# Good songs to run to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2004, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102 "2004-09-04T08:09:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/1 "2004-09-04T08:09:33Z")
I’ve recently acquired an mp3 player that I’m going to use when I’m running. Can you recommend some good songs for this purpose? Most of the soundtrack from the _Rocky_ movies will be on there, but what else? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/2 "2004-09-04T13:13:31Z")
_Runner_, by Manfred Man _Ride Like the Wind_ by Christopher Cross _Runnin’ Against the Wind_ by Bob Seger _Runnin’ on Empty_ by ??? (Bachman Turner Overdrive???) _Send in the Heros_ by John Williams (on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics soundtrack CD) ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/3 "2004-09-04T14:57:01Z")
It really depends on how fast you run. At a moderate jogging pace, Eminem’s Lose Yourself, Kim, and almost anything by Disturbed, Linkin Park and Korn are quite adequate. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/4 "2004-09-04T15:40:21Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > _Runnin’ on Empty_ by ??? (Bachman Turner Overdrive???) Jackson Browne. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/5 "2004-09-04T16:04:31Z")
For pacing you got to go with metal. I like Iron Maiden’s \*Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. \* If you keep up with the beat you will have run 2 miles by the middle of _Can I Play with Madness_. About 14 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/6 "2004-09-05T04:19:27Z")
I wouldn’t recommend “Baby Elphant Walk”. I’ve tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Grasshopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Grasshopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grasshopper)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/7 "2004-09-05T17:08:46Z")
\*Man in Motion \* by John Parr (from St. Elmo’s Fire). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/8 "2004-09-05T21:43:57Z")
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’s _Stranger in Us All_ album would probably make good running music, although “Hunting Humans (Insatiable)” and “Ariel” are both kind of slow paced. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/9 "2004-09-06T00:05:44Z")
“The Show Must Go On” by Queen…which may actually be on the _Rocky_ soundtrack. “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin. Of course, _of course_ Cake’s “Going the Distance.” ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/10 "2004-09-06T00:26:09Z")
The Chariots of Fire Theme ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/11 "2004-09-06T02:49:05Z")
Take it to the Limit by The Eagles ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/12 "2004-09-06T02:58:55Z")
_Nobody Left to Run With_\*- Allman Brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/13 "2004-09-06T07:09:31Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > Take it to the Limit by The Eagles [Everybody to the Limit](http://homestarrunner.com/fhqwhgads.html) by Strong Bad. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/14 "2004-09-06T12:33:07Z")
Not quite sure if that fits – I’m not a runner myself – but “Frantic” by Jamie O’Neal? I generally can’t keep myself from breaking into a trot when that comes on my MP3 player and I’m walking somewhere. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/15 "2004-09-06T12:52:35Z")
“Run to Me” by the Brothers Gibb ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/16 "2004-09-06T14:32:30Z")
A hijack perhaps, but my serious advice is don’t listen to music while jogging. Especially if you’re a woman. Rapists and muggers target runners wearing headphones because they know they’re easier targets due to their inablity to listen to their surroundings. I’ve read that wearing headphones while jogging increases your odds of being a crime victim by a factor of 200. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/17 "2004-09-06T15:19:26Z")
I’m not a woman, the music is at a very low volume, and I only run in daylight in places where there are lots of people around. But I do appreciate your concern. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/77aa72/32.png) [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/18 "2004-09-06T17:51:35Z")
> [@Helena](#): > > I wouldn’t recommend “Baby Elphant Walk”. I’ve tried it. Too funny!!! When I was running, I downloaded a metronome and figured out what a good pace was for me, then tapped out the beat to the metronome and found songs that I really liked that fit the tempo. ---
**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/19 "2004-09-06T21:29:16Z")
“Holding Out For A Hero” by Bonnie Tyler. It’s on the Footloose soundtrack. I once listened to that song six times in a row while on the treadmill because it really made me run hard. It has an excellent fast-paced aerobic beat. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/77aa72/32.png) [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-to-run-to/263102/20 "2004-09-06T21:52:50Z")
I forgot to mention some of my songs that I like to run to: Cruel (Live) - Tori Amos (I like this one because it’s long) Comin’ from Where I’m From - Anthony Hamilton Rimshot - Erykah Badu Have a Talk with God(?) - Stevie Wonder