The results are in.
Last week, from an idea prompted by marathon-missing reader Janet and with a €50 Golden Discs voucher redeemable in any Golden Discs store on offer, I asked you for your favourite song to go long-distance running to.
You replied in your dozens, creating an exhausting but worthwhile playlist that might jog the memories.
But there could be only one winner.
Third Place:
Sweet Disposition by the Temper Trap
Millie writes:
“Perfect for an early morning run (if I ever manage it). I frequently listen to it when out walking and it never fails to lift the mood.”
Runner-up:
Lose Yourself by Eminem
Fez writes:
“Running is quite a religious thing for me, got me out of a depression that lasted for my latter teens and most of my 20s, and helped me drop 40kg. It’s also religious in that I feel weird if I don’t do it, kinda like my mother having to go to mass, even in a country where she doesn’t speak the language.
“Eminem’s Lose yourself is a proven 20s per km pace increaser, in particular this verse, when you feel like giving up…”
‘Gotten me to the point, I’m like a snail I’ve got
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only motherfuckin’ option, failure’s not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer’s got to go, I cannot grow old in Salem’s Lot
So here I go, is my shot
Feet, fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got.’
Winner:
Claire de Lune (with two pianos) by Claude Debussy
Harold Molloy writes:
“Long distance running is about running slow, especially starting slow, which is something that I’m learning and struggling with.
“As such, I need music that is serene and so I choose classical. And my favourite piece is Clair de Lune by Debussy – must be a recording on two pianos, like.”
Nick says: Well done, Harold and thanks all.
Excellent choice for the win. Congrats Harry!
Can’t believe that one of Jan’s many brilliant suggestions didn’t end up here. Could make a play list from her choices alone! :D
ah blush :)
sure I have won loads of times, delighted to have been inspiration
and we’ll done on the win !
Millie, it’s excruciating having to choose only 3 every week. Janet’s entries always are in the mix.
:)
brushes imaginary fluff of shoulder
Heehee!!
Great winner, unfortunately it hadn’t been written yet the last time I went jogging.
Isn’t that just typical…
You wait ages for de’bussy, and then two come along at once.
Congrats Harry.