Thursday, March 31, 2011

Review and Giveaway: Sony W Series MP3 Player

A few weeks ago several other running bloggers had a giveaway for the Sony W Series MP3 player, but due to the magical time suck of getting things shipped to Hawaii you have another opportunity to win!


Sony's newest sport MP3 player, the W Series, is aimed at athletes.  Especially the salty, sweaty, dirty kind.  Perfect for runners!  The Walkman W-Series is cord-free and designed to be lightweight and wearable, with a water-resistant frame that fits comfortably behind the neck.  Additional features include Content transfer software, a quick charge function, and up to 11 hours of battery life. It also has a special song navigation function that lets you quickly browse through your music collection.  


Many people I know LOVE this device.  They love it because it's cord free, charges quickly, and is a breeze to set up.  I even know someone who has used it successfully in the pool (but Sony says don't do that since it will void the warranty).  Bottom line: this puppy is built to last.  


I wish I could love this product just as much.  I love music and use it during all my workouts.  My current device, an Ipod shuffle, is on its last leg, and this would be perfect to replace it.  


But there's just one problem: I can't keep it in my ear.  No matter what earbud I put in (they have adjustable earbuds) I just can't keep it from bouncing out of my right ear. I tried twisting, I tried shoving....no dice.




  
Perhaps I just have abnormal ears, or something,  since everyone else I know loves this device and doesn't seem to have the same problems.


So, for all you normal-eared people out there, this is your chance! I have not one but TWO brand-new Sony W series players to give away!


Giveaway Rules and Details


Usually I just ask you to submit a comment, but I'm going to take a cue from some of my fellow bloggers and start using twitter as an entry method as well!


Entry Method 1: Comment on this post and answer the question: "what is your favorite power workout song?"


Entry Method 2: Twitter! Send out the following tweet: "I just entered the @Sony W-series MP3 player from @frayed_laces http://frayedlaces.blogspot.com" 


So for you mathematically challenged people, that means you have two opportunities to enter! Good luck! 


The giveaway ends at 5pm eastern on Tuesday, April 5. Winners will be posted by April 6. 


Please, as with all Frayed Laces giveaways, it is the winner's responsibility to check back on Frayed Laces to see if you won.  So don't forget to check back in!  
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177 comments:

  1. I love pretty much anything from Girl Talk to work out to. I don't even know if those songs have names ... I start having earbud issues when I get sweaty, this looks intriguing!

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  2. "stronger" by kanye west has been one of my favs for a couple years now

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  3. Love Adele's Rolling in the Deep. Has a great build to the beat and dark vocals. Perfect for powering up hills. "Tears are gonna fall" baby!

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  4. "Sunlight" by Harlem Shakes is my current rock out while running/on the trainer/drinking wine song.
    I sweated through two Shuffles over the course of two years and sort of wanted to punch Apple in the face as a result. I currently have an iPod Touch with Yurbuds which is fantastic except the IPod takes up my whole too-skinny arm when I run so I've been wanting to check out the Sony except I don't feel like spending more bucks on more mp3 players.
    That is an unasked-for response to your question. But I want the damn Sony.

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  5. Oh the list is long but if I had to narrow it down I would say Dropkick Murphys The Warriors Code and AC/DC If you want blood (you got it.
    Girl Talk does have some good music on it and they do have names. :)

    I tweeted your message too.

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  6. I have been trying to win one of these so hard!! I don't have an MP3 player. I usually like to run without music unless its longer runs but man those longer runs get boring especially after about 3 hours.
    So my power jam is Florence and the Machine Dog Days Are Over!!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU
    The video is fun and the lyrics are fab!

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  7. Bleed it Out - Linkin Park. Love the energy of this song for a pick me up at the end of a long workout.

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  8. Audio books...does that count for "music"? It helps me seriously zone out for a good long run!

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  9. Right now, Pink's "Raise Your Glass" is my speedy power song.

