Playlist Wednesday!

SO this week was the start of my Detroit International HM training! My body is definitely feeling it and my shins/ITBS are killing me on my left side but hopefully using my foam roller and The Stick will help my sore muscles.  I am working with my 5 mile base so hopefully that I have my endurance down, I can work on my speed.  Detroit is a long ways away so I know I have plenty of time!

Here is what I'm loving on my playlist this week! 

• Heartless- Kanye West
• I have been on an old school Kanye binge lately and I am LOVING his 808s & Heartbreak album from 2008! 3 songs from that album are on this week's playlist especially thanks to my Ursher pandora station for bringing those songs back into my life! This one is definitely one that I have to be in the mood to listen to when I run but once I'm in the groove, this is perfect.
• Amazing (feat. Young Jeezy)- Kanye West
• This is another great Kanye song but I have to be in the perfect running mood for me not to skip/shuffle this song!
• Love Lockdown- Kanye West
• Again, another Kanye favorite of mine! Definitely check this one out- it was probably my favorite on his 808s & Heartbreak album.  I definitely needed this one during my 5+mile run last night!
• Aint it Funny- JLo & Ja Rule
• Ahhhhhh I wish so bad Ja Rule didn't play with guns and paid his taxes so he could make pure gold music like this song with J.Lo again. I love this song- definitely from JLo's sassier time in life and sometimes, I think this song is like perfect for the stage of life I'm going through.  Early 2000s JLo really spoke to me and still to this day I have the majority of her first music album on my running playlist (these remixes too!).
• Hips Don't Lie feat. Wyclef Jean- Shakira
• This one definitely takes me back to college when my bff drunkenly serenaded me after one too many margaritas at our favorite Mexican restaurant! Seriously, we had fun in college. Haha ANYways- I love this song on my running playlist- I know all the words so it's not uncommon to hear me singing this during a particularly long run!

proof these playlists are doing their job-- stats from my very first training run last night for the Detroit International Half Marathon

What are you listening to this week??

Wine Wednesday…Ooops I mean, Playlist Wednesday!

Hah, it's been a couple weeks since I've done a Playlist Wednesday post but I haven't really had a good run since July 3rd (only power walking with Rusty. I decided that no matter how sick/upset my stomach was or how exhausted I was- today was the day I break out of my running slump and that was all thanks to some of my favorite songs on my old running playlist from June (BTW I desperately need to update my playlist so look out for some hopefully new tunes next week). Oh yeah, I miss Wine Wednesdays with my girlfriends. Being a serious adult is no fun sometimes..

• Bulletproof- La Roux
• I am literally obsessed with this song. It's always a great song whenever you just need to be like 'screw you, I'm better than this' with an old bf or some db you've been dating. I've had this on my running playlist since Summer 2010 and I'm sure it'll be on it for a while longer too!
• Tonight I'm Getting Over You Remix- Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Nicki Minaj
• Ahhh, definitely check this one out- my new obsession! I love this Carly Rae Jepson's voice and this song is so catchy! As much as I don't want to admit it, I really like the remix with Nicki Minaj so much better than the original version!
• Between Me and You- Ja Rule ft. Christina Milian
• Do I really need to re-explain my love of Ja Rule and his 'music' ??? Seriously. 
• Hot In Herre- Nelly
• oh this is a throwback from Summer 2002 but it is totally appropriate this week and WHO doesn't love Nelly? Crazy people I'm sure.
• My Place ft. Jaheim- Nelly
• another addition from my Ursher Pandora addiction! I love all these old songs!
• Kisses Down Low- Kelly Rowland
• This song is so dirty but I really was able to get in a groove when I was running and this song came on! If you like r&b for running like me, then put this on your playlist asap!

What are you listening to this week??

Playlist Wednesday/Thursday

Ahh, I feel like my night blogging methods are failing me again! I always fall asleep while blogging and wake up praying I didn't post anything while delirious!!! This week has been pretty good run-wise! I got back from the NYC trip (more on that later) super late Monday night (Tuesday morning?) Here is what got me through my runs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and hopefully will get me through the rest of this week's runs!

• In a World Like This- Backstreet Boys
• OMG I am SO excited about new BSB music!! I listened to this on Live with Kelly & Michael and I am obsessed! Anyone who knows me knows my love of BSB! Download it from iTunes and enjoy all their amazingness! ILY nick carter 4EVER.
• Run this Town- Jay-Z
• THis has got to be one of my all time favorite jay-z songs on my running playlist! Yeah, it is definitely pretty old but I don't care.  This song never fails to get me going whenever I'm in a slump during a short or even long run!
• Put It On Me- Ja Rule
• Ahhhh Ja Rule. WHY couldn't you pay your taxes and be a productive member of society?? OR at the very least you could stop playing with guns. COME ON. This was probably one of my favorite rap songs when I was in high school that I always had on my playlists  and is ridiculous enough that I can't not listen!
• Fantasy (Remix)- Mariah Carey & Ol' Dirty Bastard
• Another favorite of mine! My law school bff Becky and I would sing this on the regular and it was pretty amazing! Listening to this song/rapping along with it was one of my favorite middle school life moments so it has been a regular on my playlists for years!!
• Shake It Off- Mariah Carey
• Oh my. This song is appropriate on SO many levels right now in life. I remember when my freshman year chem lab (I know you're thinking, I took chemistry?!?!!!) partner in college made me listen to MC's new cd The Emancipation of Mimi and I was addicted! I love that album so much I literally listen to it all the time! I particularly love the message of this song ("Boy I gotta shake, shake it off, Gotta do what's best for me, Baby and that means, I gotta shake you off"). Along those lines, my BFF told me to re-watch Aladdin the other night to restore my faith in man so I did just that and seriously Jasmine, I feel the same!

this is how I feel after this past week filled with total dick moves by people..

 

Coming soon: recaps of my NYC weekend when my brother proposed to his girlfriend!

What are you listening to this week?