25 Miles

I've chosen "25 Miles" sung by Edwin Starr (a Northern Soul classic) as my marathon anthem. The lyrics (with a slight tweak swapping "walk" for "run") are great for the Jungfrau, especially "I got five more miles to go now, over the hills, just around the bend". As with any song. the lyrics alone don't do it justice so listen to a clip here.






25 Miles (Edwin Starr, Harvey Fuqua, John Bristol)

Twenty five miles from home, girl
My feet are hurtin' mighty bad
Now I've been runnin' for three days
And two lonely nights
You know that I'm mighty mad
But I got a woman waitin' for me
That's gonna make this trip worthwhile
You see, she's got the kind of lovin' and a kissin'
That make a man go stone wild

I got to keep on runnin'
Oh I got to run on
Let me tell you, y'all I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride

I got fifteen miles to go now
And I can hear my baby callin' my name
It's as if as though I'm standin' at her front door
And I can hear her doggone plain
Now I'll be so glad to see my baby
And hold her in my arms one more time
Now when I kiss her lips I turn a backover flip
And I forget about these feet of mine
I got to keep on runnin'
I got to run on
Let me tell you, y'all I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride
Yeah I got to run on
Let me tell you, y'all
Hope my feet don't fail me now

I got ten more miles to go
I got nine, eight, seven
Six, oh six

I got five more miles to go now
Over the hills just around the bend
Although my feet are tired I can't lose my stride
I got to get my baby back again

I got to keep on runnin'
I got to run on
Let me tell y'all I'm so tired now
But I just can't lose my stride
Oh, I got to run on
Let me tell you now I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride
I got to run on