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Run With Rom and his epic Marathon Mix!

Following his 2024 marathon 'victory', Romesh Ranganathan has the perfect playlist of motivational music to get you marathon ready! With hip-hop, dance, rock, pop and much more.

Following his 2024 marathon victory, Romesh Ranganathan provides the perfect playlist of motivational music - and plenty of do's and don'ts - to get you marathon ready! From sweet potato eating to selfie taking, Rom's got sage advice for whatever you're tackling: a 20 minute run, a half marathon or the full monty. Featuring music from A Tribe Called Quest, New Order, Little Simz, Elton John, The Prodigy and so much more. Listen for over four hours of tunes to accompany your next run. MM

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Music Played

  • De La Soul

    The Magic Number

    • 3 Feet High & Rising.
    • Chrysalis Records.

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Daft Punk

    Around The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 213.

  • Kiesza

    Hideaway

    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.

  • Masters at Work

    To Be In Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Defected.

  • Missy Elliott

    Get Ur Freak On

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.
    • 1.

  • Yasiin Bey

    Ms Fat Booty

    • Rawkus.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Garbage

    Stupid Girl

    • MUSHROOM.

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Beastie Boys

    Ch-Check It Out

    • Capitol.

  • Robin S

    Show Me Love

    • Best Of Dance 93 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • NOW That's What I Call The 80s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Madison Avenue

    Don't Call Me Baby (Motez Vicious21 Remix)

    Remix Artist: Motez.
    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • Lil鈥� Kim

    Lighters Up

    • Lighters Up.
    • Atlantic Records.

  • Arrested Development

    People Everyday

    • Now 1992 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • Depeche Mode

    Just Can't Get Enough

    • Me Without You O.S.T. - Various.
    • Columbia.

  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Jungle

    Keep Moving

    • Loving In Stereo.
    • Caiola Records/AWAL.

  • Stardust

    Music Sounds Better With You

    • Now 41 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Ultra Nat茅

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Original

    I Luv U Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • Ore Music.

  • Blondie

    One Way Or Another

    • Blondie - Parallel Lines.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 2.

  • Supergrass

    Caught By The Fuzz

    • Parlophone.

  • Lauryn Hill

    Doo Wop (That Thing)

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • Virgin.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Red Alert

    • Now 43 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Paul Johnson

    Get Get Down

    • Now Dance 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Farley Jackmaster Funk, Jesse Saunders & Darryl Pandy

    Love Can't Turn Around

    • Love Can't Turn Around.
    • 4 Liberty Records Ltd.

  • Louie Vega & The Martinez Brothers

    Let It Go (feat. Marc E. Bassy)

    • Let It Go (with Marc E. Bassy) [Remixes].
    • Defected Records.
    • 3.

  • Mis-Teeq

    Why

    • Mis-Teeq Recordings.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Can I Kick It?

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Hypnotize

    • Universal Music Publishing Group: R&B 1986-2004 (Various Artists).
    • Arista.

  • Brandy & Monica

    The Boy Is Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Janet Jackson

    Got 'Till It's Gone

  • Little Simz

    Gorilla

    • Forever Living Originals.

  • Tori Amos

    Professional Widow - Armand's Star Trunk Funk Mix

    Remix Artist: Armand van Helden.
    • Atlantic.

  • Whitney Houston

    It's Not Right But It's Okay

    • R&B Anthems.
    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc..
    • 119.

  • New Order

    Blue Monday

    • (Single).
    • Factory.

  • Livin鈥� Joy

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • Now 1996: The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 15.

  • Crystal Waters

    100% Pure Love

    • Storyteller.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 1.

  • Elastica

    Connection

    • SESSION.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Formation

  • Angie Stone

    Wish I Didn't Miss You

    • (CD Single).
    • J Records.

  • OutKast

    The Way You Move (feat. Sleepy Brown)

    • The Way You Move.
    • Arista.

  • Liam Howlett & The Prodigy

    Voodoo People (Pendulum)

    Remix Artist: Pendulum.
    • Voodoo People / Out of Space.
    • XL Recordings.

  • High Contrast

    If We Ever

    • Tough Guys Don't Dance.
    • Hospital Records.

  • The Pharcyde

    Runnin'

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Normani

    Motivation

    • Universal Music S.A..

  • dead prez

    Hip Hop

    • Epic.

  • Foo Fighters

    Everlong

    • Capitol.

  • The B鈥�52s

    Love Shack

    • Reprise.

  • Disclosure & Eko

    Tondo

    • Tondo.
    • Island Records.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • COLUMBIA.

  • A Flock of Seagulls

    I Ran (So Far Away)

    • Grand Theft Auto Vice City O.S.T. CD2.
    • Epic.

  • Gabriels

    Glory

    • Angels & Queens.
    • Parlophone.

  • Bellini

    Samba De Janeiro

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Alison Limerick

    Where Love Lives

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Eminem

    Lose Yourself

    • Curtain Call: The Hits.
    • Interscope.

  • TLC

    Creep

    • (CD Single).
    • LaFace.

  • George Michael

    Freedom! '90

    • Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged.
    • Sony Music CG.
    • 201.

  • Snap!

    The Power

    • KISStory: Dance Classics: Rewind to the Early 90鈥檚.
    • Universal Music TV.
    • 214.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Miley Cyrus

    The Climb

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 1.

  • 2Pac

    Changes (feat. Talent)

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • Boston

    More Than A Feeling

    • Virgin.

  • N*E*R*D

    She Wants To Move

    • Virgin.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Armand van Helden

    You Don't Know Me (feat. Duane Harden)

    • (CD Single).
    • FFRR.

  • Sash!

    Encore une fois

    • Pump It Up: The Ultimate Dance Workout.
    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.
    • 306.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

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