Top Songs That Got Me PUMPED UP For My Relay

Happiest Friday friends! We made it through the week (yay)! What are you most looking forward to doing this weekend? The weather looks a bit unsteady, so probably no camping or backpacking for us, but hopefully we'll get out to enjoy the lake or trails a bit. I'm still enjoying mainly unscheduled runs for the month and just going out for however long and whenever I feel like it!

I wanted to share with you 10 of the top songs that I listened to during my relay that really got me going. These were the songs that up'd my mental game and got me ready to tackle however many more miles I had left to go. They helped me when the sun was beating down on me and when the wind was unbearable. Some of the songs were really motivational and others had some sort of sentimental connection to it (Wide Open Spaces made me think of when I first moved to Colorado & Night Moves reminded me of my friend from High School whom I lost at the same time that my grandfather passed away). Heigh-Ho and Under The Sea both immediately lifted my mood and I sang them out loud along the run SEVERAL times ; )

1. Don't Stop Me Now- Queen

2. Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix)- Ella Henderson

3. Love Runs Out- OneRepublic

4. 'Till I Collapse - Eminem

5. Heigh-Ho from "Snow White"

6. Under The Sea- "The Little Mermaid"

7. Night Moves - Bob Seger

8. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

9. Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

10. Sugar- Maroon 5

Have a great weekend! Anyone racing this weekend?!? What are you most looking forward to this weekend?

Top song that never gets old while you're running or working out? --> probably something by Eminem ;) 

Feature Friday- 5 Songs On My PLAYLIST & 5 Things I'm NOT Doing This Weekend!

Happy Friday Friends! I hope you look forward to what Friday Funny Meme I'm going to post as much as I do (I clearly have very little to look forward to each week)! I've been taking a break from listening to podcasts as much on my runs and alternating between no music & music, so playlists have been a HUGE help on those harder work-outs I've had lately, SO I wanted to share with you 5 songs that are a must on my playlist right now. 

1. End Game Taylor Swift Ft Ed Sheeran & Future. I think I've been obsessed with this song since I saw Emma Coburn post this video on her instagram (anyone have a major #girlcrush on her like me?!?). 

2. Lose Yourself - Eminem. I know this one is an oldy, but I forgot how amazing it is to really power through a tough spot in a run. I think I listened to this song twice on my speed work-out on Wednesday....

3. Hypnotize- Biggie Smalls. This is also an oldy (sensing a theme here?), but this song kicks my butt and gets it going every. time. 

4. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones. This is one that I play at the beginning of EVERY race I do. Gosh it gets me excited just listening to it on a training day. 

5. Here's The Thing- Girl Talk. I love a great Girl Talk song and this one has a fantastic beat to do some hard 800 or 1200 repeats to (not that I exactly love 1200s, I'd prefer mile repeats over .75 mile repeats, but all speed work is still pretty fun...)

OK and here are 5 things I'm NOT doing this weekend because I'm getting all my chores done with before tomorrow (Saturday)! 

1. NO Laundry

2. No Cleaning

3. Not getting out of bed before 7am

4. Not thinking of work or things I have to do

5. Not limiting myself to one cup of coffee (because ample coffee & Saturday mornings are my favorite).

me tonight. 

What are you NOT doing this weekend? What are you filling your weekend with since you'll have so much extra time on your hands?

Songs on your playlist right now- any good recommendations?!

Top 10 of my Favorite Songs that Pump Up my Marathon

Hi Friends! Well, it's a good thing that I have scheduled this post because it wouldn't be wise to be racing and posting at the same time! Hopefully by this point, I'm almost halfway through the race and going strong! I'll post about my race as soon as I can today, but for NOW I thought I'd share with you my top 10 must-have songs on my marathon playlist. So get ready to look these up and download them (and maybe start a dance party too?).

1. Rise- Katy Perry

2. Just Like Fire (From "Alice Through the Looking Glass") - P!nk

3. Too Close- Next

4. Stop- Spice Girls

5. Return of the Mack- Mark Morisson

6. Ready to Run- Dixie Chicks

7. Come Together- The Beatles

8. 24k Magic- Bruno Mars

9. You Be Killin Em- Fabolous

10. Sweet Child O' Mine- Guns & Roses

There ya go! Top 10 of my favorite songs that no matter what state of mind I'm in, I'm able to push through it with the help of these pump-up songs! 

Do you have any good songs that are your favorite to run to?

Keep the same playlist for each race or make a new one?

Do you time your playlist out for the race course or have it on shuffle? --> I just did my first 'timed-out' playlist (with the super pump-up jams to come either on the harder sections/ later on in the race) & will let you know how it goes!