Running music?

[mousme]

Okay, flist, I need your help.

I know that some of you are runners and/or work out regularly. I am going to cave and get myself an iPod (a Shuffle), because running on the treadmill is so excruciatingly boring that I often contemplate committing hara kiri with my water bottle in an effort to end the agony.

That being said, I have very little by way of digital music, at least not in mp3 format, because I have up until now listened almost exclusively to CDs (ever since I had to give up my beloved cassettes and vinyl records). I also have very little that would serve as good work-out music. The stuff I listen to is either too mellow, or doesn't have the right kind of beat to it.

In short, I need recommendations for mp3s that I can load onto my iPod so as to make my workouts less mind-numbingly boring.

Suggestions? Please?

Comments

[joane.livejournal.com]

Classic rock does it for me - if this helps at all, my Benson playlist is the one with all the good running songs on it. ;) Anything with a good, strong guitar line is awesome. Pat Benatar, a lot of Melissa Etheridge, Bryan Adams - hell, even Meatloaf has some tunes that work quite well. Indigo Girls tend to be too slow. I'll pull a playlist together for you.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's awesome of you. Thank you!

I'm using a couple of songs from the Alyssa playlist you sent me, too. :)