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#RUNNING: My 2011 Race Calendar & Playlist

 I've finally assembled my race calendar for 2011 and registered for all races. Spanning four official half-marathons, two 10k's, and one 5k covering 68.1 time-chipped miles. Hopefully this will be my strongest running year yet. I just might break 1:45 for the half. Not to mention all the 10+ mile training runs leading up to the big races.

Special thanks go out to my new running circle who tipped me off to North Olympic Half-Marathon, my close friend Micky who's hosting me a second year in a row for the Eugene Half-Marathon, and to my long-time running buddy Tea-Leaf who registered me for the Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon for my 40th birthday.

And check out the 2011 Running Playlist I put together (at bottom). I use the same playlist all year, chosen for target pace and distance. This year's list has less techno, more classic rock, and includes half-dozen contemporary Led Zeppelin covers, and of course, James Bond theme songs!

DATE RACE DISTANCE
Sunday, May 01 Eugene Half-Marathon 13.1m
Sunday, June 05 North Olympic Half-Marathon 13.1m
Saturday, June 25 Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon 13.1m
Sunday, July 03 Firecracker 5000 (midnight) 3.3m
Wednesday, Aug 24 Seward Park 10k 6.2m
Sunday, Oct 16 Harvest 10k 6.2m
Sunday, Nov 27 Seattle Half-Marathon 13.1m

My 2011 Running Playlist:

  • Big Daddy Kane/Jurassic 5/Percy P - A Day at the Races
  • Black Eyed Peas - One Tribe
  • Cee Lo Green - Bright Lights Bigger City
  • Cee Lo Green - Fuck You [Explicit]
  • The Clash - Rock the Casbah
  • David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
  • Depeche Mode – Useless
  • Dread Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come
  • Elbow - One Day Like This
  • Eminem – Superman
  • The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
  • Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
  • Goldbug - Whole Lotta Love
  • Groove Armada – Madder
  • Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die
  • Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath
  • Missing Persons - Walking In L.A.
  • The Moody Blues - I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)
  • Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do
  • Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
  • Pink Floyd -  Have A Cigar
  • Primal Scream - Come Together
  • Propellerheads - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  • Queen - We Will Rock You
  • Reverend Horton Heat – Marijuana
  • Rob D - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Mix)
  • Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Stairway To Heaven
  • Rush - The Spirit of Radio
  • Rush - Working Man
  • The Sisters Of Mercy – More
  • The Soul Rebels - Let Your Mind Be Free
  • The Sounds - Living in America
  • The Soup Dragons Feat. Junior Reid - I'm Free
  • Supertramp - Take the Long Way Home
  • Van Halen - Runnin' With The Devil
  • The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
  • The Who - Join Together
  • The Who - Eminence Front
  • Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart