Challenge Accepted... I Think

Music for Running

Inspired by Irene, today I created a playlist to listen to during the marathon. There are 92 songs all together. It works out to be six hours, 15 minutes, and 11 seconds.

Then, because I had nothing better to do (translation: "Because I didn't want to wash the dishes"), I posted that bit of information on my Facebook status. Tall Mel wanted to know what my top ten songs are. Tall-in-Wedges Mel wanted me to list them all in a blog. I'm still not sure if she was serious.

Well, since I still have nothing better to do (translation: "Since I hate putting laundry away"), I decided to respond to the Mels in a single blog. I'm going to list all of the songs on my playlist. I will indicate which are my 10 favorite running songs for Tall Mel.

I'm going to write them in order of how they appear on my iPod playlist (mostly alphabetical by artist). When I run, it's on "shuffle" so they won't be in this order for the race.

1. Take a Chance on Me -- ABBA
2. The Lucky One -- Alison Krauss & Union Station
3. She Talks to Angels -- The Black Crowes
4. Into the Ocean -- Blue October
5. Run-Around -- Blues Traveler
6. Don't Look Back -- Boston
7. Not to Us -- Chris Tomlin *
   
8. Accidentally in Love -- Counting Crows
9. Proud Mary -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Bad Moon Rising -- CCR
11. Who'll Stop the Rain -- CCR
    
12. Don't Dream it's Over -- Crowded House
13. Up and Away -- Dave Matthews Band **
    
14. Grace is Gone -- DMB
15. So Much to Say -- DMB
16. American Baby -- DMB
17. Ants Marching -- DMB
18. Come on Eileen -- Dexy's Midnight Runners **
    
19. Mercy -- Duffy
20. The Riddle -- Five for Fighting
21. Monday Morning -- Fleetwood Mac
22. Don't Stop -- Fleetwood Mac
23. When I Come Around -- Green Day
24. Sweet Child O' Mine -- Guns N' Roses **
    
25. Knockin' on Heaven's Door -- Guns N' Roses
26. Upside Down (Remix) -- Jack Johnson & Money Mark
27. Me and Bobby McGee -- Janis Joplin **
    
28. No Slack -- Joe Bonamassa
29. Unbroken -- Joe Bonamassa
30. Waiting for Me -- Joe Bonamassa
31. Red Light -- Jonny Lang
32. Bump in the Road -- J. Lang
33. Anything's Possible -- J. Lang
34. Don't Stop Believing -- Journey **
    
35. Walking on Sunshine -- Katrina & the Waves
36. Black Horse & the Cherry Tree -- KT Tunstall
37. Suddenly I See -- KT Tunstall
38. Fool in the Rain -- Led Zeppelin
39. All Downhill -- Lyle Lovett
    
40. In My Own Mind -- Lyle Lovett
41. If I Had a Boat -- Lyle Lovett
42. Private Conversation -- Lyle Lovett
43. Independence Day -- Martina McBride
44. I Run for Life -- Melissa Etheridge **
    
45. Breathe -- Michelle Branch
46. Shattered -- OAR
47. Fool in the Rain -- OAR
48. Hit Me with Your Best Shot -- Pat Benatar
49. Outrageous -- Paul Simon
50. Grace Like Rain -- Plumbline * **
51. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) -- The Proclaimers
52. We Will Rock You -- Queen
53. We are the Champions -- Queen
54. Fat Bottomed Girls -- Queen
55. Dani California -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
56. Snow (Hey Oh) -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
57. Time Stand Still -- Rush
58. My Redeemer Lives -- Rueben Morgen *
    
59. Walkin' on the Sun -- Smashmouth **
    
60. Dakota -- Stereophonics
61. A Thousand Trees -- Stereophonics
62. Step on my Old Size Nines -- Stereophonics
63. Have a Nice Day -- Stereophonics
64. Pick a Part that's New -- Stereophonics
65. When the Stars Go Blue -- Tim McGraw
66. Sweetest Thing -- U2
67. Desire -- U2
68. All Along the Watchtower -- U2
69. Angel of Harlem -- U2
70. Beautiful Day -- U2
71. '40' -- U2
72. When Love Comes to Town -- U2 with BB King **
    
73. Red Red Wine -- UB40 **
    
74. A Thousand Miles -- Vanessa Carlton
75. Baba O'Riley -- The Who
76. Your Love is Amazing -- Brenton Brown *
    
77. Forever -- Chris Tomlin *
    
78. I Lift my Eyes Up -- Kutless *
    
79. Majestic -- Lincoln Brewster *
80. Everlasting God -- Lincoln Brewster *
81. Blessed be Your Name -- Matt Redman *
    
82. Jesus Lord of Heaven -- Kutless *
    
83. Another Hallelujah -- Lincoln Brewster *
84. Today is the Day -- Lincoln Brewster *
    
85. Let the Praises Ring -- Lincoln Brewster *
    
86. Tom Sawyer -- Rush
87. Marathon -- Rush
88. The Tide is High -- Blondie
89. Heart of Glass -- Blondie
90. The Climb -- Miley Cyrus
91. Once in a Lifetime -- Talking Heads
92. And She Was -- Talking Heads
93. The Day we Caught the Train -- Ocean Colour Scene

Nope, that is not a typo... there are now 93 songs. I realized while I was writing this that I forgot to put #93 in my playlist. Good thing I wrote out all the songs, otherwise I might not have realized the Ocean Colour Scene song was missing. That could have thrown off my whole race!!

In case you haven't noticed, the songs with the red * are church/worship songs. These songs help keep the focus off of myself when I'm getting worn out. I find they help me stop thinking about how sore and tired I am.

The ten songs that have the ** are the my favorites for running. They either have a good beat, make me happy, or keep my mind off of myself for a while. I added a bunch of new songs today, though, so I may find some other favorites.

Wellness & Heeling (Pun Intended)

That crazy-looking night splint seems to be helping. I woke up this morning, stepped on my heel, and *voila!* no pain! It felt mostly better all day... until I stood around on our hard floor making dinner without my shoes on, because my 7 yr. old spilled apple juice and my running shoes got the brunt of the splatter.

So I'm happy! Not about the juicy shoes, happy about my heel. Thanks for all your well-wishes, suggestions, and sharing your knowledge!