Surprisingly Good PJ Songs to Run to

Im not a runner, but id imagine MFC or RVM are good to with with as far as the opening riffs of the songs go.

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I always knew the following were good running tunes:

Alone
Education
Dirty Frank

but recently I've realized the following songs are good paced songs:

undone
red mosquito

and you? What PJ songs do you like to run to? I need to increase my shuffle songs as I'm going to do a lot more running soon.

I have found out that anything that is real intense and gets you pumped up is not good for long distance running. It is easy to lose track, get caught up in the music, and the pace becomes too much to sustain. At least it is for me. A few that I stay away from Jeremy, Blood, Lukin, Do the Evolution, and SOLAT. You can listen to these types of tracks to get you mentally ready, but I avoid them while actually running.

I like songs with great instrumentals, so I choose a lot of live tracks. They seem to keep me going without getting me caught up too much in the words.

Instrumental Brother is good, along with extended live versions of Porch, Crazy Mary, Evenflow, and Wishlist. The first four give me a mental boost in the beginning and then level out to keep that pace, while Wishlist is a good pace song for me.

I like the idea of throwing Red Mosquito into the mix. I will have to try that myself.

Lately I've been using the self titled album heaps for working out etc

Life Wasted
World Wide Suicide
Comatose
Severed Hand
Marker In The Sand
Unemployable
Big Wave..


as well as

Corduroy
Breath
Leash
Red Mosquito
Hail Hail

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I plan on doing more running, and I may need to switch up my iPod a bit. I'll keep what' on it, but what other CD titles in particular would you recommend? mgervace mentioned Cold. Anything else? So far my favorite running music is:

cc+ the music factory = everybody dance now
a lot of Pearl Jam
Rush
Bruce Springsteen
New Order
Aretha Franklin
and a little of this, and a little of that.

What CD Titles would you recommend I buy?

Excellent list thusfar. My favorite music to lift weights to is RUSH. I love it.

This may be kind of funky, but I enjoy working out to 311 as well. A few cds include:

-Soundsystem
-From Chaos
-311 (otherwise know as the The Blue Album)

Just something to look into that really works for me.

I'm glad you asked. I have a very large folder of PJ (live and studio) on my I-River (can't run without it). Pretty much any of it works, but the best for warming up: LBC, All Those Yesterdays, Elderly Woman...
Mid run: SOLAT, Brain of J, Evolution, Save You, Once
and to bring it home Alive does it every time.

I'll check out a couple of your favorites, as well as some that others have posted. Fun or what?

I like...
Whipping
Last Exit
Cordoroy
RVM

I've tried a few types including ear buds (painful), over the head (awkward); and then I found Sony's behind the neck type (goofy looking silver triangle earpieces, though). They have quite good sound and stay on well during runs even when I have Evenflow cranked. (Mine are actually a couple years old and still working great). My I River goes on my arm, so I just tuck all the excess wire into my sleeve or shirt. Works fine.

I have to agree RVM is excellent for a burst of adrenaline mid run. What could be more therapeutic than a long run around the lake with an amazing set of Pearl Jam tunes.

Not PJ but I always liked working out to Burden in My Hand by Soundgarden. I could put that song on repeat and just do pushups and situps for a long time.

education-->live or lost?

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I always knew the following were good running tunes:

Alone
Education
Dirty Frank

but recently I've realized the following songs are good paced songs:

undone
red mosquito

and you? What PJ songs do you like to run to? I need to increase my shuffle songs as I'm going to do a lot more running soon.