Whether you’re running outside or just Should Runners Try the 12-3-30 Workout, Everything You Need to Run with Music 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. For even more tunes, check out our list of the good music can often make the difference between a great run and a.


Welcome to 2025!

For better or worse, 2024 is behind us, and there’s a fresh new slate of days ahead. For some of us that will mean throwing out the old and trying to set some brand new habits and intentions this year. For others it will mean staying the course and continuing a life they love for another trip around the sun.

Of course, we here at Runner’s World Running Shoes Probably Didn’t Cause Your Injury goals. How about breaking 5-hours on your marathon PR? (or 4 hours? Or 3 hours? Or 2 hours if you’re really ambitious?) Or maybe you just want to finish your first 5K? Published: Jan 02, 2025 9:00 AM EST get started running (we have a new program for that!) or join a running group to make friends? There’s all kinds of options when it comes to new running goals for 2025.

If you’re looking to lock in to a new pace, however, a new running playlist for 2025 might be in order. While we’ve already got you covered for 120, 150, and 180 beats per minute (bpm), so this month we’ve created a playlist with a tempo of 160 bpm. Depending on your stride length, this should clock you in around a 10-minute mile, which is a nice solid pace, especially if you’re just getting started as a runner.

With plenty of upbeat songs, this playlist will make those January runs a breeze (especially as you’re heading into the back half of the month when that NYE energy starts to wane). Congrats on making it to 2025! Now let’s hit the ground running (at 160 bpm).


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Matthew Huff is a freelance writer and runner, and he is the author of MARATHONER: What to Expect When Training for and Running a Marathon, published by Rizzoli Publications. His writing has appeared in Runner's World and BuzzFeed among others, and he is the co-host of “P.S. You're Wrong: A Pop Culture Podcast.” Originally from Michigan, he now lives and runs in New York City, where he is pursuing a career as an expert chicken tender taster.