When I was on the track team up at BC, I never had music for training runs. I was a sprinter anyway, so distance runs weren't an everyday thing. But at meets, I usually had my walkman before races. Some of the better tunes I remember were on the Top Gun Soundtrack - especially the two Kenny Loggins songs: "Playing With the Boys" and "Danger Zone". There's also a song on there titled "Destination Unknown" that was upbeat and decent, I forget who recorded it. Anyway, those are good for their tempo, their cheesiness, their ability to make your head get lost in movie scenes, and the lyrics are actually reflective of roads and competition, etc.