A New Running Playlist For 2026

New year, new playlist, right?

I’ve been cleaning and putting away holiday decor all day, and I’m tired. It is ridiculous how much glitter from ornaments and bags just gets… everywhere. Add in the cat’s hair tumbleweeds and Eric’s “droppings” of candy wrappers and pop cans, and I was about ready to snap.

During my cleaning, I started working on my new playlist for running this year (I’m always multitasking). I’ve picked a few songs so far, and I’m looking for suggestions if you’ve got any ideas on tracks I should add. I must have fast and aggressive music when I run. I envy people who can just run to… whatever. But I’m not one of them. I need the beat to help me along and to make me forget what I’m doing.

As you can see, the playlist currently consists of only 12 songs. I’m trying to avoid repeating too many tracks from my other workout playlists - I need variety.