5K Playlist for the Last Run in Awhile

 

So I decided to work out on Sunday, for the first time in about a month.  October was essentially a month of bizarre viruses in my house, and while I'm not totally convinced Mr. My Blog for Bonnie and I had the flu in its conventional definition, I will concede that what we had was way worse than any cold I've ever experienced.  While I only had a low-grade fever for a couple of hours during the multiple week ordeal, my husband ran a fever for many of the days, which leads me to think that maybe it was indeed the flu virus in a non-traditional form, popping up for an October Surprise that derailed our entire month.  While I'm feeling 100% better, I still have daily signs that things aren't exactly as they used to be.  For one, ever since getting sick, I've been fatigued more often, usually crawling into bed a half hour or so before I usually do, even on the weekends.  I've always been a huge proponent and devotee of naps, but whereas before I'd take a quick 20 minute cat nap, lately I've been falling asleep for 45 minutes to an hour on the weekends. Blissful, I assure you, but just not "right" in terms of my everyday pattern! 

Usually after being sick, I am beyond eager to jump back into my routine at full force.  This time, however, I was unlike myself for so long that I didn't want to do anything that would jeopardize the progress I was making in feeling better.  So, no working out.  This is usually difficult for me.  Since getting in the habit of regularly exercising, I'm almost always that jerk who "just doesn't feel right" if she skips a workout.  This time around, I wasn't hard on myself at all.  I lost a few pounds during the illness and maintained the loss (and my weight in general) over the past four or five weeks by making sure I really watched what I ate.  It's kind of been a revelation for me that I was able to maintain it just by doing that.  I'm so used to combining watching what I eat with exercising that it was glorious to see that keeping just one end of the bargain got me results.  And, in a way, it makes sense.  I was doing P90x up until getting sick, which was such an intense program that it actually warns you to make sure you're eating enough calories everyday to compensate for all the ones you're burning.  While I wasn't going overboard in the eating department, I certainly did fall into the occasional pattern of being like, "I can totally eat this! After all, I'm going to work out for an hour tonight!"  I've heard that overcompensating that way when you're a daily exercise enthusiast is pretty common.

Regardless, I know exercising is good for me and I really love the feeling after a great workout.  Since I've been putting it off for so long, I was kind of nervous about going for my first run in a long time.  But I really couldn't resist:  Sunday was another bright, sunny day with temperatures in the low to mid 60s.  It was probably the last really good "running weather" we'll have until next March.

I laced up my running shoes and hit the pavement.  While I couldn't bust out as many miles as I usually can, I still felt really good after running one mile and walking about another half of one.  The best part is, I got to listen to my 5K Playlist!  I'm sharing it below because I think there are some really great tunes to run along with in here.  Enjoy!

My Blog for Bonnie 5K Playlist

Rock With You (Single Version)    3:23    Michael Jackson   
Billie Jean    4:54   Michael Jackson
Bigger Than Us    4:43    White Lies   
Ready for the Weekend    3:38    Calvin Harris   
Ready for the Floor    3:55    Hot Chip   
Howlin' for You    3:12    The Black Keys   
You Are A Tourist    4:47    Death Cab for Cutie   
Speed of Sound    4:49    Coldplay   
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame    2:08    Elvis Presley   
Houdini    3:20    Foster the People   
Ridin' Solo    3:36    Jason Derülo   
Rock Your Body    4:27    Justin Timberlake   
All of the Lights    5:00    Kanye West  
Lost In the World    4:17    Kanye West & Bon Iver   
Electric Feel    3:50    MGMT   
Roll Away Your Stone    4:21    Mumford & Sons   
The Way You Move    3:54    OutKast & Sleepy Brown   
West End Girls    3:59    Pet Shop Boys   
Stay Too Long    3:42    Plan B   
Yeah!    4:10    Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris   
Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)
Take On Me    3:49    a-ha   
Pretty Lil' Heart (feat. Lil Wayne)    3:35    Robin Thicke   
Lights    3:32    Ellie Goulding   
Life On a Chain    3:47    Pete Yorn   
American Boy (feat. Kanye West)    4:45    Estelle
Feel So Close (Radio Edit)    3:28   Calvin Harris
Cameras    3:33    Matt & Kim   
Charlie Brown    4:45    Coldplay   
Children of the Revolution    2:30    T. Rex   
Don't Look Back In Anger    4:48    Oasis   
Eyes Wide Open    3:11    Gotye   
Friday I'm in Love    3:38    The Cure 
Heartbeat    4:31    Childish Gambino   
Ho Hey    2:43    The Lumineers    The Lumineers   
I Am Not a Robot    3:35    Marina & the Diamonds   
Just Like Heaven    3:32    The Cure      
Pack Up    3:11    Eliza Doolittle   
Right Down the Line    5:28    Bonnie Raitt         
Sleepyhead    2:55    Passion Pit   
So Emotional    4:39    Whitney Houston 
Tongue Tied    3:38    Grouplove   
We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)    3:36    Rihanna   
Easy Way Out    1:58    Gotye   
Like the Weather    3:57    10,000 Maniacs   
Man On Fire    4:19    Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros   
Is It Any Wonder?    3:06    Keane   
Knock Knock    3:59    Band of Horses   
I Will Wait    4:37    Mumford & Sons  
Overdrawn (Estate Remix)    4:23   White Sea   
Some Nights    4:37    Fun.   
Sheila Ki Jawani    4:44    Sunidhi Chauhan & Vishal Dadlani  
Rhythm Nation    5:31    Janet Jackson         
Feedback     Janet Jackson
Dancing On My Own  Robyn