For me, it is 100% required that I listen to something while I run. Music, podcasts, and audio books are my go-to. Since my runs typically last anywhere from 50 minutes to 8 hours, it is important to have a headphone that will last and will last COMFORTABLY for that long. That is a really hard ask. I have tried everything. Some headphones are so uncomfortable that I can barely wear them for 10 minutes…
June 2017 had five Fridays – which means five weeks of new releases. My playlist is a little longer as a result and featuresa cross-section of indie pop/rock, as well as some hip hop and EDM music from megastars like Calving Harris and Bog Boi. Superfruit is also in there, a pop delight from 2/5 (well, now 1/2 as of a few months ago) of the a cappella group Pentatonix. I think this is a…
I went through a spell in late May where I wasn’t listening to much new music. I got stuck on a few podcasts and I started going through some old albums of mine. It wasn’t until June that I realized I had yet to really check out the final two release weeks of the month prior. Boy, am I glad I did. My first 6 tracks were cemented in early and featured some rap/hip-hop from…
I typically only listen to music when I am racing, and enjoy my handful of podcasts during my daily runs. However, with April once again continuing the cycle of never ending rain, I spent a lot more time listening to tunes this month as a way to keep me motivated and running quicker than I would otherwise. What a wild up listening to was heavy on the indie music side of things. While I did…
After taking a few year’s off from really being a “music-nerd”, 2017 has really started bringing me back into listening once again. I am not 100% sure what forced me away from really being hardcore in the new music scene, though most likely it was my OCD forcing me to explore EVERY album that was released each week (which is super impossible, overwhelming, time-wasting, and downright unenjoyable). A new outlook on music has really allowed…
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When I’m doing speed work on the treadmill, I listen to music, and I try to cover at least 1/2 mile per song, which given an average song length under 4:00, requires faster than an overall 8:00 min/mile pace. It got me thinking about how at that general pace, you can roughly describe seven stages of a 5K race through songs with some variation of “running” in the title or refrain: Just before the start…
Listen to Run Oregon Tunes – January through August 2015 After another giant delay (8 months actually), Run Oregon Tunes is back for my 2015 January – August playlist. If you follow this feature, you may notice that I have once again moved platforms – from Spotify over to Apple Music. I have liked this changed and interface (and it works great on my iPhone), though it is taking some getting used to. But here goes nothing.
I’ve always been in awe of people who have their perfect music lineup ready before they go on a run. I have never been able to figure out how to either find the music with a beat to match my pace, or to ignore the beat of the music and run my own rhythm. (Today I almost hyperventilated when I wanted my favorite singer Brandi Carlile to cheer me along.) So when a friend told me…
It’s official – 2014 is coming to an end. And after 12 monthly and 8 other themed playlists, so has my music. I think 2014 was an interesting year of music for me. My favorite band of all time (Anberlin) put out their last album and I got to see them live on their last ever stop through Portland – definitely a sad moment. I listened to a lot of music, and a few…
