By Heather Condron

June 29, 2007 5:17 PM | Link to this

On my iPod July 4th:

Blitzkrieg Bop – Ramones – 2 times – for Cardiac Hill and 10th St

Gel – Collective Soul

Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down

Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith

All Star – Smash Mouth

American Idiot – Green Day

1985 – Bowling for Soup

Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson

Think – Aretha Franklin

…not necessarily in that order — and still need to add a few more.

Heather Condron #15669

By Melinda

July 2, 2007 11:58 AM | Link to this

Always great to run to:

Invincible by OK Go Pump It by the Black Eyed Peas Lose Control by Missy Elliot Ain’t Nothing Wrong with That by Robert Randolph Ride by The Vines Thnks Fr Th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy

By Johane

July 2, 2007 11:59 AM | Link to this

For all of last year whenever I did my 5 1/2 mile run I would listen to Damien Junior Gong Marley’s welcome to Jamrock.

This year my playlist is:

Don’t Touch My Tempo-Arrow

Kitty Kat-Beyonce

Dude(The remix) Beanie Man, Ms. Thing and Shawnna

You-Lloyd

Temperature-Sean Paul

Freakum Dress-Beyonce

Umbrella-Rihanna

Hey Baby-Stephen Marley featuring Mos Def

I Wanna Love You-Akon

Throw some D’s-Rich Boy

By dawgdan

July 2, 2007 12:09 PM | Link to this

Michael Sembello - Maniac

On repeat.

By Bryan

July 2, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

Eye of the Tiger - Survivor Without Me - Eminem Cowboy - Kid Rock Teen Angst - Cracker Going the Distance - Cake Buddy Holly - Weezer Walk This Way - Aerosmith Pump It - Black Eyed Peas Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard Don’t Stop Till You Ge Enough - Michael Jackson James Bond Theme - Moby I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots

By Syd

July 2, 2007 12:32 PM | Link to this

Couple of items here: 1) Real runners don’t listen to music when we run. It is very dangerous to do so, especially in Atlanta traffic. Many races, especially marathons are starting to ban them because of the safety factor. And, during road races, they are especially dangerous and discourteous. I hope the PTRR bans them soon. But if one looks at all the “cheaters”, that run the race now, I’m sure they would ignore the ban now.
2) Man, you people listen to some really bad music. Here’s an idea, put the headphones down and use that time to clear your mind and think! I’m sure that would be a stretch for many though in today’s society though.

“I never trust a thought that was not accuired on a run.” Dr. George Sheehan

By Scott

July 2, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this

Syd, man, relax. Running is individualistic and is anything a person wants it to be. For those of us who enjoy music, it’s just another way to clear our heads. “Real” runners generally pay attention to their surroundings and use the right side of the road whether they are listening to music or not. Also, re: your “2)”, take out an extra “though” and learn to spell “acquire”, then discuss people thinking.

My playlist (still working on the order)

Kelly Clarkson - Never Again Take your Mamma (Out all Night) - Scissor Sisters Move Along - All American Rejects Heavy - Collective Soul U and Ur Hand - Pink Whitney Houston - Step by Step (Remix) Freak Out - Avril Lavigne Let’s Get it Started - Black Eyed Peas Independence Day - Martina Macbride Free Your Mind - En Vogue

• a few more

By First Timer

July 2, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

So Wednesday will be my first PRR…yeah! Playing off of Syd’s comment: why is it bad to listen to music during the race? There is no road traffic. I’m not a “real” runner, so no worries there (I plan on finishing in the top 25,000…I doubt you get a prize for that). So, why is it discourteous and unsafe to have headphones on? It would be nice to get some advice from experienced Peachtree folks from both points of view. Thanks guys.

By smithers

July 2, 2007 1:10 PM | Link to this

Syd, relax buddy. I’m a real runner (4 maras, dozen 1/2 maras, 25 10Ks, etc) and I’ve always run w/music. And I’ve run sub-seeded in PRR many times (16 PRR total). You don’t speak for the real runners - it’s an individual thing.

Voo - For Sake of Space Tool - Vicarious The 20 Second Centry - Say Hi to your Mom Drilling - Minus the Bear Lose yourself - Eminem (guilty pleasure) Long Way Down - Pete Yorn Vitamin R - Chevelle Do It Again - Nada Surf Syracuse - Pinback A Homage to Shame - Oceansize

By Jumbo

July 2, 2007 1:37 PM | Link to this

Syd, dude..what is your deal? It amazes me that everytime the AJC starts a blog, the crazies come out (see Syd). I too am a serious runner. This will be my 17th PRR. I’ve run in Boston and NYC and have been running most of my 52 years. I loved the day when I bought my first walkman and not once has anybody said I was being discourteous or dangerous. What a bunch of krap Syd. I guess we’ll see Syd at the PRR running in a crossing guard’s uniform trying to direct traffic to keep the rest of us runners safe.

