My Top 20 Running Songs

Running has never been my favorite form of exercise. In fact, I usually dread it, so naturally I decided to sign up for my very first half-marathon this summer! What was I thinking?! Well, I thought the best way to conquer my dread of running was to face it head on, and I was right. I have logged about 50 miles worth of training runs over the past month and a half, and let me tell you, I would not have be able to even fathom the IDEA of going out on a run if it weren't for my handy-dandy running playlist. I am a very rhythmic person, so when I workout, I need to be doing whatever I'm doing exactly to the beat of my music. I chose most of these songs because their BPM (beats per minute) matches my stride when I run, and because they motivate me. So without further adieu, here are my favorite top 20 running songs (in no particular order):

1. Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo)- B.o.B
2. The Art of Losing- American Hi-Fi
3. Hey Ya!- OutKast
4. All I Do Is Win- DJ Khaled
5. Revolution- The Veronicas
6. Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj)- Trey Songz
7. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
8. More Than I Should- Hunter Hayes
9. A Milli- Lil Wayne
10. My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)- Fall Out Boy
11. 6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz)- Lil Wayne
12. Cruise (Remix) [feat. Nelly]- Florida Georgia Line
13. Forever- Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem 
14. 'Till I Collapse- Eminem & Nate Dogg
15. Our Song- Matchbox 20
16. Power- Kanye West
17. Let's Go (feat. Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes, & Lil Jon)- Travis Barker
18. Got Money- Lil Wayne & T-Pain
19. Sugar We're Going Down- Fall Out Boy
20. Unstoppable (Olympics Mix)- Rascal Flatts

Wether you're new to running, or you just love finding new workout music like I do, I hope that everyone can discover at least one new song from this playlist to get you through your next workout. Enjoy!