
A running playlist that isn't bullshit

If you've ever googled 'running playlist' to find some new music to work out to, you'll find the pickins are slim. The lists I've found tend to:
1) Take the running theme way too far. Sorry, I'm not 'Running on Empty', I wasn't 'Born to Run' and I'm not 'Running Down A Dream'. I'm also not your dad so these are not my jams.
2) Be compiled by off duty wedding DJs. The only place that Donna Summer's 'Last Dance' makes me want to run to is a place that isn't playing Donna Summer's 'Last Dance'.
3) Want you to get a raging hate-on while you sweat. I'm not wearing 15 hoodies trying to sweat off 5 more ounces for my wrestling weigh-in so you can keep your recommendations of Disturbed and Godsmack.
So here are my picks for decent music to run to. If you don't like it, you can just add 'designers with questionable taste in music' when you blog your playlist (gauntlet thrown down, Pat Rapa).
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Pile of Gold - The Blow
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No Style - The Chalets
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Suzie - Boy Kill Boy
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Chewing Gum - Annie
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Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
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Irish Car Bomb - Hot Rod Circuit
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Chronic 2000 - Dr. Dre
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Favorite Things - Incubus
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Let's Run - Le Tigre
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Clarity - Jimmy Eat World
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Gold Guns Girls - Metric
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New - No Doubt
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Long Knives - Rainer Maria
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The Ocean - Tegan and Sara
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Shut Up And Let Me Go - The Tings Tings
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Shape Of My Heart - Noah And The Whale
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Portions For Foxes - Rilo Kiley
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Elevator Love Song - Stars
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Now That You Got It - Gwen Stefani
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See Fernando - Jenny Lewis
- Never Say Never - that dog