My MCM playlist!

Just finished a really yummy dinner of eggplant, spinach and artichokes with shrimp over whole wheat linguine. I listened through my iPod while walking home from work, which takes about an hour, and I think I have my mind made up on my playlist. My friend Megan is going to jump onto the course when I pass by GW and run about 5 miles with me! I'm really excited; I know she'll keep my pace up since she's a Cross Country champ. She runs 5ks at like, 5 minute mile pace.

I looked through the course while putting it together and came up with the following songs. I went off DCRunnerGrrl's directions, and as I read through her songs, realized we had a lot of the same music and found some great finds. As she did, I'll forewarn with "what pumps me up might leave you feeling flat and  (or offended, considering many of my pump-up songs are angry, misogynistic gangsta-rap songs that send my gender, and the human race, back a good century or so)."

Miles 1-3 are uphill, but I know I’ll have adrenaline like whoa. So here are 27 minutes of uplifting, but slower music so I don't burn out:

Born to run—Bruce Springteen

The Distance—Cake (Thanks Amy!)

I Gotta Feeling—Black Eyed Peas

Gives you Hell—The All-American Rejects

All Star—Smash Mouth (One of the best songs of the 90's)

Beautiful Day—U2

Miles 3-6 are downhill, so I’ll need 22 minutes of awesome songs, to keep my pace up but the effort will be easy anyway.

This is why I’m Hot—MIMS

Poker Face—Lady Gaga

Good Life—Kanye West (one of the best runner's high songs eva)

What you know—T.I.

Shakin Hands—Nickelback

Shut the Club Down—Girl Talk

Miles 6-8 are uphill, so I want 17 minutes of upbeat songs:

You Can Do it—Ice Cube… so you know, I’m reminded to put my ass into it

Harder Better Faster Stronger—Daft Punk

Shut up and drive—Rhianna

Mercy—Duffy (Since I will mostly likely be begging for it)

Shine—Joanna Pacetti

Run this Town—Jay-Z, Rhianna, and Kanye (Such a awesome song)

For the next two miles, I’m running downhill. So I just need 5 songs to get me down.

I Get Knocked Down—Chumbawamba

Lets Go—Trick Daddy

Beautiful, Dirty, Rich—Lady Gaga

Amour du Sol—Yelle

Kryptonitel—Purple Ribbon All-Stars

Miles 10 to 26 are pretty flat, so I can do the rest in 5-mile increments. From here we have 16 minutes until we need some Bon Jovi.

A Cause de Garcons—Yelle

Fame—Lady Gaga

Soldier—Destiny Child (you know, for the Marines at every water station)

Fighter—Christina Aguleria

Stronger—Kanye west

Living on a Prayer—Bon Jovi (Ooooh we're halfway there...)

Everything’s Magic—Angels&Airwaves (great runner’s high song)

Check Yes Juliet—We Three Kings (run baby run! Don't ever look back…)

Shake it—Metro Station

Miles 15 to 20 are around the National Mall to the 14^th Street Bridge. I’ll need the motivation, but I’m saving my best songs for the last 10k. Plus, Megan will be joining me!

Welcome to the World—Kevin Rudolf

Party in the USA—Miley Cyrus

You can’t stop the beat—from Hairspray! :)

So What—Pink

The Adventure—Angels&Airwaves

I know you see it—Yung Joc

Over my Head—the Fray

Baby Got Back—Sir Mix A Lot

Starstruck—Lady Gaga

Let it Rock—Kevin Rudolf

If U Seek Amy—Britney Spears

Instigator—Kaci Brown

Don’t Stop—Michael Jackson

Burn it to the Ground—Nickelback

Last 10k: All my best songs, whether it’s a repeat or not!! This is when I put everything I have left into it

The War—Angels&Airwaves

Remember the name—Fort Minor

The Distance—Cake

Lose Yourself—Eminem

Move Along—All-American rejects

Bombs over Baghdad—Outkast

Je Veux Te Voir—Yelle

Lets Get Loud—J-lo

You can do it—Ice Cube

Run this Town—Jay-Z, etc.

Bombs over Baghdad—Outkast (Twice, because its proven that faster songs make you run faster)

Harder Better Faster Stronger—Daft Punk

The Climb—Miley Cyrus

That's it! If you have any awesome songs I need to have on here, please let me know!!!