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Good music can make or break a run, particularly when that run needs to be more than a couple of miles. Here’s enough music (some new stuff and some throwbacks and plenty of girl power tunes) to keep you moving for about an hour:

Hey Soul Sister – Train

Dancing On My Own – Robyn (Yes, Robyn S. of “Show Me Love” fame. She’s got her own indie label these days.)

Closet Bitch – Emma Lasry

L.O.V.E. – V.V. Brown

Cat & Mouse – Nikki and Rich

Never Forget You – The Noisettes

Quick Fix – V.V. Brown

I Like It  – Enrique Iglesias (feat. Pitbull)

Airplanes – B.O.B. (feat. Hayley Williams)

Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz and Ludacris

In My Head – Jason Derulo

Live Your Life  – T.I. (feat. Rihanna)

Breathe – Blu Cantrell and Sean Paul (This song takes me back to the days of being single and dancing my way through the bars of Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle.)

Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead

Manic Monday – The Bangles

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!

Sheena Is A Punk Rocker – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Because I’m Awesome – The Dollyrots (Because you. Are. Awesome.)

Whatever You Like – Anya Marina (This song is brilliant and I will never stop loving it.)