running music

Fabulous at 40: Top 40 tips for women over 40 runners

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Being a runner over 40 has presented new areas of interest (and concern) for me on the road and more importantly in my training & recovery off the road.  I love to run and it’s great to see research being done on older runners…the Stanford study that shows that running slows aging or the Yale [...]

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Best Running Music Ever: #1 & #2 — Marathon mixes for a 7 – 10.5 min pace (140 – 190 bpm)

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Disclaimer: I am not a runner…but, I am the husband of a runner (Monica).  Her 4:30am wake up calls still find me sleeping happily, thank you.  But I do enjoy music and making running music playlists for her training.  I did some research to understand the runner’s pace/BPM (beats per minute) relationship and how music can help you run faster [...]

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Best running music: 170 bpm songs

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Songs that are between 165 and 174 bpm. Some of these songs are not on any of our “best running music playlists” because they do not meet one or two of the following criteria: 1) about running, 2) inspirational, and/or 3) fun and with a great beat. BUT, there is still some killer music here [...]

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Best Running Music: 160 bpm songs

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Songs that are between 155 and 164 bpm. Some of these songs are not on any of our “best running music playlists” because they do not meet one or two of the following criteria: 1) about running, 2) inspirational, and/or 3) fun and with a great beat. BUT, there is still some killer music here [...]

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Best Running Music: 150 bpm songs

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Songs that are between 145 and 154 bpm. Some of these songs are not on any of our “best running music playlists” because they do not meet one or two of the following criteria: 1) about running, 2) inspirational, and/or 3) fun and with a great beat. BUT, there is still some killer music here [...]

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Best Running Music: 140 bpm songs

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Songs that are between 135 and 144 bpm. Some of these songs are not on any of our “best running music playlists” because they do not meet one or two of the following criteria: 1) about running, 2) inspirational, and/or 3) fun and with a great beat. BUT, there is still some killer music here [...]

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Best Running Music: 180 bpm songs

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Songs that are between 175 and 189 bpm. Some of these songs are not on any of our “best running music playlists” because they do not meet one or two of the following criteria: 1) about running, 2) inspirational, and/or 3) fun and with a great beat. BUT, there is still some killer music here [...]

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Best Running Music: 190+ bpm songs

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Songs below are between 190 and 219 bpm. Some of these songs are not on any of our “best running music playlists” because they do not meet one or two of the following criteria: 1) about running, 2) inspirational, and/or 3) fun and with a great beat. BUT, there is still some killer music here [...]

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