Here are my favorite songs that get me up & on the treadmill in the morning. In the winter months, the songs have to be really good to get me out of my snugly "Grandma Spencer blanket".
1. Time to Pretend - MGMT
2. She's Got Me Dancing - Tommy Sparks
aka, the ipod commercial song
3. I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) - Kenny Loggins
A recent trip to Tuachann Theater in St. George with some fun and sassy ladies made me revive the Footloose soundtrack, a favorite in the Ghent household growing up
4. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
A shout out to the ever-weird and ever-talented MJ
5. Electric Feel - MGMT
Miles and Luke love this song. Thanks for finding it, Travis
6. Struttin' - 45
7. Jump Around - House of Pain
A classic
8. 20 Dollar - MIA
Still love all her songs...
9. Deny - DJ Motive
Reminiscent of George Benson or "the Demo Song" on our old keyboard, both my mom's favorites.
10. Coal War - Joshua James
Like this guy a lot. So do the people on NPR. So does John Connors, need I say more? He hails from Provo.
11. Whatcha Want - Beastie Boys
I still remember the first time I heard this song. I was very nerdy 12 year old visiting my very cool cousins who were in high school. My cousin, Adam, was a big time drummer, and he was playing this song on his stereo in his basement, drumming along to the beat. The Beastie Boys and I began a long, wonderful relationship.
12. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
For Whitney and Stevie Nicks
13. Fall In Step - Jaydiohead
Still think Jay Z is the greatest rapper, add a little Radiohead, and you've got some cool, weird stuff.
14. Touched - Vast
A little "butt-rocker", but I have great memories of this song in college. Thank, Shar!
OK, so if you want some cool exercise tunes AND a bunch of random workout stuff from RACE TRI, leave a comment and I'll do a random pick and you'll get a sweet package in the mail (or hand delivered, perhaps?). Don't be shy, I love all commenters.
PS - Want to run less and improve your running time? A recent study found that if you do 6-12 30-second sprints 3-4 times per week AND reduce your training volume by 25%, you can run significantly faster in you next running race. Read the abstract here. I love those endurance geeks in Copenhagen.
