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We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that’s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.

We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that&rsquo;s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.

The Runcast with John Richards

Got Adventurous Taste?

John is joined by DJ Kevin Cole who shares inspiration and motivation while also sharing a surprise during the runcast.

Jose Gonzalez - “Against the Dying of the Light” 
Hemi Hemingway - “Promises” 
New Pornographers - “Ballad of the Last Payphone
Lala Lala - “Even Mountains Erode” 
Darkswoon - “Antivenom” 
Mona et Toi - “Nothing Rhymes With Myself”
Mona et Toi - “Sweet + Sour” 
Temples - “Jet Stream Heart” 
Dark Chisme - “Dominance of Truth” 
Chalk - “Can’t Feel It” 
Digitalism - “Achtung! Optimism!” 
Genesis Owusu - “Stampede” 
Genesis Owusu - “Human Again” 
Madeline “Goldstein - “Strange & Absurd”
Death Valley Girls - “Message From the Venus Flower” 
Man/Woman/Chainsaw - “Nosedive” 
Makthaverskan - “Shatter” 
Spanish Horses - “Hey Man (Hey Man!)” 
Radio Free Alice - “Kick in the Shins” 
Soft Science - “Fade” 
Soft Loft - “Caught” 
Wishy - “Sensational” 
Party Dozen - “Euro Stomper” 
Death Cab For Cutie - “Riptides” 
Modest Mouse - “Look How Far” 
Orbit 17 - “Tunnels” 
Flair - “Nausea” 
New German Cinema - “I Become Heavy” 
Tempers - “Cold and Cruel” 
Hazy Waters - “Blue” 
Beatrice Deer - “Aukkauti” 
Girl Scout - “Uh-Huh” 
Untitled (Halo) - “Easy Rider” 
Porcelain Tongue - “Understanding Time” 
Ratboys - “Light Night Mountains 
Russian Blue - “Already Dead” 
The Early Years - “A New Way of Living” 
Interpol - “See out Loud” 
Anna Calvi - “God’s Lonely Man” 
Fat Dog - “Go LOVE Urself” 
Liars - “Ice Pick, Kalamazoo” 
Madmadmad - “Hey!”
Getdown Services - “Stop Living” 
Imperial Teen - “All Over You” 
Opus Kink - “I’m a Pretty Showboy”
R. Missing - “Turning Off Lights Is My Destiny” 
Antony Szmierek - “Chalk” 
Nightbus - “Angles Mortz (Tom Sharkett Remix)”
Alexis Taylor - “Out of Phase” 
Mono - “Gerbera”
Apparat - “Hum of Maybe” 
Uh Huh Her - “Shook” 
Hannah Lew - “Sunday” 
Deary - “Seabird” 
Blind Yeo - “Today’Tomorrow” 
Caroline Rose - “Yip Yip Yow” 
Sugar - “Long Live Love” 
Guv - “Warmer Than Gold”

