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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. This programme was originally published in 2025. 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’s

    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’ 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

    • Columbia.

  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

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

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • Legacy (Deluxe Edition).
    • Parlophone.

  • Jungle

    Keep Moving

    • Loving In Stereo.
    • Caiola Records/AWAL.

  • Stardust

    Music Sounds Better With You

    • Now 41 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Ultra Naté

    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

    • 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

    • Factory.

  • Livin’ Joy

    Don't Stop Movin'

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

  • Crystal Waters

    100% Pure Love

    • Storyteller.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 1.

  • Elastica

    Connection

    • SESSION.

  • Beyoncé

    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‐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

    • 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’s.
    • 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

    • Now That's What I Call A No. 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • 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.