With nearly 40 days still left until the first day of spring, chances are you’ve been doing a lot of running in cold and/or snowy conditions. I’ve heard from many of you in colder climates about weekday runs in single digit temperatures and races where ice and snow covered parts of your course. It got me thinking: Instead of just focusing on what we can wear to keep us warm during winter runs, what if we could trick our brains into feeling less cold?

This thought occurred to me because of where I’m spending my weekend right now. This is where my workouts are going down this weekend:

Now before you start throwing rotten tomatoes and stinky running shoes at me through your computer screen in protest, my own warm-weather weekend getaway inspired me to create a warm-weather running playlist for your long runs this weekend (and until spring arrives). Each song includes a reference to heat, being hot, fire, and sweat. Happy winter running everyone!

Winter Running Playlist to Heat You Up!

1. Hot in Herre: Nelly (or you can download the version from Glee)
2. Girl is on Fire: Alicia Keys
3. Fire Woman: The Cult
4. Hot N Cold: Katy Perry
5. Drop It Like It’s Hot: Snoop Dogg & Pharrel Williams
6. Build a Fire: Drivin’ n’ Cryin’
7. This Is Why I’m Hot: MIMS
8. Blister in the Sun: Violent Femmes
9. Fire Burning: Sean Kingston
10. Chasing the Sun: The Wanted
11. Sweat: Snoop Dogg & David Guetta
12. Sex on Fire: Kings of Leon
13. Burn: Papa Roach
14. On Fire: Eminem
15. Heat of the Moment: Asia
16. Set Fire to the Rain: Adele
17. Summer in the City: The Lovin’ Spoonful
18. Hot Legs: Rod Stewart
19. Standing Outside the Fire: Garth Brooks
20. Cool down song: Here Comes the Sun: Beattles

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What other songs would you add to this winter running playlist that include words or phrases about being hot, warm, on fire or heated? What is your favorite winter running gear?