Rob Deering’s Running Tracks Radio Hour

Rob’s doing LOTS of running in the lead up to the Race To The King in June; fresh, powerful and inspirational tunes are required… and there’s a big bunch of them right here.

A Shakespeare inspired sharpener from Southwark, as Rob marks the Immortal Bard’s Birthday - and a couple of other memorable dates - with a suitably dramatic playlist.

Fabulous tunes old and new, riffing on themes of difficulty and hardship but sounding a lot like inspiration, as Rob runs round windy Clissold Park. Enjoy!

An extra long #RTRH as Rob lets fate decide what tunes will get him round on that sunny Sunday in Sussex; in summary, all bangers, lots of guitars.

Classics, celebrations, big beats and flashes of heavy heavy guitar, as Rob takes a turn round Regents Park, full of the joys of Spring.

On a windy morning Rob shares his medically inspired playlist, featuring rave, rock and serious cheese. Enjoy.

Clouds over north London and great sounds in your ears as Rob puts together a particularly diverse but pleasingly punchy playlist for your run; enjoy.

An International Women’s Day special featuring fantastic women, powerful songs and big big beats. Here’s to the women of the world - run on!

A fresh but sun-kissed Spring day sees Rob in jocular mood, equipped with a playlist shot through with funky drums and wild guitars - not to mention brilliant brass and at least one harmonium. Run and enjoy.

Instrumentals and hits, motorik beats and mud on your feet, this is a cracking running playlist for the kind of bracing day that hits like a cold glass of water.

Singing birds, mud underfoot, a smattering of brass and plenty of rhythm and power; this is the perfect playlist for a run on a spring day - whatever the weather.

Rob picked a fairly random theme for this Bristol-based episode and found himself with a raft of huge tunes, and some inspiring philosophising to boot. Run, listen and enjoy.

A blustery blast of big tunes but no Bob Dylan here, as Rob braves the breezes with the help of several different kinds of ‘90s tune, a sprinkling of dog-related tracks, some stomping piano and noisy guitar, electronica old and new, and a little post-modern surf music. Hold on to your hat and enjoy.

Gorgeous grooves, forgotten classics and hard-edged bangers here, in a playlist loosely inspired by the names people call each other. Enjoy!

Rob’s in Devon with a big bag of bassy bangers, hard-edged classic pop and hip-hop, and just sprinkling of wistful romance. Enjoy!

Sometimes, what you need are the biggest running tunes of all, and this week is one of those times. Strap in and get running - these songs are huge.

Essential music to inspire forward motion here, which is lucky, because if Rob had stood still on Hackney Marshes he would have frozen. Enjoy!

A time-skipping, darkness-defying selection of songs to help you get your 2024 running going. Happy New Year everyone.

Deep in the urban orchestra of Kings Cross, Rob roots out yet more absolute bangers from this great year for running music. Thanks so much for listening in 2023 - RTRH will be back in the New Year. Until then, be well, have fun and RUN ON!

Rob continues rounding up all this year’s brilliant running songs, and draws together a few of the angriest, sweariest ones while he’s at it. Don’t worry - there’s gentleness and joy here too.

What a year this has been for great, new, running-friendly tunes! In chilly North London, Rob rounds them up for you. In this first part, listen out in particular for veteran stars making wonderful, fresh records.

As the days get ever shorter, colder and gloomier, here’s a powerful darkness-inspired playlist to power you through your run. Shredding guitars, pumping techno and various kinds of hard partying feature as Rob takes the energy of the early hours on a night out and applies it to the middle of the day.

Iconic bands, relentless beats and soulful ballads make up this propulsive playlist, put together to celebrate… well, if I say, I’ll give it away.

New music from old favourites, another goth classic, the sound of Deering Towers in the eighties - plus the sound of cowbell - and some pure rage to fuel your run; it’s all here in this propulsive autumnal selection.

A tremendous selection of running tunes that all also happen to have been featured in films. But which films? Take Rob for a run and find out.

There’s a mind-bending blend of new songs and old - and old songs that sound new and new songs that sound old - here, but run-ready rhythms and basslines bounce throughout. Enjoy!

A beautiful Autumn day in Clissold Park, but Rob lets a little of the night creep into this banging, halloween-sprinkled selection of songs.

A batch of new, classic, electronic, gothic, angry and/or inspirational tunes - anything to get you round an Autumn run when perhaps you’re not really feeling it.

On a gentle recovery run, Rob shares the inspirational bangers from the RTRH back catalogue that got him round the Yorkshire Marathon at the weekend. Featuring big beats, ‘80s excellence, grandiose guitars, lucid dreams, bursts of tears and blessed relief.

A sprinkling of blue-themed tunes here, among the usual blend of compelling riffs and beats, new and unusual tunes and stone-cold classics. Happy running!

Rob celebrates autumn - and a fun, personal anniversary - with a cracking mix of powerful and diverse tunes, perfect for an October morning.

A particularly pulsating playlist this week as Rob ramps up his training for the Yorkshire Marathon - but just as wide-ranging and hit-packed as ever. Enjoy!

Some favourites, some forgotten classics and some gentle-yet propulsive leftfield choices, as Rob works through the departure of his son, key RTRH contributor Buddy, for university - through the power of music and running, naturally.

An inspiring yet chilled running playlist as Rob tapers for the Great North Run and pays tribute to a couple of artists we’ve lost recently. Some of these tunes are hipper than others…

Is this a time for new beginnings, or the same old mistakes? And is this perfect weather, or too darn hot? Rob investigates, with the help of a batch of gentle and gorgeous but deeply rhythmic tracks.

Rob’s in France, and he’s put together a sun-kissed playlist for a warm, bright run… not that his run turns out that way. 100% bangers any which way.

Rob’s just this moment back from Green Man with a head full of bangers and feet that need a run-out. Join him for brilliant theme tunes, thrilling new music and some classy drum and bass.

Dodging the showers in Edinburgh, Rob’s got a banging playlist inspired by floorfillers at gigs and festivals past and future. Warning: strong language - and some spectacular pop.

Deep-bassed funk, sixties garage rock, eighties pop, a cheeky bit of Cole Porter and more; everything is unexpected as Rob has fun with a theme on a run who knows where.

A mournful run in rainy Regents Park as Rob remembers Sinead O’Connor and others. Still 100% run-friendly classics, of course…

A diverse and diverting selection of songs old and new make the soundtrack as Rob wends his way through damp East London towards the skyscrapers of Stratford City.

On a lovely lope across north London Rob brings you a huge selection of tunes - some absolute classics, some brand new songs - with the words and music to keep you listening and the beats to keep you going.

A pop-tastic theme and some pumping beats fuel Rob as he runs round Stratford City with this cracking playlist.

Classic hits of all kinds and some of Rob’s absolute favourites to welcome you to season five and set you off a-runnin’.

Rob gets nostalgic but doesn’t neglect the grooves on a warm, sunny, birdsong-blessed cruise along the Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon canal.

Rob’s in Scotland, which is a fabulous excuse to play some powerful Caledonian classics.

A summery, local run for a worse-the-wear Rob, powered by some absolute classics, some big beats and some enormous bass lines.

A Running Tracks Radio Hour first, as TV’s Ben Willbond picks the tunes - demonstrating spectacular taste in running music. Thanks Ben!

On a summery run through north London Rob pays tribute to Andy Rourke and celebrates changeable weather. Plus: big guitar riffs and great short songs.

Favourite bands, new discoveries, a little bit of cowbell in this rhythmically rousing recording, caught by Rob on sun-kissed turn round Hackney Marshes