If music is a part of your running and racing, here are 26.2 selections - plus bonus cuts from each album - that need to be a part of your Columbus Marathon soundtrack.
They are long run ready and marathon tested.
Some will inspire. Others will speed you up. Still more will keep you on pace.
Whether you PR your next race or take longer than planned, make sure you've got magical music to get you to the finish line.
1. Lyle Lovett: Flyin' Shoes from Step Inside This House (1989) "This cover of Townes Van Zandt has been a part of all my marathon weekends and my flyin' shoes haven't let me down in 14 tries."
Bonus Cut: Lungs
2. Ramones: Blitzkrieg Bop from Ramones (1976) "It wouldn't be a marathon morning with Joey chanting 'Hey ho, let's go' and Johnny turning his chainsaw guitar loose."
Bonus Cut: Havana Affair
3. Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band: Lost In The Flood from Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) "Bruce and The E Streeters are finding their groove during this Born To Run tour show on their first European visit. Like nearly every song in the show, the live treatment of Lost In The Flood takes it far beyond the studio takes."
Bonus Cut: Spirit In The Night
4. Funkadelic: Maggot Brain from One Nation Under A Groove (1978) "This is among the most scorching guitar meltdowns you'll ever hear. Turn this one loose in the middle of your long run groove."
Bonus Cut: One Nation Under A Groove
5. Neil Young And Crazy Horse: Like A Hurricane from Live Rust (1979) "After freeing your mind with the Maggot Brain, you're ready to ride the Crazy Horse because 'you are like a hurricane; there's calm in your eye.'"
Bonus Cut: Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
6. Jackson Browne: Running On Empty from Running On Empty (1977) "You may feel like you're out of gas, but Jackson Browne will keep the road rushing under your wheels."
Bonus Cut: You Love The Thunder
7. Kacey Musgraves: Follow Your Arrow from Same Trailer Different Park (2013) "Go 13.1 if that's what you're into or take it the full 26.2. I would. Just follow your arrow to the finish line. There's a medal waiting."
Bonus Cut: Merry Go 'Round
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Lookin' Out My Back Door from Cosmos Factory (1970) "The Dude abides and so should you. I dare you to hear this song in the middle of a tough run, flash to its scene in The Big Lebowski and not grin."
Bonus Cut: Who'll Stop The Rain
9. Hard Working Americans: Stomp And Holler from Hard Working Americans (2014) "Don't fear the jam band roots of the Hard Working Americans. This is 1970s guitar rock at its updated finest."
Bonus Cut: Run A Mile
10. Guided By Voices: Chasing Heather Crazy from Isolation Drills (2001) "Look at this song as a challenge to catch the person running ahead of you and the next one and the next one and the next one ..."
Bonus Cut: Glad Girls
11. Joan Jett: Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) from Bad Reputation (1980) "Do you wanna get that 2014 Columbus Marathon finishers medal around your neck? Oh yeah."
Bonus Cut: Bad Reputation
12. Public Enemy: Fight The Power from Power to the People and the Beats (2005) "Do the right thing and listen to this song often - when you're running and when you're not."
Bonus Cut: He Got Game
13. Lou Reed: Sweet Jane from Rock 'n' Roll Animal (1974) "Sweet Lou will have you running by the corner with a power gel in your hand moving to one of rock's most memorable guitar introductions to one of its most enduring classics."
Bonus Cut: Rock 'n' Roll
14. Social Distortion: Ball And Chain from Live at the Roxy (1998) "This is what happens when you mix equal parts of Johnny Cash and the Rolling Stones with The Clash and Ramones."
Bonus Cut: Story Of My Life
15. Kiss: Shout It Out Loud from Alive II (1977) "Don't be embarrassed to have KISS on your iPod. Tell the haters they're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame now."
Bonus Cut: Detroit Rock City
16. Ike Reilly: Hip Hop Thighs #17 from Salesmen and Racists (2001) "If you've never heard of Ike Reilly, consider that changed. The former Chicago hotel bellman mixes hip hop pacing with rock band structure and intoxicating stories for a singular and salty (sometimes sweet) sonic stew. He's released several great records, but his opening effort still sets the bar."
Bonus Cut: Commie Drives A Nova
17. Van Halen: Ice Cream Man from Van Halen (1978) "Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing is always at the forefront, but Van Halen is best when David Lee Roth feels playful."
Bonus Cut: Runnin' With The Devil
18. Dixie Chicks: Wide Open Spaces from Wide Open Spaces (1998) "Running is an excuse to find wide open spaces and there's a reason the Dixie Chicks were among country's biggest selling acts for many years. By the way, Natalie was right."
Bonus Cut: Let 'Er Rip
19. Black Sabbath: Iron Man from Paranoid (1970) "This is a real power song."
Bonus Cut: Paranoid
20. Rolling Stones: Happy from Exile On Main Street (1972) "How can you not be happy on marathon day? Especially if you spend part of it with the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world and best album of all time."
Bonus Cut: Let It Loose
21. George Clinton: Atomic Dog from Greatest Hits (2001) "Why must the dog chase the cat? The same reason you're running 13.1 or 26.2 miles on October 19."
Bonus Cut: Do Fries Go With That Shake
22. Devo: Uncontrollable Urge from from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) "Got an urge, got a surge and it's out of control. We're going to run 26.2 miles on Sunday, October 19. Yeah, yeah, yeah."
Bonus Cut: Jocko Homo
23. Cheap Trick: Surrender from Cheap Trick at Budokan (1979) "Your mommy's all right. Your daddy's all right. Running 26.2 miles is a little weird."
Bonus Cut: I Want You To Want Me
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24. Watershed: Black Concert T-Shirt from The More It Hurts, The More It Works (2002) "Listen to this running down High Street and you'll see the lyrics come to life."
Bonus Cut: Mercurochrome
25. Lydia Loveless: Wine Lips from Somewhere Else (2014) "Think of this one as inspiration to finish and find someone special to join the celebration."
Bonus Cut: Really Want To See You
26. The Favors: G.T.O. from The Favors (2002) "No matter how long you've been running, this one will make you feel just as supercharged as a G.T.O. with all the extras."
Bonus Cut: One Foot In The Grave
26.2. X-Rated Cowboys: End Of The World from Honor Among Thieves (2001) "Every time you cross the marathon finish line, it is the end of the world as you knew it ... in a good way."
Bonus Cut: Rear View Mirror
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