By Jumbo

July 2, 2007 1:39 PM | Link to this

Ooops, forgot my music list. One band, one concert. Grateful Dead/Cornell Univeristy/May 8, 1977. Great jam show for running.

By Gil Kulers

July 2, 2007 1:43 PM | Link to this

This will be my eighth Peachtree. For the past two, I’ve run with music, but I always left the playlist to the very end and then skipped it and just picked out an album. FYI, I’ll finish the race somewhere around 58 minutes. I put a 90-minute playlist together for the seemingly interminable wait at the beginning and then some more for the stroll into Piedmont Park. These selections have a particular order that follows the progression of the race, before, during and after.

The Wait — The Pretenders The Heat of The Day — The Pat Metheny Group Giant Steps — The Pat Metheny Group (J. Coltrane, composer) New York On My Mind — John McLaughlin Behind The Lines — Genesis Duchess — Genesis Dance on A Volcano — Genesis Middle of the Road — The Pretenders Follow You Follow Me — Genesis Miles Beyond — The Mahavishnu Orchestra Bad Sneakers — Steely Dan Janie Runaway — Steely Dan Jack of Speed — Steely Dan Trans-Island Skyway — Donald F* Duke’s Travels — Genesis Duke’s End — Genesis Afterglow — Genesis

By Tom Maples

July 2, 2007 1:48 PM | Link to this

These are the songs I run to. How many do you recognize?

Love at First Sight — Kylie Minogue The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind) — The Bucketheads This Is How a Heart Breaks — Rob Thomas Real World — Matchbox Twenty Found Out About You — Gin Blossoms I Don’t Like Mondays — Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
Bad Time — Grand Funk Railroad Till It Shines — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Ain’t Even Done With the Night — John Mellencamp Heart and Soul — Huey Lewis & the News
Everybody Wants To Rule the World — Tears For Fears
Jump — Van Halen
Somebody’s Baby — Jackson Browne
You Get What You Give — New Radicals
Dawn (Go Away) — Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

By Jay Boatwright

July 2, 2007 1:52 PM | Link to this

‘Till I Collapse — Eminem B.O.B. — OutKast Icky Thump — White Stripes What You Waiting For — Gwen Stefani Paradise City — Guns ‘N’ Roses Aapka Suroor — Himesh Reshammiya Twisted Transistor — Korn The Distance — Cake

By Lynchmob

July 2, 2007 1:54 PM | Link to this

I should charge to provide this list. It’s unstoppable (not in order):

Lunatic Ridge-Red Rider; Paid in Full-Eric B & Rakim; Pressure Drop-Toots & the Maytals; In this home on Ice-Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Amber-311; City of Dreams-Widespread Panic; Go DJ-Lil Wayne; Fall To Pieces-Velvet Revolver; Hey Man Nice Shot-Filter; Shine-Trey Anastacio These Things That I’ve Done-The Killers

By ChrisD3

July 2, 2007 3:10 PM | Link to this

What a cheesy teeny bopper list. You need to substitute all that crap with Santana’s “I’m Winning.” Now that’s a good running song.

By Valley Girl

July 2, 2007 3:46 PM | Link to this

Wednesday will be my 3rd PRR and my first with an iPod (I used it for 2 1/2 marathons this year though). I have over 60 songs in my running playlist, but the ones I most look forward to are:

Fergie-Fergalicious; Evanescence-Call Me When You’re Sober; Black Rob-Whoa!; Maroon 5-Harder to Breathe; MIMS-This is Why I’m Hot; Jay-Z & MOP-You Don’t Know (Remix); T.I.-Big Things Poppin’; Gwen Stefani-Hollaback Girl; Outkast-Ghetto Musick; Destiny’s Child-Lose My Breath

By atlboiler

July 2, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this

lynchie…its lunatic FRINGE….not ridge….

i need a crunching rock guitar, heavy drums…..to run to…..not this dance music and fergielicious crap rap…

anything acdc back in black and older

stp, crackerman cream, i feel free (yeah its old, buts its EC with the axe) velvet revolver, set me free rush, working man zeppelin, one or two…any of the cuts that will get me thru a 10k…

By Scott

July 2, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this

Although they tend to get a bad rap in the music world, I find myself throwing on Fall Out Boy’s latest two albums and putting it on ‘shuffle’. Upbeat and catchy.

By The Management

July 2, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this

This will be my fifth straight PRR — my fifth straight with headphones/music, that is. And it’s the first year I’ve ever heard of there being any real backlash against iPods, headphones, etc., at the race.