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  10. 3030 by Deltron 3030. I can just totally zone out and pound my feet.

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  11. My favorite is Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones. It's awesome.

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  12. Favorite power workout song ... I just shuffle all my AC/DC songs and I'm good.

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  13. The Warrior and Rehab are probably my favorite workout songs, but all the discussion on this topic indicates I need to update my workout playlists.

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  14. It's a DJ mix by Preach. It's mostly techno songs and lasts an hour, so it's great for working out.

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  15. I think Eminem really gets you pumped, like his song "Lose Yourself"

    -Lauren
    lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

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  16. i really dont have a favorite "power work out song"

    I like fun up tempo songs that make me smile, cuz when i smile, I enjoy it all the more :)

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  17. I'll be reviewing this one soon, too, with the accompanying giveaway. I haven't been out for a run yet with it because I haven't had time to load it with songs, but my initial wear-around-the-house has led me to believe it may not stay in my ears all that well either. We'll see, but anyway, thought I'd let you know that it may not be just your ears. (Obviously don't enter me in the contest, but my favorite running music is anything by Michael Franti.)

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  18. I am currently obsessed with Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick is awesome.

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  19. "Sure Shot" by the Beastie Boys! You Can't, You Won't And You Don't Stop!

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  20. At the moment...Florence and the Machine The dog days are over, and Katy Perry Firework. I've learned not to judge...whatever gets you amped up, right?!

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  21. Up Past the Nursery by Suuns is rocking my world right now!

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  22. I'm liking Tom Petty's Rebels at the moment. The way he says that first line just gets me pumped for a great workout!

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  23. I love listening to "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga whenever I need a surge of power during a run.

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  24. I love "The Riches" by Jane's Addiction. It changes tempos and you feel like a million bucks when you push through until the end!

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  25. "Stone Free" by Jimi Hendrix, amongst dozens of others that I cant recall at the moment, hate how that works.

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  26. Globus - Europa
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc56moy0poA

    Makes me feel like I'm in some kind of epic movie.

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  27. Lately I am loving a few of Joe Satriani's songs, which is odd for me b/c I usually prefer music with words. Crowd Chant and Train of Angels are my favorites right now.

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  28. "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen always gets me pumped up. I need it to come on right at the end of my run, when I've got nothing left!

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  29. And I tweeted! (@gidgetrunning)

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  30. oh gosh, lots of faves! right now i'm loving britney, rihanna, florence + the machine, and the glee hits!

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  31. "Toxic" by Britney Spears! It's so upbeat and it takes me back to high school!

    mearnold115 at yahoo dot com

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  32. Good ol Johnny Cash- "I've Been Everywhere" peps me up on my long runs...

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  33. Three power songs right now are "The Distance" by Cake, "Big Wave" by Pearl Jam, and "AM Radio" by Everclear.

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  34. Also tweeted at @seanallday

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  35. Anything from Dropkick Murphy's! They make me legs feel less like led and more like I'm kicking some butt even if I'm not!

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  36. I posted via twitter @sortasinglemom

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  37. My favorite? Probably Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth. It starts out a little slow but it keeps building and building and building...

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  38. I don't run with music, but everytime I hear Dynamite I get totally pumped up. I heard it like 3 times during my last race. Awesome.

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  39. anything avenged sevenfold or metallica gets me pumped during hard workouts...the former for speed, the latter for the steady efforts or building into power.

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  40. Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right

    + twitter @gopel

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  41. I love working out to Eminem!

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  42. Also, I tweeted about it!

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  43. My favorite workout song is Bleed It Out, by Linkin Park (or really any of the early songs by Linkin Park).

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  44. ...and I just tweeted :)

    @emysue

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  45. I have a Beastie Boys song that has a really fast beat (faster than the radio version) but right now I can't remember the name (is that bad??) I am also looking forward to running to Sweet Child O' Mine by G N' R

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  46. Favorite power workout song? A bunch! Airplanes Part II, Lose Yourself, and maybe sometimes Stronger by Britney and Fighter by Christina .. haha shhh!

