Although I'm quite happy to run without music these days, there's something undeniable about the effect of running to some great tunes. Nothing puts the bounce back into my step like a great song and since I'm always curious what others listen to while working out, I thought I'd list what makes up my running playlist these days...

1. Around the Worlds - Daft Punk
2. Be Good (RAC Remix) - Tokyo Police club
3. Beat Goes On (ft. Kanye) - Madonna
4. Beat It - Michael Jackson
5. Beep - Pussycat Dolls
6. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
7. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
8. Breathe Me (Mylo Remix) - Sia
9. Buttons - PCD
10. Centennial - Tokyo Police Club
11. Clumsy - Fergie
12. Cold Shoulder - Adele
13. Crazy - Britney Spears
14. Crazy in Love - Beyonce
15. Dancing in September - Earth, Wind and Fire
16. Dashboard - Modest Mouse
17. Disturbia - Rihanna
18. Don't Cha - PCD
19. Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
20. Escape - Enrique Iglasias
21. Explode - Nelly Furtado
22. Faster Kill Pussycat (ft Britany Murphy) - Paul Oakenfold
23. Float On - Modest Mouse
24. Four Minutes - Madonna/JT
25. Gettin Jiggy With It - Will Smith
26. Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
27. Give it to Me - Timbaland
28. Glamorous - Fergie
29. Good Look - Mic Boogie
30. Here With Me - Dido
31. Hit me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar
32. Holla Back Girl - Gwen Stefani
33. Hung Up - Madonna
34. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
35. I Don't Need a Man - PCD
36. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
37. Insatiable - Elise Estrada
38. Into Your Hideout - Pilate
39. Is it Any Wonder? - Keane
40. It's Like That - Run DMC
41. Keeps Gettin Better - Christina Aguilera
42. Larger Than Life - Backstreet Boys
43. Leavin' - Jesse McCartney
44. Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy
45. Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake
46. Magic - Robin Thicke
47. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
48. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
49. Mercy - Duffy
50. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious BIG
51. Never Too Late - Hedley
52. Now That We Found Love - Heavy D and the Boyz
53. Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
54. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado
55. Rebellion - Arcade Fire
56. SOS - Rihanna
57. Save Me - Jem
58. Say it Right - Nelly Furtado
59. Scream - Timbaland
60. Sea Lion - Feist
61. Sex n Money - Paul Oakenfold
62. Sorry - Madonna
63. Stronger - Kanye West
64. Switch - Will Smith
65. Time to Pretend - MGMT
66. Toxic - Britney Spears
67. Under Pressure - Queen
68. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
69. The View - Modest Mouse
70. Violet Hill - Coldplay
71. Viva la Vida - Coldplauy
72. Wait a Minute - PCD
73. Waiting For Tonight - Jennifer Lopez
74. What Goes Around - Justin Timberlake
75. What you Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani
76. Whatever you Like - Nicole Sherzinger
77. When I Grow up - PCD

I pretty much like to run to all kinds of music - fast, slow and everything in between. I admit I listen to some pretty tacky stuff when I run, but it's all about the beat. And sometimes I find that slow songs can be the best, I just run at double time instead.

Tonight however, I won't be running with music, as I'm going to hit the pavement with a friend of mine. Nothing fancy, just a quick 5.5km before I head out to grab sushi to ring in my husband's 30th birthday. Boys are so easy - sushi, Prison Break and Gossip Girl - my husband's idea of a great celebration. And sadly yes, Gossip Girl is HIS show.