I do PRR the same way that I run on any other track, using traditional track rules: Faster runners keep left, slower runners/walkers keep right. Look over your shoulder periodically to see what’s coming from behind and if you’re going to pass someone close, call out “Coming left/right” loud enough for that person or group of folks to hear. If they’re in Happy iPodLand like you, just be cool and give ‘em a love tap on the shoulder, smile and nod to the left or right in the direction you’d like to pass. Only a real jerk would react negatively because on race day, we’re all in it together. (But the smile and a cool “Thanks! Good luck!” and a thumbs-up to that person never hurts, either.)

Running with music inspires me to work harder and kick it to that extra little level. Want to make the PRR safer? Leave our headphones alone and ban those renegade water cannon people blasting runners along the route. Headphones don’t make Peachtree Road unnecessarily slippery. Those things? Do.

See y’all Wednesday. Let’s all have a blast this PRR!

— Mandi, ajc.com/sports

By Mark

July 2, 2007 4:34 PM | Link to this

The Drive By Truckers - Sink Hole The Black Crowes - Struttin Blues The Drive By Truckers - Lookout Mountain Dick Dale - Miserlou The White Stripes - Rag and Bone The Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula Tom Petty - Runnin Down a Dream Steve Earle - Nowhere Road

By JCS

July 3, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this

It’s not a good idea to wear headphones while running, for obvious safety reasons. And while it’s probably safe to run the PRR with an iPod (with traffic blocked and all that). But…why on earth would you want to? The PRR is a massive cultural event, with 55,000 fellow runners to commiserate with, not to mention all the screaming “fans” yelling encouragement the entire 6.2 miles. So you run the PRR, then go into your own little world by wearing headphones? I don’t get it.

By Tommy

July 3, 2007 9:15 AM | Link to this

It takes me more than ten songs to run a 10K, but here are ten current faves that will be in my head (though not in my ears) as I run. I run with an Ipod all the time, but I concur with the article in today’s AJC. It’s not a safety issue, it’s that bands will be playing, colorful characters abound, and how often do you have thousands of people cheering you on as you run? I’ll go with the roar of the crowd instead of the Springsteen soundtrack. Heck, Bruce is in town, maybe he’ll be on the curb waiting to high-five me…

Here are my ten:

1) Further On Up the Road - Bruce Springsteen 2) Don’t Drink the Water - Dave Matthews Band 3) Pendulum Swinger - Indigo Girls 4) Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys 5) Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley 6) Hey Now Now - Michael Franti 7) Home - Marc Broussard 8) Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 9) Lawyers, Guns, and Money - Warren Zevon 10) Beautiful Day - U2

By The Management

July 3, 2007 10:02 AM | Link to this

Running with headphones doesn’t mean you’re “in your own little world,” unless you choose to be. No need to rain on our parade, Fun Police, and it’s a pretty cool parade. For instance:

I high-five as many folks as I can along the route and always cross over to the right on Cardiac Hill to slap hands with the awesome, courageous crew and patients at Shepherd Center who come out to watch the race. Each year I tell them that next year they’ll be running the PRR with us and I believe they will. When I’m flagging a bit, I know that if I yell out “Hey, I need some love! Gimme a push!” to the fun bunch chilling at Outwrite Books, they’ll toast me with some “You GO, honey! Go GIRL!” cheers that will carry me down the home stretch. Every year I bank on that, believe me. And they get me to the finish. Thanks, y’all.

THAT’S how you run the PRR in headphones, jamming away to your music — and your Atlanta. So what’s all the fuss?

— Mandi, ajc.com/sports

By RealRunner

July 3, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

I consider myself a “real runner” and I always use an Ipod. Couldn’t have finished any of the 3 marathons and numerous half marathons without it. I’ll see ya at the finish line Syd! Here’s my playlist created in your honor.

Animals - Nickleback Back on the Train - Phish Ball and Chain - Social Distortion Black Betty - Ram Jam Centerfold - J. Giles Band Desire - U2 Henry Parsons Died - Widespread Panic Late in the Evening - Simon & Garfunkle Soul Singing - Black Crowes You can Get it if you really Want it - Jimmy Cliff Yesterdays - Guns N Roses

By DD

July 3, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this

I’m on the no-music side of the fence myself. Too many times during races I’ve been tripped or bumped or elbowed or whatnot by someone who is completely out of it and jamming to their music. But running is about enjoying yourself and if it helps you then who am I to say no. I just ask that you please be aware of your surroundings if you do choose to run with tunes.

BTW, I didn’t see anybody post Right Now by Van Halen. That’s my driving to the race song.

By lynchmob

July 3, 2007 5:11 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the correction Atlboiler…just downloaded that song from Vision Quest soundtrack. great movie—may watch tonight for motivation.

ChrisD3, Santana is awesome but not to run to, in my opinion….My “cheesy teeny bopper list” kills your boring, thoughtless list.