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  47. It has to be Monster by the Automatic, all the best with training!

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  48. hmmmmm. Anything by Emenim. That guy gets me PUMPED

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  49. Pink's "U + ur hand" is a current fav on the bike!

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  50. Knarles Barkley's "Crazy".

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  51. Sadly I think I have to say that brittney's new song is pretty good to ru to. I used my iPod for the first time in a race last weekend and it got mymmoving

    Son's gonna rise in a mile by citizen cope is a good one too

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  52. Catch-22, Keasbey Nights. Can't beat working out to the awesome brass sound of a good ska band.

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  53. If I were to pick a song. It would have to be Song-X by East West.

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  54. "Last" by NIN. Not only for the hard-driving beat, but for the lyric "This isn't meant to last; this is for right now." It works every time. <3

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  55. How stupid does a grown-man look if he says his power workout song is "piece of me" by Britney Spears?

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  56. My power work out song is Toxic by Britney Spears! Put me in for two entries! I tweeted too! :)

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  57. I tweeted about your giveaway too!

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  58. For some reason the Hairspray movie soundtrack keeps me running strong!

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  59. My power song changes frequently. Right now I am loving the theme song to the Sopranos : )

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  60. Lil Freak by Usher! I have no idea why but that song gets me fired up like a crazy person!

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  61. I didn't even have to think about the answer to this one! I crank up Evanescence "Call Me When You're Sober". I started this during a breakup because this so reminded me of my ex's behavior and it kept me strong and off the phone to him! Now it just reminds me I am a fabulous woman and don't have time for losers!
    (But most of the time I listen to nature unless it is a long, long run. It reminds me of where I am in the present).

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  62. Great blog! I've found that anything by Miike Snow is fantastic for running.

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  63. POKER FACE! I love that song so much that I once played it 10 times in a row during a long run.

    it may be off the charts by now, but not off my ipod!

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  64. I tweeted - @RunningFirst

    Fav power song - "You got another thing comin'" by Judas Priest.

    yea, I'm old, but high octane vocals and driving guitars was what I grew up on.

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  65. As of right now, my favorite workout song is "So What" by P!nk
    That may change next week or tomorrow. I'm fickle like that.

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  66. I would love to try that little gadget! My favorite workout power song right now is Quiet Little Voices by We Were Promised Jetpacks. I did a 12k race last weekend and just seriously kept that song on repeat the ENTIRE time. It's the right beat for my cadence and there are some loud, rejuvenating sections.

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  67. I feel like an exercise bada$$ when I play "Hot Tottie" by Usher (Ursher baby!). :)

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  68. I love running and working out to any old school Whitney Houston song! Specifically "How Will I Know". They are always upbeat and make you dance, not to mention they are a bit longer (5min) than songs these days so they get you through some touch hills and whatnot.

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  69. saul williams list of demands.
    i can't NOT speed up when listening to that song....

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  70. Right now my favorite is No Hands by Waka Flocka... which is about strippers. Whatevs.

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  71. I tweeted too https://twitter.com/#!/carlyrachael/status/53833770410852352

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  72. I love the Podrunner BPM mixes. I feel like I can run forever for a VERY long time!

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  73. Currently, "S&M" by Rihanna!

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  74. & I tweeted!

    @thefolksinger

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  75. Fav song probably Bat out of Hell, ha ha! I tweeted this too.

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  76. A lot of recent songs work, but I keep going back to "Roadrunner" by the Modern Lovers (making me cool, if it's still 1980).

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  77. My power workout song is Boom Boom Pow... always gets me moving a bit faster!

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  78. Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine

    Actually just put it on while commenting and now I'm dominating these spreadsheets.

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  79. @Acey
    good one. List of Demands is definitely a solid choice.

