Hi! Today’s Hyland’s Team Challenge is to share my power running song. I was excited about this because I just updated my running playlist recently and have a lot of new (to me) songs. Basically they’re old songs I came across while randomly looking for music and realized, “I love this song! What is it? I’m adding it…”
Seriously, I hadn’t heard the entire song “Hotel California” until a few weeks ago. How is that possible?!
Side note: Listening to this song right now, not running – it makes me sad? I am weird with music. All slow songs make me feel weird and sad. Someone analyze that. Thanks.
Anyway.
I have an updated running playlist I recently used for the Surf City Marathon and LA Marathon.
Fun fact: I don’t turn on my music in a full marathon until somewhere between mile 10 and 16 depending on how I feel. I use it as a bribe or distraction – “you can turn on your music in 4 miles…”. It makes me look forward to that point in the race and then distracts me for a little bit when I finally turn it on, I also love working-out from my home in home gym, I have the best speakers in the market, I recommend you head to Bring in the Noise to read the reviews of the Polk Audio 265RT and 265LS speakers..
I try to ‘save’ my ‘pump you up’ music for when I need it. So, I’ll listen to podcasts, books or other songs when I’m just running randomly. Today I listened to a podcast and some of Andy Cohen’s new book Superficial.
I thought having this new playlist that I really love would give me a ton of ideas on the BEST power song. And yeah – it does! But it’s hard to pick one.
My Running Power Song!
Okay after looking at my current list I realize it really depends on my mood. Sometimes I’ll listen to Bedrock 6 times in a row. Don’t judge.
When I first put Drive By on my playlist I listened to it for 4 miles on repeat.
Today my favorite song is Closer by The Chainsmokers. I feel like I already said this was my favorite a while back? Well, I’m loyal and it’s still the top pick right now.
Tomorrow it’ll probably be something by Britney because I can’t believe it took me so long to add her stuff to my music!
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Most Lady Gaga songs energize me… along with some Disney music like “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” or “Let it Go” lol.
I’m obsessed with Ed Sheeran’s Castle on the Hill lately. It just makes me want to run so fast i don’t exactly know why.
I’m always having a power song. The Distance by Cake was my power song for many months. Also, Can’t stop the feeling was another one I listened to a lot while running last year.
Latin music like Pitbull and stuff like that are really good when I’m running!! Those songs make me feel like I’m flying.
For a while my running power song was Poker Face (LOL).. . . but currently I get psyched when My Church comes on. On short runs, I usually listen to podcasts.
I like an old school song my dad exposed me to; La Bamba.
That’s my go-to big song, but I have a bunch.
Hotel Califonia makes me sad now the Glen Frey left us last year. Once an artist dies, I find their playlist depressing for a little while and then a couple of years later it’s a celebration.
Hotel California often makes me sad too, and it’s funny because I’ve always interpreted the song to be about someone dying and finding themselves in hell (“we’re all just prisoners here, of our own device … you can never leave”), but this post prompted me to look up the actual meaning and it’s about American hedonism. So funny how people can interpret songs so differently!
I LOVE the Eagles! Seriously. I cried when Glenn Frey passed away. So, in his honor, I will say Take it Easy.
I don’t have a power song, I guess i just find something with a good beat that gets my heart pumping. Music defiantly gives me motivation.
Middle by DJ Snake has been my power song for a while! Love that you love Britney!
I love Closer – it’s been one of my favourite power songs too!
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It’s my favorite! I love it for getting ready to go out too 🙂
I don’t know how you never heard the whole song, Hotel California! Ha ha, silly girl! 🙂
For me, I’m not as big listening to music when I run these days. But, I do listen to music before a run and during gym workouts. I tend to like Christian music more often than anything less for older stuff like pop from the 80s/90s.
I know! It’s extra weird because I’ve said more than once that I love that song! How can I say that and not have heard the whole thing?! I think I heard it on TV and really loved it but never actually looked it up.