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Coffee Break: Run!

Runners run along Summit Avenue in St. Paul during the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.
Runners run along Summit Avenue in St. Paul during the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.Caroline Yang for MPR News

by Anna Reed

September 29, 2017

Thanks to Osborne for writing in with today's theme idea.

The Twin Cities Marathon events are this weekend - Saturday will be the 5k, 10k, and family events, and Sunday will be the 10 mile and the marathon. Good luck to everyone running!

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "run", "running", or "ran" somewhere prominently in the lyrics?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Del Shannon - Runaway
Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell
The Gestures - Run Run Run
Pat Benetar - You Better Run
Ike and Tina Turner - You Got Me Running
Cloud Cult - Running With The Wolves
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Sweet - Fox On The Run