| Having a good jogging playlist can be the determinate | | | | songs with a BPM of around 100-120. This will help you |
| factor to a good run. It would make the difference | | | | ease into the jog and get to a good pace slowly. If you |
| between a substandard or bad jog and an awesome | | | | are in a race, you will be somewhere in the middle of |
| one. I had many runs start out badly and then became | | | | the pack and it will take you a few minutes to get into |
| better when I put a good music playlist on. | | | | an area with enough breathing room to jog faster |
| The important factor to building a very good playlist | | | | anyway. After the first 5-10 minutes, you can start to |
| depends on the kind of jog you are trying to do, the | | | | slowly build up the BPM of your songs, go up to 140 |
| way you jog, and the type of music you like. | | | | for the next 5-10 minutes. After that you can increase |
| In the examples listed in the next paragraph you'll see | | | | the BPM of you songs to a high pace of 140-180. |
| how you can use the BPM of the music, playlists and | | | | Some things to think about: |
| the sorting of the songs to help you jog better, faster, | | | | 1. Plan to have enough music to keep you going for the |
| and stick to your training plan. | | | | duration of the race. Unless you don't mind looping |
| List of examples: | | | | music of course. If you finish up your music once you |
| My friend Mike likes to participate in 5k races. He is | | | | are 2 hours into a race, it can get very boring, very |
| fast, and he listens to music when he runs. His playlist | | | | quickly. |
| is loaded with very high BPM songs. So if you are like | | | | 2. Keep your body awareness when you run. If you |
| Jeff, you'd want to create a playlist that is 35-45 | | | | are jogging on a very hot day for example and your |
| minutes in total, and fill it with songs with a BPM of | | | | 180 BPM music comes up on your iPod, you should |
| 140-180. | | | | skip that song unless you feel confident that you can |
| Here's Sally story: | | | | handle that kind of stress. |
| Sally is a relatively new runner, and while she wants to | | | | 3. Make sure you are listening to music at a safe |
| jog faster, and win a 5k someday, she is aware that | | | | volume and make sure you are very aware of traffic |
| she's just starting out and needs to pace herself so | | | | on your path. I was almost clipped by a truck once |
| she doesn't get injured. | | | | because I wasn't paying attention and listening to my |
| If you are like Sally, you'll create a playlist that is around | | | | music at a very high volume. |
| 50 minutes long, with the first 5-10 minutes having | | | | |