Just started a running regimen; so far everything’s going well My main issue is that it’s pretty damn boring, especially on a treadmill - I need something to distract and entertain me.
I JFGI resulting in a million suggestions of Lady Gaga and instantly forgettable hip-hop garbage, so Google no help there. What I want is something with a good pace that isn’t shit, something that can drive you to ignore the pain. Something that runs with you, if you like. Something you can dive straight into.
By way of example, stuff like this I find is perfect for running; Pure Morning by Placebo, great loud, thumping and bounding track. Easily my favourite track to put on when running. The Trooper or Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden. I prefer The Trooper, just because I think it gets going a bit quicker, and every second of mental fortitude is valuable.
Soundtracks are good too. Tanker Incident from MGS2 is pretty repetitive, but still engaging enough to want to make you press on.
And since I’m obsessed, the ME2 soundtrack is pretty damn good - particularly with its epic Suicide Mission and The End Run…oh, and The Normandy Attacked…Reborn.
My tiny little mind needs lots of distraction when running to avoid thinking ‘feck this, let’s walk for a bit’ - any recommendations?
My all time favorite song to workout to is The Moil by Galactic. Ignore the unrelated video.
Just about everything I’ve heard from The Go! Team can be used in a workout mix. To start look at Thunder, Lightning, Strike, it’s an album where all of the songs are pretty much based on 80’s GI Joe commercial style music. For example: Junior Kickstart, Huddle Formation, Panther Dash
We did this same thing recently, possibly in the Game Room. People run to wildly varied musical tastes, so my Classic Rock suggestions might not mesh with your ears. I have lots of CCR, Beatles, Stones, plus a variety of faster paced blues, a wee bit of punk, and some oddballs from the 80’s.
I recently downloaded a Ministry of Sound album called Running Trax. It’s not the type of music I would listen to generally, but I find it good for running to as it has a strong beat. It’s mainly dancey type remixes of a mixture of songs.
Ha, nice. Thanks for the suggestions fellas (and the link Telemark, I did do a search but got either “Fatal Error: Blah blah blah some numbers” or 3 unrelated results).
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