    @copychic
    never thought of listening to them while running, but I can definitely see it getting me going!

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  80. Favorite workout song? Don't listen to music usually - these would be for my wife.

    I retweeted, too...

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  81. Stronger by Kanye West. Thanks for the contest!

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  82. I usually don't listen to music during my workouts, but my sister does - and her iPod was just stolen! If I win, I will pass this along to her to enjoy. :)

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  83. I don't listen to music while running or biking. But home workouts, or the treadmill, well, it varies...Depends on what I'm doing, lifting weights? HIIT? I can say my favorite site for music is BeatPort.
    One song I love, love, love: What Else is There (Trentemoller Remix) by Royksopp

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  84. Eye of the Tiger! Definitely. Hard to sit still and impossible to not get fired up when that song is on. Then again, I love Rocky.

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  85. The one song that always gives me a boost wherever I am in my workout is "Cross My Heart" by Marianas Trench - it's so catchy and up-beat that I just want to bounce around :)

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  86. I tweeted also! (@megpwuebker)

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  87. Great Expectations, by The Gaslight Anthem. Good Stuff! Tweeted and commented!

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  88. Joan Jett Bad Reputation-- Gets me so pumped! Great songs listed my running play list needs a facelift

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  89. Too many to choose just one. As long as it's upbeat it works.

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  90. I like anything by Eminem, especially "Lose yourself".

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  91. My favorite right now is Stronger by Kanye West!

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  92. "How Far We've Come" Matchbox Twenty

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  93. Encore/Numb the Jay-Z/Linkin Park mash up. LOVE.

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  94. "Remember the Name" - Fort Minor

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  95. Search and Destroy by Iggy Pop. And it has a connection to the show Lost and Hawaii to boot!

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  96. I have quite a few power songs, but I think the one that never dies for me is Linkin Park's Points of Authority, the original one - the Reanimation one is great, too, but the original almost has more punch, oddly enough.

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  97. It's always changing but right now "Ring the Alarm" by Beyonce

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  98. My favorite power song is "All Over You" by Live!

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  99. And I tweeted it (karen_ohara on Twitter)!

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  100. My current favorite power song is anything by Missy Elliot - she likes to work it ;)

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  101. Seven Nation army by the White Stripes!

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  102. My favorite power songs are 'Till I collapse' Ironman ( purely because of this awesome Ironman video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqpYKx8Fvk - it gets me psyched every time), 'Hard' by Rihanna and lately 'Dog Days are Over' by Florence and the Machine.

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  103. Stabbing Westward: "Save Yourself"

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  104. Pretty much anything by Metallica :)

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  105. Anything by the NewsBoys!!

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  106. It's got to be "A Praise Chorus" by Jimmy Eat World.

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  107. I usually listen to running podcasts on my long runs. It's like having someone there talking to you. I am a big fan of Eminem though, too.

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  108. Plan B - Stay too long

    NB The above song is only to be used at the end of a run.

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  109. My favorite all time workout song is DMX's "X Gonna Give It To Ya". I literally run faster or jump higher when it comes on my workout playlist.

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  110. Anything from Bonobo. If I had to pick one, probably it would be Transmission 94

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  111. Well, maybe this will be a "3rd time's a charm" kind of thing... here we go!

    Favorite power song (of the moment): I Don't Wanna Care Right Now - Lupe Fiasco

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  112. Love this song you once recommended: "Who We Are" by Hope Partlow. Listening to it and imagining how the song carried you through those pre-dawn runs always bring a smile to me.

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  113. I Like to Move It - Bang Gang

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  114. Viva la vida by Coldplay! Aaahhhh those violins!!!

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  115. Eye of the Tiger--totally cliche, but it gets me pumped every time!

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  116. Island in the Sun - Weezer

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  117. born to run by bruce springsteen always gets me pumped up.

