Did you know music is performance enhancing to running?
Looking for music that will make you run faster – try this great running playlist
But also read below how we helped make the perfect running song…
In 2020, the RUN-FEST teamed up with Professor Costas Karageorghis from Brunel University who has studied the bio-hacking abilities of music on performance for 30 years and is a world-leading expert on the psychology of music in exercise.
We put together Prof. Karageorghis with The Running Channel, to provide a recipe combining all the elements of his extensive scientific research in order to create the ultimate song to enhance running performance.
The result is Run With Me – a dance-pop track built using a unique scientific combination of the ideal tempo, syncopation, instrumentation and rhythm with psychologically impactful lyrics to motivate and enhance performance. The track was produced by the team at Brother Music in Southeast London.
Some of the key ingredients in the extensive scientific prescription for the track are a tempo of between 130 and 140 bpm; a 4/4 rhythm with a moderate level of syncopation; the use of major harmonies; and a vocal that affirms aspects of the activity. The launch of the track is supported by the video below documenting the creation, including interviews with Prof. Karageorghis.
“I’ve been passionate about music’s impact on people’s lives since I lived just above a second-hand record store as a child. We have been able to show scientifically that the right music can improve many aspects of a runner’s performance by elevating their mood, syncing music’s rhythmic qualities with their body’s movements, or distracting them from physical discomfort. Music is a powerful tool of which any runner can take advantage in their training or racing – imagine how much faster Eliud Kipchoge may have been able to run the marathon with the right soundtrack! Music can make you run faster.” Karageorghis.
For an example of perfect music – try this great running playlist
