# Music to jog to. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888 "2003-04-02T04:19:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/1 "2003-04-02T04:19:31Z")
Any recomendations for good jogging/running music? I am leaning towards the techno type (good beat to keep pace with) but am open to all types. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/2 "2003-04-02T05:56:46Z")
The techno music in the movie, “Blade,” is very fast and very good! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/3 "2003-04-02T06:18:57Z")
Ugh, I need to go jogging… While I love trance I find that sometimes a slow lyrical song captures my attention away from my running. But then again, I have this problem where I simply do not understand lyrics unless I block everything out and listen(and even then I still don’t understand them, I simply can’t make out the words). ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/4 "2003-04-02T06:32:19Z")
I used to run to “Two Tribes” and “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood…kept my pace up by running to the beat. ---
**Author:** ![Felonious\_Mink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Felonious\_Mink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Felonious_Mink)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/5 "2003-04-02T12:31:35Z")
Techno is great for running music as you get a great beat that you can use to match your pace. Curiously enough, the one I use most often is the soundtrack to the film “Run, Lola, Run”. How spooky is that? ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/6 "2003-04-02T12:36:24Z")
Polka ---
**Author:** ![yawndave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@yawndave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawndave)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/7 "2003-04-02T16:54:56Z")
I like ‘British Invasion’ stuff from the 60’s. BTW, the annual 10k in Santa Cruz (Wharf to Wharf) features all kinds of music along the route, from bluegrass to string quartets to garage bands…pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![ShetlandPony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@ShetlandPony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShetlandPony)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/8 "2003-04-02T16:58:07Z")
How about Fats Domino’s “I’m walkin’” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/9 "2003-04-02T17:42:52Z")
The _Chariots of Fire_ soundtrack… ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/10 "2003-04-02T19:29:53Z")
i wonder if anyone ever uses ‘the rocky’ soundtrack while jogging up the hill or something… ---
**Author:** ![chattywine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@chattywine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chattywine)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/11 "2003-04-02T19:52:29Z")
Good Call - Run Lola Run ost 🙂 Infected Mushroom or Future Sound of London I drop a lot on the AM run. Pimsleur _language learning series_ anything just makes you lose pace and make the natives look at you funny. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/12 "2003-04-02T19:54:59Z")
Roni Size. That’s all you need. ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-jog-to/165888/13 "2003-04-03T04:41:43Z")
Santana instrumentals.