Playlist for the Half

My go-to genre at any time of the day is EDM.

Driving to work? EDM

Driving home from work? EDM

Cooking dinner? EDM

Showering? EDM

Cleaning the house? EDM

Running? EDM

Writing this blog post? EDM

I try to branch out a little, but EDM just gets me and helps keep me going. For race day, I wanted to make sure I didn't have to keep flipping through songs. I picked some EDM for sure, some rap/pop, and some harder rock.

Highlighting songs of my playlist:

Hook, Line, & Sinner by Texas in July: this song goes back to my middle school/ high school screamo band obsession days. This song has really good drops in it that I would jump in the mosh pit to. It definitely will pump me to pick up the pace on Sunday.

Obsessed by Joel Fletcher Bianca: the chorus is the most upbeat fist-pumping song I think I have on here. I jam the hell out to it in the car so much that my boyfriend is laughing at me from his truck behind.

Monster by Skillet: this has a continuous fast beat, can sing it, has some hard edge to it, and the 'demonic' voice in the one bridge is spine-chilling (somehow makes me go faster)

Below is the URL link to my playlist I have for the PGH Half. It has more than EDM in it - but all are just some good beats that really pump me up and will keep me going through the 13.1.

Let me know what some of your favorite songs are when you're running!

https://play.spotify.com/user/1257375707/playlist/5Yuu86r2NpIeSGvHO66jUz

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