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Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites: Intervals to Keep You Unstuck

2025-11-14
By: Kala Markel
On: November 14, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This week’s pick is all restless energy and a bassline that refuses to let you sit still. It’s gritty, hypnotic, and perfect for locking into the beat while pushing past your limits. Get ready for a track that feels like rebellion bottled into 4 minutes.Read more…

Friday Favorites: A Perfect Longer Climb

2025-11-07
By: Mark Fiddler
On: November 7, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 1 Comment

Check out the signature big, soaring voice overlaying cool, bassy house grooves, ambient, spacey synths, and calypso counterpoints—it’s a nice balance, and perfect for a longer climb.Read more…

Friday Favorites: Addictive…and Vindictive 💀

2025-10-31
By: Susan Lafond
On: October 31, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

Danger lurks in the dark, pulling you into the shadows, and the climb becomes a chase—are you being hunted, or are you the hunter? Each pedal stroke drags you deeper into the unknown, resistance rising like a chill up your spine. Will your riders conquer the hill…or be conquered by it?Read more…

Friday Favorites: A Classic Song Reminding Us to Find Joy in the Journey

2025-10-24
By: Fern Stancer
On: October 24, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This early ’80s classic blends nostalgia, rhythm, and energy for a perfectly paced flat road. It’s a fun reminder to embrace the moment and enjoy the ride.Read more…

Friday Favorites: An Exotic, Hypnotic, and Dramatic Climb

2025-10-17
By: Bill Pierce
On: October 17, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This artist expertly fuses Middle Eastern traditional music with electronic beats. The result moves your mind and emotions, even without understanding the language of the lyrics.Read more…

Friday Favorites: Spooky Vibes for Your Haunted Ride

2025-10-10
By: Jennifer Sage
On: October 10, 2025
In: Music Resources
With: 0 Comments

This week I’m giving you not one, but four tracks! These selections are packed with eerie atmospheres, mysterious melodies, and just the right amount of suspense—perfect for weaving a little Halloween magic into your class.Read more…

Friday Favorites: Built to Break You Open

2025-10-03
By: Kala Markel
On: October 3, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

This track doesn’t explode out of the gate—it simmers, swells, and catches you off guard in the best way. If you’re ready for a song that mirrors the ride from burnout to breakthrough, this one’s for you.Read more…

Friday Favorites: A Classic ’90s Song from an Iconic Album

2025-09-26
By: Mark Fiddler
On: September 26, 2025
In: Music Resources, Weekly Music Archives, Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

To quote a critic, this song is not only meticulously crafted, it’s smart, quirky, poignant, and insanely catchy!Read more…

Friday Favorites: 4, 3, 2…Are You Ready?

2025-09-19
By: Susan Lafond
On: September 19, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

A blending of talent from two superstar DJs produces an energetic track to use for sprints or intervals. Read more…

Friday Favorites: A Powerful Climb from the ’90s

2025-09-12
By: Fern Stancer
On: September 12, 2025
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

A ’90s anthem that builds from soft pedal strokes to an emotional push that leaves everything on the road.Read more…

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