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Single Artist/Standard Wog

Dire Straits
Wog of Life (39 minutes, Moderate)

Pace Breakdown

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

8:48
8:31
11:41
10:04



39:04

  

Distance: 1.7 to 2.6 miles
Speed: 2.6 to 4.0 MPH
Ave BPM: 119 (faster 125)
Jog Beats: 30% (faster 38%)
Pace Variability: Moderate

The Straits guide you along with rock-steady rhythms and five-minute songs. After revving up to Expresso Love, you might want to turn Walk of Life into a run instead, thus making this moderate set more brisk.

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Setting Me Up

Dire Straits

111

3:19

5

Funky skiffle beat

Album Rock

Dire Straits

Water of Love

Dire Straits

121

5:24

5

Bring your maraca

Album Rock

Dire Straits

Expresso Love

Dire Straits

139

5:03

5

Nice piano perks for your jog

Pub Rock

Making Movies

Walk of Life

Dire Straits

87

4:08

5

Roller-rink organ is insanely catchy.
Two-Timer, SKBL

Album Rock

Brothers in Arms

Skateaway

Dire Straits

117

6:17

5

I could walk to this all day

Album Rock

Making Movies

Heavy Fuel

Dire Straits

132

5:01

5

Sardonic but road-worthy

Pub Rock

On Every Street

So Far Away

Dire Straits

115

5:12

5

Doleful stroll

Album Rock

Brothers in Arms

The Man’s Too Strong

Dire Straits

98

4:40

4

Mark Knopfler gets philosophical.
Fadeout

Album Rock

Brothers in Arms

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