I often get asked how I can run for hours at a time, and my answer is usually something about the head-clearing qualities of time on the road and the power of great music. I thought I'd share my current running playlist for folks that may be spending some quality time on the road leading up to Maui races, Honolulu Marathon, and/or GAR. The list is about 2.5 hours of music and will get longer as my mileage gets higher.
Last weekend's 10 miler was a great example of the power of music. I had just over a mile to go and was feeling pretty sluggish headed uphill on Kam Highway between Arizona Memorial and Ford Island when the song "Titanium" came on my ipod. It felt like a double shot of expresso had just hit my veins and my feet grew wings. The rest of the run was a thing of beauty and I can't wait for my next appointment with the road.
| Title | Artist |
| Blackout | Breathe Carolina |
| BURN IT DOWN | Linkin Park |
| Dirty Deeds | Thunderstruck |
| Einstein | Kelly Clarkson |
| Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) | Goodie Mob |
| Fly | Nicki Minaj |
| The Future Is Now | The Offspring |
| Good Feeling | Flo Rida |
| Good Girl (Workout Mix 129 BPM) | Fringe |
| Hangover (feat. Flo Rida) | Taio Cruz |
| I Want It All / We Will Rock You Mash-Up | Queen |
| I Won't Give Up | Power Music |
| Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) | John Mellencamp |
| Kiss With a Fist | Florence + the Machine |
| No Apologies | Bon Jovi |
| Not Afraid | Eminem |
| One More Night | Maroon 5 |
| Ready to Go | Republica |
| Rope | Foo Fighters |
| Rumour Has It | Power Music |
| Runaway Baby | Bruno Mars |
| Scream | Usher |
| Shake It Out | Florence + the Machine |
| Some Nights | Fun. |
| Start Over | The Afters |
| Stop! | Against Me! |
| Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) | Kelly Clarkson |
| This Is Gonna Hurt | Sixx:A.M. |
| Thrash Unreal | Against Me! |
| Tickets | Maroon 5 |
| Tightrope | Janelle Monáe |
| Titanium (feat. Sia) | David Guetta & Sia |
| Too Close | Alex Clare |
| Urgent | Foreigner |
| A Warrior's Call | Volbeat |
| Where Have You Been | Rihanna |
| Without You (feat. Usher) | David Guetta & Usher |
| Good Time | Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen |
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