{"id":2772,"date":"2012-01-03T05:47:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T05:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog1\/?p=2772"},"modified":"2012-01-03T05:47:36","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T05:47:36","slug":"tips-for-running-the-power-song-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog1\/tips-for-running-the-power-song-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips For Running: The Power Song List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As the half marathon is now less than a week away I am focusing on getting ready for race day. I have been tapering down my distances, made a motel reservation, and most important I am honing in my power song list.
\nFor me music is essential for running. I am slow but I know I would be even slower if I did not have music playing in the background. I have experimented on this in the past and hands down I do better with music.
\nI plan on finishing the race in 3 hours and 20 mins. or better. The reason for this is because 3 hrs. and 20 mins. is what I did on my last run and I want to beat it. It would seem an easy task to pick songs for this but it is not as easy as I thought it would be. First of all 3+ hrs worth of songs is a lot of music. Second, you need to pick songs that are upbeat, but not songs that are so fast they will tire you out.\u00a0 In all the list ended up being 47 songs. In reverse order of how they are playing here are my 47 power songs:<\/p>\n

47. Clocks \u2013 Coldplay
\n46. Man In The Mirror \u2013 Michael Jackson
\n45. Good Vibrations\u00a0 – Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch
\n44. Party Rock Anthem \u2013 LMFAO
\n43. We Built This City \u2013 Starship
\n42. Real American \u2013 WWE Anthology
\n41. Vacation \u2013 The Go-Go\u2019s
\n40. Conquest\u00a0 – Bill Conti
\n39. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant \u2013 Billy Joel
\n38. Samba E Gol \u2013 Vincenzo Bellini
\n37. Reach \u2013 Gloria Esefan
\n36. I Want Candy \u2013 Bow Wow Wow
\n35. Rendez-Vous \u201998 \u2013 Jean-Michel Jarre and Apollo 440
\n34. I Gotta Feeling \u2013 The Black Eyed Peas
\n33. I Can\u2019t Get Next To You \u2013 The Temptations
\n32. I\u2019m Gonna Be \u2013 The Proclaimers
\n31. I\u2019m Free \u2013 Kenny Loggins
\n30. Hot Legs \u2013 M.A.T.C.H.
\n29. Fighter \u2013 Christina Aguilera
\n28. Holiday Road \u2013 Lindsey Buckingham
\n27. Hearts On Fire \u2013 John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
\n26. Groove Is In The Heart \u2013 Deee-Lite
\n25. Give It All Up \u2013 The Corrs
\n24. Riders In The Sky \u2013 The Outlaws
\n23. Get\u2019cha Head In The Game \u2013 Troy
\n22. Footloose \u2013 Kenny Loggins
\n21. Firework \u2013 Katy Perry
\n20. Ride Like The Wind \u2013 Christopher Cross
\n19. East Bound And Down \u2013 Jerry Reed
\n18. The Final Game \u2013 Jerry Goldsmith
\n17. Eye Of The Tiger \u2013 Survivor
\n16. Everybody Wants to Rule the World \u2013 Tears for Fears
\n15. Draggin\u2019 The Line \u2013 Tommy James
\n14. Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019 \u2013 Glee Cast
\n13. Dare You to Move \u2013 Switchfoot
\n12. You Get What You Give \u2013 New Radicals
\n11. Dancing In The City \u2013 The Party
\n10. Cruisin\u2019 Route 66 \u2013 Brian Hughes
\n9. Tryouts \u2013 Jerry Goldsmith
\n8. Beautiful Day \u2013 U2
\n7. 1901 \u2013 Phoenix
\n6. War\/Fanfare from Rocky \u2013 Vince DiCola
\n5. Walking on Sunshine \u2013 Katrina and the Waves
\n4. Training Montage \u2013 Vince DiCola
\n3. Top Of The World \u2013 Chumbawamba
\n2. Bugler\u2019s Dream \/ Olympic Fanfare \u2013 John Williams
\n1. Right Now \u2013 Van Halen<\/p>\n

I think the list is a very interesting mix. Some songs are classics and some are new. Most of them have vocals but some are just instrumental. It is not surprising to me\u00a0that the Rocky movie soundtracks make many appearances on my list. Out of all of these songs Firework by Katy Perry is what I call my “Power Song.” You will notice I put that song in the middle. This is my go to song. My hope is that when I am halfway through and I am starting to feel the burn it will pick me up. It is a great song (although I don’t recommend watching the video).<\/p>\n

So that is my power song list. Do you have a power song list? Or is there a song you have that when you hear that song it makes you go a little bit faster? If so I would love to know. I am always tinkering with my list and so suggestions is always welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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