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U2
Nü Year’s Wog (50 minutes, Very Vigorous)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

6:08
2:59
15:08
18:28

3:38
3:38
49:59

  

Distance: 2.4 to 3.7 miles
Speed: 2.9 to 4.4 miles
Ave BPM: 129 (slower 123)
Jog Beats: 57% (slower 50%)
Pace Variability: High

Before he turned into a world ambassador and started rubbing elbows with the political elite, Bono was a pretty kickass rock singer, and the Edge has always been one of best guitar players around. Melding the huge, anthemic sound of arena rock with songs that burst with lyrics both personal and socially spiritual, U2 defined alternative rock in the 80s, reinvented themselves in the 90s, and charged full steam into the new millennium with the right to claim themselves members of the best alt-rock band of all. It’s hard to be so relevant without appearing pretentious, and most of the time they pull it off.

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Desire

U2

109

2:59

5

Walkin’ the Rock with Bo Diddly beat

Alternative Rock

Rattle and Hum

Miracle Drug

U2

126

3:59

5

Guitars can cure

Alternative Rock

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

Beautiful Day

U2

136

4:08

5

Poignant, gorgeous, and joggable.
Outro

Alternative Rock

All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Rejoice

U2

166

3:38

4

Early number rocks big-time.
Two-Timer

Alternative Rock

October

New Year’s Day

U2

134

5:36

5

Scorching anthemic stew of politics and pain

Protest Rock

War

Mofo

U2

120

5:49

5

Bono dabbles in Techno

90s Rock

Pop

Three Sunrises

U2

134

3:50

5

Sweet and easy.
Long intro

Alternative Rock

Wide Awake In America

I Will Follow

U2

158

3:38

5

Another hard rocker from their early days

Alternative Rock

Boy

Red Hill Mining Town

U2

138

4:54

5

Underappreciated classic from 80s’ opus.
Long intro

80s Rock

The Joshua Tree

Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car

U2

120

5:20

5

Laconic edge.
Intro, short fadeout

Alternative Rock

Zooropa

Bad

U2

97

6:08

5

Builds to magnificent finish.
Short fadeout

80s Rock

The Unforgettable Fire

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes