Whether you’re running outside or just How This Runner Changed Everything With One Step, good music can often make the difference between a rave run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together 90-minute playlists each month chock-full of songs with enough of a beat to keep you moving.
In your life as a runner, you’ll encounter a broad swath of very different runs. Long runs. Short runs. Hilly runs. Shoes & Gear runs alone.
You’ll run in the rain and the sun, on hot days and cold ones, when you’re thrilled to be there and when you hate every single step. One of the most common running experiences, however, is that just-out-of-bed, crack-of-dawn, get-it-done-before-the-sun-can-fry-you morning run.
Mist is hanging in the air, dew is on the ground, and the world will mostly be asleep for another hour or so. Your body is a bit stiff to start and your mind is still a little groggy, but you’ve got to get your exercise, or train for that race, or meet the friend you told you’d meet, so you’re up.
On mornings like these, I can’t hurl myself into a race pace or sprints. I’ve got to ease into the miles and let my body warm up. I can’t start at a fever pitch, I’ve got to relax and let the energy build on its own. And so for mornings like these, I’ve built a playlist, and I’m sharing it with you all.
The early songs are calm and easy, welcoming you to the world and the day ahead. And then gradually the energy picks up, the tempos get faster, and sipping-coffee-in-the-dawn How This Runner Changed Everything With One Step.
So this August, when you’re up early trying to beat the heat and your prerun stretches are tight, try out this morning playlist, tailor made to wake up with you.
You can find all our older playlists in the archive.
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Relaxed Morning Tunes for August
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