John is joined by DJ Kevin Cole who shares inspiration and motivation while also sharing a surprise during the runcast.
Jose Gonzalez - &ldquo;Against the Dying of the Light&rdquo;&nbsp; Hemi Hemingway - &ldquo;Promises&rdquo;&nbsp; New Pornographers - &ldquo;Ballad of the Last Payphone Lala Lala - &ldquo;Even Mountains Erode&rdquo;&nbsp; Darkswoon - &ldquo;Antivenom&rdquo;&nbsp; Mona et Toi - &ldquo;Nothing Rhymes With Myself&rdquo; Mona et Toi - &ldquo;Sweet + Sour&rdquo;&nbsp; Temples - &ldquo;Jet Stream Heart&rdquo;&nbsp; Dark Chisme - &ldquo;Dominance of Truth&rdquo;&nbsp; Chalk - &ldquo;Can&rsquo;t Feel It&rdquo;&nbsp; Digitalism - &ldquo;Achtung! Optimism!&rdquo;&nbsp; Genesis Owusu - &ldquo;Stampede&rdquo;&nbsp; Genesis Owusu - &ldquo;Human Again&rdquo;&nbsp; Madeline &ldquo;Goldstein - &ldquo;Strange &amp; Absurd&rdquo; Death Valley Girls - &ldquo;Message From the Venus Flower&rdquo;&nbsp; Man/Woman/Chainsaw - &ldquo;Nosedive&rdquo;&nbsp; Makthaverskan - &ldquo;Shatter&rdquo;&nbsp; Spanish Horses - &ldquo;Hey Man (Hey Man!)&rdquo;&nbsp; Radio Free Alice - &ldquo;Kick in the Shins&rdquo;&nbsp; Soft Science - &ldquo;Fade&rdquo;&nbsp; Soft Loft - &ldquo;Caught&rdquo;&nbsp; Wishy - &ldquo;Sensational&rdquo;&nbsp; Party Dozen - &ldquo;Euro Stomper&rdquo;&nbsp; Death Cab For Cutie - &ldquo;Riptides&rdquo;&nbsp; Modest Mouse - &ldquo;Look How Far&rdquo;&nbsp; Orbit 17 - &ldquo;Tunnels&rdquo;&nbsp; Flair - &ldquo;Nausea&rdquo;&nbsp; New German Cinema - &ldquo;I Become Heavy&rdquo;&nbsp; Tempers - &ldquo;Cold and Cruel&rdquo;&nbsp; Hazy Waters - &ldquo;Blue&rdquo;&nbsp; Beatrice Deer - &ldquo;Aukkauti&rdquo;&nbsp; Girl Scout - &ldquo;Uh-Huh&rdquo;&nbsp; Untitled (Halo) - &ldquo;Easy Rider&rdquo;&nbsp; Porcelain Tongue - &ldquo;Understanding Time&rdquo;&nbsp; Ratboys - &ldquo;Light Night Mountains&nbsp; Russian Blue - &ldquo;Already Dead&rdquo;&nbsp; The Early Years - &ldquo;A New Way of Living&rdquo;&nbsp; Interpol - &ldquo;See out Loud&rdquo;&nbsp; Anna Calvi - &ldquo;God&rsquo;s Lonely Man&rdquo;&nbsp; Fat Dog - &ldquo;Go LOVE Urself&rdquo;&nbsp; Liars - &ldquo;Ice Pick, Kalamazoo&rdquo;&nbsp; Madmadmad - &ldquo;Hey!&rdquo; Getdown Services - &ldquo;Stop Living&rdquo;&nbsp; Imperial Teen - &ldquo;All Over You&rdquo;&nbsp; Opus Kink - &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a Pretty Showboy&rdquo; R. Missing - &ldquo;Turning Off Lights Is My Destiny&rdquo;&nbsp; Antony Szmierek - &ldquo;Chalk&rdquo;&nbsp; Nightbus - &ldquo;Angles Mortz (Tom Sharkett Remix)&rdquo; Alexis Taylor - &ldquo;Out of Phase&rdquo;&nbsp; Mono - &ldquo;Gerbera&rdquo; Apparat - &ldquo;Hum of Maybe&rdquo;&nbsp; Uh Huh Her - &ldquo;Shook&rdquo;&nbsp; Hannah Lew - &ldquo;Sunday&rdquo;&nbsp; Deary - &ldquo;Seabird&rdquo;&nbsp; Blind Yeo - &ldquo;Today&rsquo;Tomorrow&rdquo;&nbsp; Caroline Rose - &ldquo;Yip Yip Yow&rdquo;&nbsp; Sugar - &ldquo;Long Live Love&rdquo;&nbsp; Guv - &ldquo;Warmer Than Gold&rdquo;

The Marathon Runcast

No one gets to tell you how fast you run, when you run or why you run. Running, walking, moving in anyway is yours and yours only. On this episode of The Runcast, host John Richards encourages you to find your own pace with motivating music from Wild Pink, Metric, Ceremony, and more. As John says, “in a world of cheetahs, be a penguin.”

Matt Berninger and Rosanne Cash - “Who Loves the Sun”
Dogwood Tales - “McMemories”
Wild Pink - “Round of Applause at the End of the World”
Dazy - “Beat Change”
Parlor Greens - “Emeralds”
Bodega - “Weather Me”
Slow Fiction - “Junior Year”
Megasound - “Keep On Running”
Pitschouse - “Dinner With the Dreamies”
Metric - “Victim of Luck”
Trentemoller - “Terrified”
Arab Strap - “I Get Noise”
Tinsley - “More Alive”
Sibille Attar - “Dark Stuff”
Abracadabra - “Peel Away”
Chinese American Bear - “Dance Dance Dance”
Hey Thanks - “Forward”
Strange Lot - “All I Know”
RIP Dunes - “Living in Fear”
Ceremony - “Antenna”
Painted Vein - “Wanna Be Enough”
Dark Chisme - “Suffer Like Me”
Lily Seabird - “Lightspheres on Their Way”