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  118. ooh, i usually go hard when i'm working out, but the last song that got me pumped at was forty six and two by tool

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  119. Please throw my name in the hat! My favorite power workout song is My Sharona by The Knack. Really.

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  120. Nice giveaway! Current power songs include "Get Up" by 50 Cent, "Heart of a Champion" by Nelly & "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr.

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  121. "We Are the Champions". The tempo is a little slow, but the feeling of winning can't be beat.

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  122. Eminem. Till I Collapse. Always makes me reach down and find that pocket of reserve energy and push through.

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  123. "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz. The cadence is a little slow, but it gets me pumped anyway!

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  124. Raise Your Glass by Pink is my all time favorite song when working out!

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  125. Maybe not a "power" song, but I get pumped up on a run by Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle." One of the only songs that has remained on my running playlist for years.

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  126. This is so embarrassing, but my power song is Black and Yellow. I'm from Pittsburgh and when the Steelers went to the Super Bowl this year that somehow turned into their playoff song even though it has nothing to do with football.
    It's on my iPod and once I listen to it, I get that second (or third or fourth) burst of energy!

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  127. Lose Yourself by Eminem....I hate the language he uses but the beat of the song is perfect when you need an extra boost.

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  128. Cheesy, but it's Tub thumpin' by Chumbawumba

    And I tweeted. :)

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  129. In the air of the night remix by DMX. Its slow ish but it's awesome!!

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  130. Gotta be the Rocky theme. Gets me every time.

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  131. I have a lot but currently really love Cee-Lo's F(orget) U (yes, the 'clean' version)!

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  132. Till I collapse by Eminem. Youtube it with Ironman after it d you'll totally get it :-)

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  133. ditto on Till I collapse by Eminem. It's the ultimate when it comes to getting through tough workouts

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  134. Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now"

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  135. I do love "Club can't handle me" of "Mr. Brightside", thanks!

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  136. Are you gonna be my girl by Jet

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  137. I've gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

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  138. My fave workout song right now is "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavine. It always makes me pick up my pace and keep it matched to the beat. Love it!

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  139. I tweet tweeted your giveaway @ marathon diaries!

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  140. Galvanize - The Chemical Brother's and I tweeted!

    X2

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  141. Lots of good choices on here! I love adele!

    But i'm hooked on Black eye Peas Just cant get enough!

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  142. My fave power workout song is Toxic from Britney... I am almost too embarrassed to admit that!!

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  143. There are SO many! Anything fast paced that can get me through that last push...Eminem, Dropkick Murphys, Lady Gaga, and even Braddah Iz...love Living in a Sovereign Land and Hele on to Kauai

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  144. "here it goes again" by OK Go

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  145. I always have a problem with earbuds falling out during runs. I have to wear sweatbands over my ears to keep them in. If you find earbuds that don't fall out, Let me know.

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  146. "here it goes again" by OK Go

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  147. My fave power workout song is Toxic from Britney... I am almost too embarrassed to admit that!!

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  148. Till I collapse by Eminem. Youtube it with Ironman after it d you'll totally get it :-)

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  149. Cheesy, but it's Tub thumpin' by Chumbawumba

    And I tweeted. :)

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  150. Maybe not a "power" song, but I get pumped up on a run by Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle." One of the only songs that has remained on my running playlist for years.

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  151. "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz. The cadence is a little slow, but it gets me pumped anyway!

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  152. "We Are the Champions". The tempo is a little slow, but the feeling of winning can't be beat.

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  153. Please throw my name in the hat! My favorite power workout song is My Sharona by The Knack. Really.

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  154. ooh, i usually go hard when i'm working out, but the last song that got me pumped at was forty six and two by tool

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  155. Eye of the Tiger--totally cliche, but it gets me pumped every time!

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  156. Anything from Bonobo. If I had to pick one, probably it would be Transmission 94

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  157. new favorite workout song...."on to the next one" by jay-z

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