Community Readers Pick the 42 All-Time Best Pump Up Running Songs

    Readers Pick the 42 All-Time Best Pump Up Running Songs

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    Nothing like being out on a run when you’re favourite song drops in, prompting you to pick up your pace. Whether you need some fresh tunes for your next race or you’re just trying to eat up kilometres on a long run, these tunes come fresh from our readers: the crowd-sourced Pump-Up Playlist for Runners.

    Joanne Merrett: Definitely have to have ACDC’s Thunderstruck (readers than LIKED this selection nine times!!)

    Celene Hecimovich: ZZ Top, Legs and Concrete and Steel.

    Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the dark

    The Eagles: the Long Run

    Gayle Stuebing: Obviously Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin”!

    Rick Stone: MGK. Concert for aliens

    Marilyn Richardson: “One More” or “It’s On” by Superchick!

    Sherri Rogers: Tom Petty, Running Down A Dream; Mambo #5, Lou Bega; Wonderwall, Oasis; Praise You, Fatboy Slim; Summertime Sadness, Lana Del Rey , Cedric Gervais .

    Rick O’Shaughnessy: Life During Wartime by The Talking Heads

    Pamela Smith Bottos: Song 2 by Blur!

    Darlene Rahn: Love Runs Out, One Republic

    Jenia Semenova: Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen

    Steve Hirchak: Lust for Life, Iggy Pop and the Stooges

    Susan Burwell Pozzobon: “I always picked up the pace for You Should Be Dancing by The Bee Gees.”

    Lisa Bradley: Lose Yourself by Eminem, Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue, 50, ft. Queenie, by PJ Harvey

    Susan McCallum: Till I Collapse, Eminem

    Cindy Elliott Southgate: Feel Invincible by Skillet

    Leanne McNeil: Black Eyed Peas, Pump It

    Steve Fleck: Champion, Buju Banton! “It’s on my Finish Line Playlist that I play when I am announcing!”

    Mark Mathieu: Where the Streets Have No Name, U2

    Victoria Thomas: Feel So Numb, Rob Zombie

    Tammy Coghlan Pigion: Modern Love, David Bowie

    David Dazé: “Teenager in the 70’s chiming in here. Jackson Browne’s Running on Empty has brought me great joy on runs over many years, as has Thunder Road and Born to Run by the Boss, and Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac.”

    Pamela Smith Bottos: Song 2 by Blur! (see the video up top!)

    Steve Wood: KickStart my Heart by Motley Crue

    Jon Nicholson, The Story, Brandi Carlile

    Darlene Rahn: Love Runs Out, One Republic

    Jenia Semenova: Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen

    Mike Aubin: Break my Stride, Mathew Wilder

    Rick O’Shaughnessy: Life During Wartime, The Talking Heads

    Steve Hirchak: Lust for Life, Iggy Pop and the Stooges

    Chanty Medeiros: Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Zachary Randle: One Republic, Run Run Run

    Pam MacCormack: Kenny Loggins, FOOTLOOSE

    Ben Kaplan: They Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar 

    Nancy Vadeboncoeur: Juggling Chainsaws from Jelly Roll

    Dale Kaplan: Anything The Band

    Lynne Gagnon: Unstoppable, Sia; I Know What I Am, Band Of Skulls (my absolute favourite – nice pace!)

    Gary Clift: Electric Eye by Judas Priest

    Jon Nicholson: The Story, Brandi Carlile (another repeat song!)

    Tammy Coghlan Pigion: Modern Love by David Bowie

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