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Over the next few days we will be reviewing the iTunes running and sporting music/training mix collection. Our goal is to help you to compare your own interests with your desire to improve your running or sporting stamina and endurance.

Since 2006 iTunes has put together 12 music and training compilations for running with various athletes and artists. This article reviews these compilations. Some things to compare are the artists tastes, the length of the music/training audio, and the year of production to give a sense of progression (if it matters to you).

2006 iTunes Treadmill Running Mixes
Jay Blahnik is your voice over music inspirational guru who trains you running on the treadmill, appropriately called Treadmill training. iTunes has a series of three -Mixed Terrain, Hill repeats 1, and Distance Challenge 1 - for you to use, and though there is a progression in place moving from one to the other, you are free to choose according to your interests and abilities.

Each Treadmill compilation is 30 minutes in length and features music selections that will get you running.

Treadmill Training: Mixed Terrain 1

I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix), Jackson 5
ABC (Salaam Remi Krunk-A-Delic Party Mix), Jackson 5
Tubthumping, Chumbawumba
What I Got (Radio Edit), Sublime
One Thing Leads to Another, The Fixx
No More Words, Berlin
Fired Up, Funky Green Dogs
I Just Want to Celebrate (Mocean Worker Remix), Rare Earth

Treadmill Training: Hill Repeats 1

Saturday Night Gallop, Hockey Night
Walking to Do, Ted Leo Pharmacists
I’m Pretty Sure I Can See Molecules, Troubled Hubble
Play My Game, The Donnas
Fragile Awareness, The Pattern
Wild Ride, The Oranges Band
I’m In the Band, Bratmobile
Cover, Enginedown
Right Foot, The Washdown
Hyperactive, The Donnas
The Angel’s Share, Ted Leo Pharmacists
Perfect Weapon, Communique’

Treadmill Training: Distance Challenge 1

Destroyer, The Stills
Still In Love, The Stills
Hang On, Girl, Favourite Sons
Thank Me With Your Hands (MSTRKRFT Remix), Panthers
Banquet, Bloc Party
Theory Is Famous, Panthers
She’s Hearing Voices, Bloc Party
Romantic Rights, Death From Above 1979
Helicopter, Bloc Party
Cold War, Death From Above 1979
Lola Stars and Stripes, The Stills

Each CD comes with downloadable versions of each of the songs, and a digital version of the Training booklet.

The workouts will challenge you to go as hard as you desire through series of staged and timed activities such as a warm up, hill climbs or varied terrain workouts.

FUNQUE 4/5
active tunes to drive your training

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Comparing the value of music for running and other sports is not the point of this review. It is a given that many feel there is a great deal of value in and enjoyment of music and sports. Now comes the added benefit of getting training and inspiration while the music is on your ipod or MP3 player.

In January 2008, Nike, Serena Williams and iTunes launched another new running iTunes training and coaching compilation. This is but another in a series of music and coaching works that not only guides the runner through different stages of a run but offers personal music collections of the “coach.” So far Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams and Jack Engram have put together compilations and training comments to run by.

Nike offers other compilations in other sports. We urge you to click on the links and venture into Nike’s fantastic collection of tools and information pointing to their collection of tunes, mixes and training assists. To get the music click over to iTunes and look for iTunes sports mixes.

FUNQUE - 5/5

Complete, compelling and beneficial

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Nike+ is a newer runner designed to work with an iPod to improve training by measuring pace, distance and overall time. It can be integrated with your running tunes on your Nano.