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Leah Ferguson's avatar

When Hamilton was really big I would run while listening to "Wait for It" on a loop. Before that? Old school hip-hop and reggaeton! (It helped me to pretend I was young again and out dancing instead of huffing and puffing my way through the neighborhood. Ha!).

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Mary Chris Escobar's avatar

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who listens to thing in loops while running. Also, I'm not super familiar with the music from Hamilton (I know, I feel like this is bad writer behavior)-- so I'm going to try that one out at the gym today. Thanks for giving me a motivator to get there. And 100% agree about the dance music!

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Leah Ferguson's avatar

Well, you’ll need 2 Hamilton songs, then: “Wait for It,” of course (though you’ll immediately be able to tell how slowly I run!), and “Non-Stop,” solely because the writer in you will immediately understand it. <3

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Mary Chris Escobar's avatar

Listened to both! Loved them both- and did immediately understand “Non-Stop” from a writer’s perspective. Also, “Wait for It” is right at my pace, too. And I love songs that build and slow back down for running (though I was on the elliptical yesterday)!

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