Today is a day of running rest, but to keep my focus, I have created a new playlist on Spotify to pay tribute to the administrators and mentors of the C25K Forum. The virtual toast is in defiance of ‘Dry January’.
They all know who they are, and some have their own specific messages, taglines, pieces of advice, or experience which help others starting out to run.
Not all the songs are specific to the mentors, some are general and to be honest some I just couldn’t find for instance, I could only find very explicit material under Floss, so decided against that – this is a tribute not an insult!
If you’re struggling to understand why I chose some tracks – here is my warped thinking…
For the C25Ker who ‘panthers’
Stray Cat Strut – The Stray Cats
Ju-Ju Man – Dave Edmunds
Tiger Feet – Mud
Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini
The Streak – Ray Stevens
For the C25Ker who advocates happy and steady pacing
Snail – The Smashing Pumpkins
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Nowhere Fast – Eminem and Kahlani
Hey You The Rock Steady Crew – Rock Steady Crew
Tread Softly – Tiny Ruins and Hamish Kilgour
For the owner of the tagline above
Keep on Running – Spencer Davis Group
Smile – Lily Allen
Smile – Gregory Porter
Gotta Keep Smiling – Scouting For Girls
Help! – The Beatles
R.I.C.E
Rest – Charlotte Gainsbourg
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
Under Pressure – Queen and David Bowie
Compression – Digilio and Accorsi
Love in an Elevator – Aerosmith
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) – Ricky Nelson
For the lady who ‘now runs’
To Jan – Leonard Anderson
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer
One Step Beyond – Madness (for going beyond 5k…)
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley (for exactly the same reason!)
Question – The Moody Blues
The ‘down under’ runner
Runnin’ Down A Dream – Tom Petty
Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
Advice For The Young At Heart – Tears For Fears (for the Use It or Lose It advice)
Down Under – Men At Work
The ‘club’ person who likes triathlons and marathons
Easy – Commodores
One Step Beyond – Madness
There Are More Questions Than Answers – Johny Nash
The Winner (Podium Mix) – Status Quo
The playlist can be found here:-
