Hayley Clarke from Nottingham said: "I like to listen to upbeat dance music such as Cascada when I'm jogging, even though I'm a rock chick at heart.  | | Break your back with The Killers |
"The fact that I can barely listen to one song before I have to stop is not the point!" Jimmy from Long Eaton said music was not such a good idea. He said: "Listen to your body as you run. No Music - you can't hear what's around you (cars, bikes, dogs, etc)." Bee from Leicester had two suggestions: "On The Run - Club classic but will put you off your stride and you're too old to listen to it! ha ha. And Heather Small - Proud.... one of my favourite BBC montage music pieces for the Olympics. GOOD LUCK BRADY!" 'Wicked' musicG-Train from London likes to listen to Gregorian monks chanting when he runs. Holly from Nottingham said: "I think you should purchase 'Stadium Arcadium' or 'By the Way' by my future husband's band, the Chili Peppers, as they're wicked to run to."  | | Holly's future husband? |
Jet from Amsterdam had a long list of suggestions, including the Chemical Brothers, Bonobo, Live, The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. But she's from Holland, so she's never experienced the pain of running up a hill! Laura Warren from Nottingham said: "I have just started an 8 week training plan for a 5k race, when I was working to 1min walk/run schedules etc I found running without music was better because I wanted to concentrate on my technique, breathing etc, and timed myself using a stop watch. "However, now I've moved on to 2min sets I've put together a selection of songs that are as close to 2 mins as I can find, and now run to one song, walk to the next etc.. "I've scrapped the timer and now find it's much more relaxing to run this way, I know how much longer I have to run because I know the song, and can up it to run 2 songs/walk 1 etc as my plan alters. "Seems to be working for me, and actually what the song is doesn't seem to make a big difference, they're all songs I like anyway 'cos they're from my collection!" Brady's aunty Kate suggested My Little Runaway, King of the Road, Born to Run, Running on Empty and Keep on Running (Brady would make a a joke about his aunty's age and taste in music, except some of these songs are in fact already on his iPod).  | | The Boss was born to run |
Cousin Ivana suggested Chariots of Fire, but only if Brady's running improves to the necessary level.
Julie from Glasgow suggested Jump by Girls Aloud. Mark Hofmeyer (another friend of Brady's from Australia), says: "Given your endurance Mr Haran, I submit the following songs for your iPod based on the fact they are two minutes or shorter. "No Child of Mine (PJ Harvey), I Will (The Beatles), Phonebill Song (Hole), Good to Me( The White Stripes), Highly Evolved (The Vines), Pearl (Babes in Toyland), Downer (Nirvana), Hate Me (Distillers) Judy is a Punk (The Ramones) and Chinese Bombs (Blur). Music 'fusion'"That should get you started and finished methinks. Enjoy and good on ya!!" Another of Brady's friends Down Under, Rod Savage, was slightly less condescending.  | | Up the tempo with The Chemical Brothers |
He said: "I find running to music excellent but it has to be a carefully selected playlist. "I actually use it to help my pacing ... say I'm going on a 30-min run and I know that I'll ease into a good pace, I'll put something smooth and funky on - Jamiroquai, Corduroy, that kind of thing - for the first 10. "Then as the music picks it up a notch - from funk to something a bit harder like Jet or Wolfmother or the Strokes - my pace picks up with it. "Finally when I know I'll struggle through the last six or so minutes, I crank it with some real loud and relentless stuff: Monkeywrench by Foo Fighters and Territorial Pissings by Nirvana make my afterburners fire. "And if my ears are hurting, it takes my mind away from that slow-burning stitch under my rib cage.  | | Fab for running |
"Hope this helps! The right fusion of sounds can sometimes give you the edge - and interest - you're looking for. Most impressed by your effort and it may inspire me to do something about my ever-expanding girth. "Your mate from afar, Rod." The final word goes to Brady's dad, Peter, who is responsible for his son's poor taste in music. Peter said: "My advice, take all the advice you get then throw it out the window and stick with Bob Seger (Hollywood Nights of course).
"Eye of The tiger from Survivor is a good track to run too as well as Chariots Of Fire (of course) and Hot Stuff and Chain Reaction by Diana Ross (brilliant running music). "When I walk the dogs I also listen to instrumentals - Ghost Riders and Slaughter On Tenth Avenue by the Ventures (exceptional)." | 
