Memorial Day weekend was pretty washed out here in Omaha. The weather was gray and rainy and just all around blah. And then, out of nowhere on Monday the clouds parted and the sun came out and it was an absolutely beautiful day. When I looked outside and saw the unexpectedly gorgeous weather, I told Josh we needed to go for a run.
And so we laced up our running shoes, filled up our water bottles, and headed out for a 5k. It was a hot and sweaty run (as evidenced by the picture of our oh-so-attractive faces afterwards). While it was hard, it was fun! And it felt good to move! I used a new-to-me running app that I absolutely love and wanted to share with you.
It’s called RockMyRun and it’s awesome. It’s a collection of DJ mixes sorted by genre, workout type, length of workout, and beats per minute. It’s like having all the best songs from your favorite artists mixed together to pump you up while you workout.
For my run I chose Boy Band Blast. It was a perfect mix of uptempo songs from boy bands past to present. And at 45 minutes long I loved how I had plenty of time to get my 5k in before the songs stopped. I was rocking out to everything from NSYNC to NKOTB to Hanson to One Direction. It was awesome and definitely had my smiling during my run. (You know, when I wasn’t dying…)
The app is free, but if you want to utilize all the features, like mixes longer than 45 minutes, specially-designated rockstar mixes, and the ability to match a song to your pace, it will cost you $2.99 a month. For now I’m just running with the free version, but if Josh and I work back up to 10k runs together I can see myself investing in the paid version so I can have music for my entire run.
Questions of the Day: Does RockMyRun sound like something you would use and enjoy? What’s your favorite music to listen to while you work out?
andy says
Lovely!
Erin says
It’s a great app!
Susan White says
Running is health! Thank you for sharing this.
Have a great day! xx
Erin says
You too Susan! And yes, running is health! 🙂
Rebecca says
What a great tip Erin! I have been looking for a app like this for a long time, but with the ocean full of thousands of apps it’s not always easy to figure out what to choose. This is perfect! Thank you for the tip! 😀
Erin says
Glad I could help Rebecca! I hope you love the app as much as I do!
Brynn says
Ah, love this! OK, to be honest you sold me with the 45 minute boy band playlist.
Erin says
It is the best playlist!! haha It starts off with Backstreet Boys Everybody and ends with One Direction’s You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful!
Lisa says
I would definitely use this app! My boyfriend and I go running every evening and we’re pushing ourselves to run farther so having great music is a must to keep me going.
Thanks for the tip!
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Erin says
Way to go you and your boyfriend!! My husband and I are hoping to go running tomorrow after work!
Erin @ Erin's Inside Job says
This sounds pretty awesome. I am always looking for new music solutions for my runs or classes!
Erin says
It’s pretty awesome! It’s crazy the difference good music makes when I workout!
Ashley says
I’m trying to get better about liking running and this sounds like just the app to help with that!
Erin says
It makes such a difference! This was a hard run for me but the music really kept me going!
Stacie @ SimplySouthernStacie says
Boy band playlist? Sold! I’ve been wanting to find an app to get fun new running music instead of having to download everything to my iTunes.
Erin says
It is such a good mix!! It starts off with Backstreet Boys Everybody and ends with One Direction’s You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful!
Natalie says
This looks like such a fun app! Making a playlist is not something I’m really good at so this sounds awesome and like a great motivator to get moving!
Erin says
Yes! I’m horrible at making playlists and love that this does it for me! It’s amazing how much a good fast song motivates me to keep running!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
Boy band blast sounds perfect! I’d listen to that even when I wasn’t working out 😉
Erin says
It’s a really good mix! I love me some 90’s boy bands! 😀
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
Downloading now! You have such great recommendations. Music really really helps me run better and faster. I usually listen to a Pandora station but it seems like every once in awhile a slow ballad comes on no matter what station I listen to.
Erin says
Yes! And when the slow songs come on it sucks all my motivation and will to run out the window! I love this app because everything is upbeat and fast. I need that when I workout!
Melanie says
This app looks really cool!
Melanie @ meandmr.com
Erin says
It is awesome! It definitely kept me motivated to keep running when my mind was ready to be done!
Joanna @Makngmine says
Jeff and I love RockMyRun! I can’t wait to be running again!!!
Erin says
It’s such a great app! How is post baby recovery going?
jillian says
Great app! I’m definitely going to download it 🙂
xo, j
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Erin says
It’s awesome! I hope you enjoy it Jillian!
Katie Elizabeth says
I’ve never heard of this but can’t wait to try it! I’ll probably go straight to the boy band playlist, too 😉
Erin says
It’s such a great mix!! I love me some boy band music! 😀
Jess says
What a fun app. Glad you were able to get out!
Mimi & Chichi
Erin says
Yes! It felt so nice to get to do something active on Memorial Day. I did not want to spend the whole weekend cooped up inside.
Megan says
I just stumbled upon your blog and was super shocked to see that you are living in Omaha. I actually live in the Kansas City area, so it was pretty neat to see that you live fairly close to me.
I use an app that is fairly similar to this for when I work out, but I am definitely going to have to look into this! I am a firm believer that good music can make or break a work out. 😉
Megan
Erin says
Oh neat! I love Kansas City and am hoping to get back there again soon! Yay for Midwest bloggers!
Gretchen | Gretchruns says
Never heard of this app, but it sounds perfect! I’m always looking for free music apps because it can get expensive to always download songs. The boy band mix sounds right up my alley 🙂
Erin says
It’s such a good mix! Some of the songs really took me back!
Belinda S says
I’ve been a runner for about 7 years now and I’m one of the crazy ones that doesn’t listen to music. I’ve been thinking I’d like to add some into the mix. May just have to try out this app.
Thanks for sharing.
serisblog.com says
I love learning of new apps! I have so many great suggestions. I think I will do a post soon with my favorite apps. – Seri from http://www.Serisblog.com