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The music that I listen to when I run means a lot to me. Often it moves me to tears. It keeps me going. This is a little sample of my “must listen to” music when I’m running.

• God Says Nothing Back, by the Wallflowers. This song is just the perfect rhythm for my running pace. If I just had one song to listen to over and over while I run, this would be it.
• Friend of the Devil by the Counting Crows. This slower version really works for me. And the part about “set out running but I take my time” always resonates with me and makes me smile.
• Home by Marc Broussard. Fantastic nonstop pound it out song. Makes me just pump it out and GO. Great for bringing up the energy.
• Drive by Incubus. This one is kind of fast for me but it really also gets me going.  The lyrics speak to me.
  Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
  And I cant help but ask myself how much I’ll let the fear take the wheel and steer
  It’s driven me before, it seems to have a vague
  Haunting mass appeal
  Lately I’m beginning to find that I should be the one behind the wheel
• Radio Nowhere by Bruce.
• You Found Me by the Fray. If I hear this song when I am driving my car, it makes me want to stop the car, get out and run.
• For the Summer by Ray LaMontagne. This is a gentle, loping song. I just love Ray. And I laugh out loud and sing along when he sings “I’m tired… I’m tired…”
• It Won’t Take Long by Ferron. This is a long song, almost 8 minutes, and it’s one of my almost perfect running songs. “Don’t you want to see yourself as strong?” Yes, I do.
• Wild World by Cat Stevens. Another slow loper. This is a great cool down song.
• Human Wheels by John Mellencamp. Great running song. Yeah, human wheels keep going.
• Come to Jesus by Mindy Smith. I am not a religious person, but this song gives me religion. Especially when running.
• Safe and Sound by Capital Cities. This was the background music for the Big Blue Test video I did, and will always make me feel emotional and motivated.

Those are my top running songs. If I hear any of them when I’m not running, they make me WANT to run. I know, I know, running with earbuds is unsafe and all. I usually just wear in one ear and let the other one dangle so I can hear what’s going on in the environment too. I will forever be grateful to some of these songs for getting me going when little else would. I can now run without music because I’ve trained myself to do it but I will always have a soft spot for these tunes.