Share A Running Playlist That Will Make Someone Want to Run!

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

By: CCR Training Coach Shelby Meredith

I know running with music is not for everyone, but for a lot of people music helps to
motivate and push you to keep going! Below are some carefully curated playlists broken
down into different types of music preferences. So put on your Shokz and get those
running shoes!

The “Hard Rocker Runner” Playlist:

  1. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
  2. Thunderstruck by ACDC
  3. The Pretender by The Foo Fighters
  4. All the Small Things by Blink 182
  5. American Idiot by Green Day
  6. I’m Shipping Up to Boston by The Dropkick Murphys
  7. My Way by Limp Bizkit
  8. Kick Start My Heart by Motley Crue
  9. Black Rose by Volbeat
  10. Ruby Soho by Rancid
  11. Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine
  12. Enter Sandman by Metallica
  13. Taste of Ink by The Used
  14. Take Back the Power by The Interrupters
  15. Dream On Aerosmith
    The “Mellow For Miles” Playlist
  16. Silver Lining by Mt. Joy
  17. Pacific Coast Highway by The Hip Abduction
  18. Rivers and Roads by The Head And The Heart
  19. Skinny Love by Bon Iver
  20. i am not who i was by Chance Pena
  21. Stolen Love by Josiah and the Bonnevilles
  22. The Roads by Jonah Kagen
  23. The Night We Met by Lord Huron
  24. Oysters In My Pocket by Royel Otis
  25. Days by The Drums
  26. train song by Trevor Hall
  27. River Water by Moon Taxi
  28. New Slang by The Shins
  29. The Scientist by Coldplay
  30. Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap

The “Long Runs On The Beach” Playlist

  1. Closer to the Sun by Slightly Stoopid
  2. Santeria by Sublime
  3. Sunlight by The Elovaters
  4. My Wave by DENM
  5. Good Vibration by Hirie
  6. Dance All Night by the Dirty Heads
  7. Skydiving by Surfer Girl
  8. Could You Be Loved by Bob Marley and the Wailers
  9. Kick Back by Shwayze
  10. Livin’ The Dream by Cisco Adler
  11. Wild Trip by Landon McNamara
  12. Stone Love by Pepper
  13. Edge of the Ocean by Stick Figure
  14. Sunny Days by Tropidelic and Devin the Dude
  15. River by Coyote Island

The “Life of a Runner Girl” Playlist:

  1. Bad Blood by Taylor Swift
  2. Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
  3. The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift
  4. Sleeping With The Lights On by Daniel Seavey
  5. Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift
  6. Into You by Ariana Grande
  7. …Ready For It? by Taylor Swift
  8. Flowers by Miley Cyrus
  9. Opalite by Taylor Swift
  10. Sucker by Jonas Brothers
  11. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
  12. Calm Down by Rema and Selena Gomez
  13. Red by Taylor Swift
  14. deja vu by Olivia Rodrigo
  15. The Life of a Show Girl by Taylor Swift

Stay tuned for a second blog post with more playlist recommendations!

Date

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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