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Carole Harrell

Mainstream Music Monday: Lovely Pop Tune for Recovery or Seated Tempo Climb

2022-01-03
By: Carole Harrell
On: January 3, 2022
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This brand-new pop love song worked perfectly in a recent playlist. It’s easy to ride to tempo on a moderate hill and also works well for a recovery song. It’s definitely “awwww”-worthy!Read more…

Friday Favorites: Beloved Song for Epic Intervals on a Hill

2021-08-27
By: Carole Harrell
On: August 27, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This vintage song from 1982 is one you’ll probably recognize immediately, and so will your riders! It’s perfect for intervals on a steep hill. Don’t be surprised if everyone from your oldest rider to your youngest bursts into song at some point…that is, if they have the breath for it!Read more…

Mainstream Music Monday: Haunting, Beautiful, and Versatile Cover

2021-07-05
By: Carole Harrell
On: July 5, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 2 Comments

This brand-new cover song packs a punch! Use it as a long recovery or hill…after you play with it for a while you might even come up with other ways to use it! I do think this gets the stamp of approval from the much-revered band who originated the song, and I believe your riders will love it, too!Read more…

Friday Favorites: Uplifting Intervals

2021-05-21
By: Carole Harrell
On: May 21, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

It’s party time! Let this frothy song from 1986 fill your riders with joy. Its four choruses and two brief instrumental interludes provide the framework for the perfect interval profile!Read more…

Mainstream Music Monday: Beautify Your Warm-Up or Cool-Down

2021-05-10
By: Carole Harrell
On: May 10, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

I had not heard of this artist until last week when this song found me. Now I’m smitten, and I think you and your riders will be, too! Use it for a warm-up or cool-down and immerse yourself and your riders in beauty!Read more…

Friday Favorites: This Hill Has a Groove, So Up You Go!

2021-04-02
By: Carole Harrell
On: April 2, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

Time to climb to this catchy, popular dance song from 1990! Prove to your riders that they can chill on a hill for 3 minutes, 51 seconds!Read more…

Mainstream Music Monday: Tipsy Hills and Flats

2021-03-15
By: Carole Harrell
On: March 15, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 2 Comments

This sassy little “tongue-in-cheek” song about having a tad too much to drink might wiggle its way into your St. Patrick’s Day playlist! At 120 bpm it’s a great song for fast flats and steep hills, so let’s put them together! Water shots, anyone?Read more…

Mainstream Music Monday: Pop Love for a Valentine’s Playlist

2021-02-08
By: Carole Harrell
On: February 8, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This pop love song is currently all the rage! Give your riders a sweet, swift ride on a long, straight road as they pedal to the beat of this pledge of eternal love that will last exactly 3 minutes and 11 seconds!Read more…

Friday Favorites: A Climb for All You Cool Cats and Kittens

2021-02-05
By: Carole Harrell
On: February 5, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

Let’s climb to a song that was written and recorded in the 1950s, covered by the world’s most popular group in the ’60s, then “New Waved” up in the late ’70s! Can you dig? Groovy! Read more…

Mainstream Music Monday: A Straightforward Climb to a Pop Princess Tune

2021-01-11
By: Carole Harrell
On: January 11, 2021
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 1 Comment

No fuss, no frills, just a steep hill from start to finish for this short song from a pop princess! Let the sweating commence!Read more…

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