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The Perfect 60-Minute Running Playlist

We got an expert to help us formulate the best playlist to keep you focused on your run

We’ve got another workout playlist for you courtesy of Grant Hill, fitness trainer and founder of My Bootcamp. Hill chose 13 songs for a 60-minute running playlist to get you through those hills, sprints, and cool down.

“You obviously have to love what you are listening to, or you’ll find yourself distracted, fumbling with your iPhone instead of focusing on your run,” says Hill, who has produced music for the Real World, the Hills, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

When it comes to choosing songs for a perfect running playlist, Hill says to go with tunes that are long and have a steady, driving beat. “If you can sync up your pace precisely with the beat, you’ll feel a huge endorphin rush.”

Listen to the running playlist on Spotify here. Don’t have the music-sharing program? Download it and listen to the playlist on your smartphone wherever you go.

60-Minute Running Playlist

1. “Dance Till Dawn” by Heartsrevolution

2. “Moar Ghosts ’n’ Stuff” by Deadmau5

3. “Phantom pt. II” by Justice

4. “The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)” by Morgan Page

5. “Sweet Disposition” by Temper Trap

6. “Hurricane Drunk” by Florence + The Machine

7. “Power” by Kanye West

8. “More” by Usher

9. “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera

10. “Bright Lights Bigger City” by Cee Lo Green

11. “Awake My Soul” by Mumford & Sons

12. “C’Mon” by Tiësta vs. Diplo

13. “Transatlanticism” by Death Cab for Cutie

Don’t miss our other spinning and workout playlists.

Are you a fitness expert with a great workout playlist? E-mail mromero@washingtonian.com if you’re interested.

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