Gingerbread Man

Here we are, one more day until the weekend. Today was a day of rest and one which I looked forward to. As happy as I am with running and my progress, I equally love days to take it easy. It gave me a chance to run errands and catch up with some friends.

Today I also thought I would take the opportunity to update my playlist. I’m constantly sending myself emails with songs to download so after filtering through them I have compiled a rather stimulating playlist. So, since you are here already and I have nothing to report from the training side, please enjoy a sampler of N’s running mix (I even titled it gingerbread man on my ipod…yep, I’m a dork)

Track	Artist	Why you ask?
Titanium Feat. Sia	David Guetta	Good beat, lyrics are inspiring!
Don’t Stop The Party	Black Eyed Peas	Super upbeat, makes me want to do a run/dance combo.
Billie Jean	Michael Jackson	No explanation.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl	Jet	I think this song makes me move faster…and do air guitar.
Gangnam Style	PSY	Just because. Love it.
Alright	Pitbull Ft. Michael Montano	I envision running somewhere tropical to this song.
Everybody Talks	Neon Trees	Fun song and breaks up all the dance tracks.
You Can Do It	Ice Cube	The song says it all.
Gipsy	Jesse Cook	Why not! Amazing guitarist.
Moves Like Jaggar	Maroon 5	Moves like Jaggar but runs like puma.
Purple Haze (remix)	Benny Benassi vs. Hendrix	Listen to it and you too will love it – plus at 5:03 long I know I’ve done a km.

                                                           

If you know me, you will likely assume my cool down music consists mainly of my girl, Taylor Swift. Well that is correct but there are a few other tunes in there that I love to calm down to after a workout…

Promise	Romeo Santos ft. Usher	I hear this song and think of the beach and drinks with umbrellas in it.
Just a Ride	Jem	Good easy listening tune. I love her voice.
Jammin’	Bob Marley	Because every playlist needs at least one Marley Song!
Here For a Good Time	George Strait	So true. And I love country music.

Although my playlist is eclectic, it is a collection of songs that help me keep going and ones that make me smile every time they come on. I love how a song can change a mood, help set ambiance, trigger a memory and inspire.