spears
26. Rumours by Timex Social Club
27. Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO
28. Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo
29. You Make Me Feel… by Cobra Starship
30. Dynamite by Taio Cruz
31. Blame by Calvin Harris
32. Fancy by Iggy Azalea
33. Fireball by Pitbull
34. I’m an Albatroz by AronChupa
35. I Will Never Let You Down by Rita Ora

Question: What songs are on your workout/running playlist?

*I am well aware that it will take me longer than 2 hours and 6 min to complete the marathon so my plan is to listen to the playlist on repeat. I sincerely hope that I don’t have to listen to this a third time.

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