Ladies and gentlemen…it is my pleasure to introduce to you my…
(and the crowd goes wild…ahhhhhh)!
Thanks to your help and an old iTunes gift card, I was able to compile a kick ass playlist that will help ignite that certain fire within as we climb through those infamous 26.2 miles. I figured the easiest way to compile them all was in an iTunes playlist, which you can now find here. But I will give you a little hint in that it includes the likes of B.o.B, Cage the Elephant, Britney Spears, Dropkcik Murphies, Florence + The Machine, Katy Perry, Muse, David Bowie, Usher, The Weather Girls, and more!
Some of my favorite additions to the list include:
- My Time – Fabolous: My new favorite jam as the lyrics are perfect for the race. This is my time – go hard today!
- I’m Shipping Up to Boston – Dropkick Murphys: How can you NOT get pumped when you hear this?
- Under Pressure – David Bowie: I think this song is perfect for the race in that 26.2 miles does put a lot of pressure on you, but David Bowie knows just how to sooooothe the pain away.
- ET – Katy Perry & Kanye West: Just because it’s pop music gold.
- S&M – Rihanna: You can’t help but to feel like a bad ass.
There were a ton of great suggestions, but I only had so much in iTunes gift cards, so if you want to find more great songs, check out the comments of this post.
Happy Running!
P.S. I had a few more songs on the list, including a GirlTalk album and some others, but I just noticed that they didn’t sync when I published the iTunes list. I’ll try to fix this tonight so you have the complete list.
Ah, I love reading about your prep work and excitement for Boston. Makes me wish I was running! Thanks for the list, I did need to do a little iPod updating this weekend. Have you tried the YouTube to MP3 converter sites? That’s how I (sneakily) get songs for free since I’m too cheap to pay for them on iTunes. Find your song on YouTube, plug the URL into the site, and it converts it to an MP3 to download into iTunes.
Good stuff. I just downloaded the Back to the Future theme song. Though I haven’t run 88 mph yet.
Woo hoo!!! Glad under pressure made the cut! Awesome playlist
are you going to run with your ipod in the whole time? i can’t decide. i love hearing the crowds at boston because they are SO loud and SO awesome. but i also love running with hot jams…
decisions decisions
great list!! i love buying new songs 🙂
Love Katy Perry and Kanye! Great list 🙂
Looks like a good playlist to me. I love ET by Katy Perry. It is my favorite song to workout to right now.
Can’t wait to check it out, i only have itunes installed on my home computer. Good luck, I’ll be cheering for you from Seattle on race day!
just downloaded s&m. oh my!
Awesome playlist! I just downloaded E.T., and it truly is pop music gold! The goal is to not overkill any of your fav songs now until Boston! I have a terrible habit of doing this to myself! 🙂
LOVE LOVE LOVE. I’m going to steal some of these ideas for my pre-race playlist!
I’m the same with short skirts, look forward to seeing the whole list at home, haha
enjoy Boston!
wahoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
looks fabulous to me! girl talk is the ULTIMATE essential!! I’m so excited for you, going to Boston, CANNOT wait to hear how it all goes!
Great playlist! I love girltalk… get me in quite the rhythm. I’m so excited for you… definitely serving as motivation to sign up for my first full marathon next spring!
Love the playlist, enjoy the ride that is Boston, Page!!!!!! 🙂
What a great list! I just downloaded ET by Katy Perry (Yay for old iTunes gift cards!). People always judge me when I tell them I listen to Ke$ha or any sort of mainstream pop. But that’s the best music to run to. Sorry but I don’t run to Coldplay although I am completely in love with them otherwise.
I found your blog through Emily’s post-race tweets. It looks like the tunes worked and you had an awesome race today! Congrats!
PS – David Bowie, Under Presser – awesome.
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