The Return List

The team is assembled, the uniform and spikes have been located, the entry fee paid, and the final piece the "pump up" playlist is ready to go! I am out of my mind excited about Saturday because it is when I am making my return to the track! I will be running the 400m leg of a distance medley relay for my track club. I know that I will likely run the slowest 400 of my life, but I am really really ok with that. I am looking forward to putting that uniform on and lacing up my spikes.

I put out an e-mail to the running club list serv to find pieces of the relay. Our first leg hasn't run indoor track in 2 years because of injuries so she is looking forward to making her return, too. Our anchor leg is a high school student who has never raced track before (only XC). And our 800 m leg is one of my best friends on the team is running. She is totally injured and had a wisdom tooth out this week, but is insisting on running because she told me it was important for her to be involved. The two of us got a little emotional while discussing it on Tuesday night practice. I'm hoping that my adrenaline will kick in on Saturday to help me keep it together.

One item that I am hoping gets my adrenaline going is the playlist. I used a good mix of songs I blogged with, songs that remind me of track, and others. I titled it the return list and it goes a little something like this:

1. Stronger- Kelly Clarkson
2. How You Like Me Now- The Heavy
3. Elevation - U2 (Big role in my college track days)
4. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
5. Turn the Page - Bob Seger
6.  Don't Stop Believing - Journey
7. Everyday - Bon Jovi
8. Can't Hold Us -Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
9. We Weren't Born to Follow - Bon Jovi
10. It's a Beautiful Day - Michael Buble 
11. Don't Stop til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
12. Welcome to Wherever You Are- Bon Jovi
13. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
14. Beautiful Day -U2
15. Forever Young - Rod Stewart
16. Hit Me With Your Best Shot- Pat Benatar 
17. Because We Can - Bon Jovi
18. Born to Run -Bruce Springsteen
19. The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga
20. You Make My Dreams - Hall and Oats
21. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (Turn around....longstanding track club joke)
22. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen 
23. Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
24. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive 
25. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac 
26. Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen (shout out to the HS track days)
27. Dog Days are Over - Florence and the Machine
28. (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

This is a 2 hour list. But 25 through 28 are most likely going to be  played post race. And yes, it is Bon Jovi heavy, but I like what I like.