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Well, you gus looking at it from wrong point of view.

Songs for running should be:
1. You should know the time a song takes, so it is better if they all approximatelly same time
2. The song should match your breathing pattern and the pace you run.
3. Easy to remeber.
4. The words should not make any sense.

"Who Are You" by THe WHo has a GREAT beat to run to - it's almost exactly an 8 min mile pace for my stride.
"Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen
"Los Angeles" by Sugarcult (I think)
"Crazy Bi***" by Buckcherry
"Rock Star" by Nickleback

I have only ran with my ipod twice because I heard some people run with it so I decided to try and the result was absolutely disatrous for me. The beat of the songs were screwing up my own breathing and heart rate and I was actually doing a sing-along which isn't very beneficial as I run near busy roads.

However I would say that from that experience, the beat of the songs would play a major role in your breathing. Pick a song with a beat that suits you more and also try not to pick songs that you will naturally sing along. (cause the song's so **** good!)

But personally, I tend to head for a run after a hard day of studying and I usually listen to trance music while I study (and when doing other stuff too actually). When I do my runs, occasionally the trance tunes playback in my mind and some tunes really give that "second wind" feel. Trance really works for me as a motivator in most stuff I guess.

Rocket by Def Leppard but then again, almost any DL will do just fine.

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Embrace the Journey

quote:<HR>Originally posted by arpeggios:
classical music is great for those long runs..
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I listen to film music... which is like classical music. For me, film music adds to the environment and the "feel" of my run. However, I also love running without music during the upcoming winter nights.