No one gets to tell you how fast you run, when you run or why you run. Running, walking, moving in anyway is yours and yours only. On this episode of The Runcast, host John Richards encourages you to find your own pace with motivating music from Wild Pink, Metric, Ceremony, and more. As John says, &ldquo;in a world of cheetahs, be a penguin.&rdquo; Matt Berninger and Rosanne Cash - &ldquo;Who Loves the Sun&rdquo; Dogwood Tales - &ldquo;McMemories&rdquo; Wild Pink - &ldquo;Round of Applause at the End of the World&rdquo; Dazy - &ldquo;Beat Change&rdquo; Parlor Greens - &ldquo;Emeralds&rdquo; Bodega - &ldquo;Weather Me&rdquo; Slow Fiction - &ldquo;Junior Year&rdquo; Megasound - &ldquo;Keep On Running&rdquo; Pitschouse - &ldquo;Dinner With the Dreamies&rdquo; Metric - &ldquo;Victim of Luck&rdquo; Trentemoller - &ldquo;Terrified&rdquo; Arab Strap - &ldquo;I Get Noise&rdquo; Tinsley - &ldquo;More Alive&rdquo; Sibille Attar - &ldquo;Dark Stuff&rdquo; Abracadabra - &ldquo;Peel Away&rdquo; Chinese American Bear - &ldquo;Dance Dance Dance&rdquo; Hey Thanks - &ldquo;Forward&rdquo; Strange Lot - &ldquo;All I Know&rdquo; RIP Dunes - &ldquo;Living in Fear&rdquo; Ceremony - &ldquo;Antenna&rdquo; Painted Vein - &ldquo;Wanna Be Enough&rdquo; Dark Chisme - &ldquo;Suffer Like Me&rdquo; Lily Seabird - &ldquo;Lightspheres on Their Way&rdquo;

The “In a World of Cheetahs, Be a Penguin" Runcast

This week on the Runcast, DJ John Richards crafts another mix of tracks to keep you motivated on your run, featuring music from Kiwi Jr., Temples, Death Valley Girls, and more. On this mix, John encourages you to keep your focus away from what’s holding you back and more toward where you’re trying to get to. It’s not how you start the race, it’s how you finish it. Let this music help guide you as you make your way to all the things you’re trying to accomplish.

Tracklist:

Myra Lee - “Trapped”
White Flowers - “Heaven”
Atmos Bloom - “Closer”
Sundayclub - “Blue Wave”
Hurry - “Moving After You”
Kiwi Jr - “Photos of the Reenactment”
Radio Free Alice - “Kick in the Shins”
Darkswoon - “Antivenom”
Temples - “Jet Stream Heart”
Wishy - “Sensational”
Hazy Waters - “Blue”
Getdown Services - “Stop Living”
Beacon - “Cinder”
Portraits of Tracy - “Caught in a Jam”
Death Valley Girls - “Message From the Venus Flower”
New Age Healers - “Moored”

This week on the Runcast, DJ John Richards crafts another mix of tracks to keep you motivated on your run, featuring music from Kiwi Jr., Temples, Death Valley Girls, and more. On this mix, John encourages you to keep your focus away from what&rsquo;s holding you back and more toward where you&rsquo;re trying to get to. It&rsquo;s not how you start the race, it&rsquo;s how you finish it. Let this music help guide you as you make your way to all the things you&rsquo;re trying to accomplish.
Tracklist:
Myra Lee - &ldquo;Trapped&rdquo; White Flowers - &ldquo;Heaven&rdquo; Atmos Bloom - &ldquo;Closer&rdquo; Sundayclub - &ldquo;Blue Wave&rdquo; Hurry - &ldquo;Moving After You&rdquo; Kiwi Jr - &ldquo;Photos of the Reenactment&rdquo; Radio Free Alice - &ldquo;Kick in the Shins&rdquo; Darkswoon - &ldquo;Antivenom&rdquo; Temples - &ldquo;Jet Stream Heart&rdquo; Wishy - &ldquo;Sensational&rdquo; Hazy Waters - &ldquo;Blue&rdquo; Getdown Services - &ldquo;Stop Living&rdquo; Beacon - &ldquo;Cinder&rdquo; Portraits of Tracy - &ldquo;Caught in a Jam&rdquo; Death Valley Girls - &ldquo;Message From the Venus Flower&rdquo; New Age Healers - &ldquo;Moored&rdquo;

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