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Dave Golder

Survey reveals marathon runners’ favorite tunes to train to

Female runner wearing headphones.

We thought everybody trained to the Rocky theme, but it seems it’s just us (or maybe most runner reserve that track for running up flights of steps). Rocky III’s Eye Of The Tiger is still popular among marathon runners, though.

Because charity fundraising website Just Giving has surveyed 2,000 people who have signed up to this April’s London Marathon to see which songs they pump through their headphones to keep them inspired and on track while training for the 26-mile race. And Rocky is nowhere to be seen. Or heard.

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