Jann Arden loves running and she didn’t think she would. “I think running can be considered elitist and people think that you’ll be admonished if you don’t have the right footwear or else if you try it, you’ll get shin splints,” she says, “but I don’t find that to be true at all. When I started, I was blown away by how quickly it encouraged me to keep going.”
As lots of you know, music sometimes is what keeps us going. And this month, we’re featuring Jann Arden in our music column of iRun magazine and across the different Sportstats platforms. Her interview is funny, revealing, inspiring and, most of all, hopeful. She articulately explains what she gets from the sport, and now we want to hear from you!
To go along with our story on Jann, the Calgary-based musician has generously offered to judge your Jann Arden running play list, and we’ll publish the play list she likes the best along with her story. The contest opens this morning, and send us the list in any manner that you see fit. We use Spotify on the iRun website, and eventually, we’ll publish all the playlists on that platform. But for now, you can even send us an email list of songs. Send it to me, Ben Kaplan, at ben@irun.ca, and I’ll be sure that she gets it.
The songs don’t have to all be by Jann. Nothing has to be anything. Jann is fun and creative and has an open mind, so we encourage you to be guided by those same attributes. “To feel the fresh air in my lungs is exhilarating,” she says. “It’s not about losing weight. It’s about the feeling of kicking butt. I like the feeling of championing myself.”
We’re sending her all of the play lists on January 18. So go for a run. Listen to some Jann Arden music. And make us a play list that you think she’ll love. Good luck. Have fun. Dress warmly.
Our Magazine
Rolling in the deep – Adele
Ray of Light- Madonna
Marry the night- Lady Gaga
Sealion-First
Steve McQueen – Sheryl Crow
Are you gonna go my way- Lenny Kravitz
Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz
I wanna break free – Queen
I never loved you anyway – The Corrs
Use Somebody – King of Leon
Does your mother know? – Abba
The Look – Roxette
New Sensation – Inxs
Closer – Tegan & Sara
A Million Miles Away – Jann Arden
come to my window – Melissa Etheridge
You Love Me Back – Jann Arden
Mary Go Round – Serena Ryder
Gimme Sympathy – Metric
Set Fire to the Rain – Adele
Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie
The Edge of Glory – Lady Gaga
Don’t Stop Believin’ -Journey
Any Way You Want It – Journey
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
Here I go Again – Whitesnake
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Could I be Your Girl – Jann Arden
Take It Easy – The Eagles
I know… it’s eclectic. But I love it all!
Thunderstruck – ACDC
Lonely Boy – Black Keys
Starseed -Our Lady Peace
Little Red Wagon- Miranda Lambert
Wildflower – The Cult
Run To You – Bryan Adams
Lit Up – Buckcherry
Sugar High – Coyote Shivers
Runnin Down A Dream – Tom Petty
Dust-Eli Young Band
I Will Wait – Mumford and Sons
Good Girl-Carrie Underwood
Sex Type Thing – Stone Temple Pilots
Closer- Tegan and Sara
Supermassive Black Hole- Muse
Somewhere In My Car- Keith Urban
You and Your Hand – Pink
Make You Mine – High Valley
Firewoman – The Cult
Man Eater- Nelly Furtado
Animals-Nickleback
Shoot To Thrill – ACDC
Applause -Lady Gaga – my favourite “finisher”…
Human Wheels – John Mellencamp
Who Will You Run To? – Heart
Run To You – Bryan Adams
Running Down A Dream – Tom Petty
One Headlight – The Wallflowers
I Love Rock n Roll – Joan Jett and The Heartbreakers
All Fired Up – Pat Benatar
Dream Police – Cheap Trick
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Run Runaway – Great Big Sea
Feel Like A Number – Bob Seger/The Silver Bullet Band
Somebody Bring Me Some Water – Melissa Etheridge
Amazing – Aerosmith
Jet Airliner – Steve Miller
Mr.McLennen – Jann Arden
Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
I’m Still Standing – Elton John
Metric – Gold Girls Guns
K-Os – Crabbucket
Sarah Slean – Lucky Me
Ben Sures – Gone To Bolivia
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
I Did It For Love – Harlequin
Arcade Fire – Wake Up
Beast – Mr. Hurricane
Sexy Socialite – Chromeo
Lights – Up We Go
July Talk – Summer Dress
Jully Black – Seven Day Fool
Lose Yourself – Eminen
Happy– Pharrell
Testify– Rage Against the Machine
Big Guns – AC/DC
You Could Be Mine- Guns N’ Roses
Salty Dog– Flogging Molly
I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
Cups (When I’m Gone)- Anna Kendrick
Move It – will.i.am
Sly– The Cat Empire
Reptilia– The Strokes
King- Years & Years
Cheerleader – Omi
Feel Good Inc- Gorillaz
Hold My Hand– Jess Glynne
Greyhound– Swedish House Mafia
Good Feeling– Flo Rida
Firestone – Kygo
Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
we have a winner folks!!! Noelle, can you send me an email at ben@irun.ca please?