50 Best Marathon Training Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Marathon Training on Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange kind of headspace that comes with training runs. You wake up too early, lace up when the sky still looks half-asleep, and wonder why you signed up in the first place. The first few miles feel heavy, but then a track kicks in that snaps you awake. Not every song in this mix is literally tied to running, but the pulse, the tension, the way the lyrics land against your breath, they sync up with the grind. These are the sounds that push you forward even when your legs would rather stop.
Marathon prep is not a smooth montage. It’s sweat dripping into your headphones, cracked phone screens in armbands, and pacing the same streets so often the cracks in the sidewalk start to look familiar. Some songs stall, some spike, some sound like chaos, but in the middle of all that they work. The highs of a pop chorus, the grit in a rock riff, the steady kick of R&B grooves, even a country track that doesn’t make sense until you hit mile nine. Training doesn’t ask for perfection. It needs noise that feels alive.
This playlist mixes pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that fuel the miles. Some tracks are unexpected, some are heavy, some lean way too cheerful, but they all cut through the drag of training. These are the best marathon training songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Running Songs Instagram Songs
1. 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
2. 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
3. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen
4. 'Dog Days Are Over' by Florence + The Machine
5. 'Till I Collapse' by Eminem
6. 'Gonna Fly Now' by Bill Conti
7. 'Wake Me Up' by Avicii
8. 'Run the World (Girls)' by Beyoncé
9. 'Stronger' by Kanye West
10. 'The Distance' by Cake
Instagram Workout Music #11 to 20
11. 'Titanium' by David Guetta featuring Sia
12. 'Higher Love' by Kygo & Whitney Houston
13. 'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)' by Kelly Clarkson
14. 'Roar' by Katy Perry
15. 'Thunder' by Imagine Dragons
16. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams
17. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
18. 'Pump It' by The Black Eyed Peas
19. 'Remember the Name' by Fort Minor
20. 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift
Trending Running Songs for Reels #21 to 30
21. 'We Are the Champions' by Queen
22. 'Seven Nation Army' by The White Stripes
23. 'Believer' by Imagine Dragons
24. 'Work Bitch' by Britney Spears
25. 'Don't Stop the Music' by Rihanna
26. 'Mr. Brightside' by The Killers
27. 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' by Daft Punk
28. 'Firework' by Katy Perry
29. 'Paper Planes' by M.I.A.
30. 'The Edge of Glory' by Lady Gaga
Instagram Reel Music for Runners #31 to 40
31. 'Girl on Fire' by Alicia Keys
32. 'Run Boy Run' by Woodkid
33. 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen
34. 'The Show Goes On' by Lupe Fiasco
35. 'All My Life' by Foo Fighters
36. 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast
37. 'Everytime We Touch' by Cascada
38. 'Dangerous' by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
39. 'Chariots of Fire' by Vangelis
40. 'Let's Go On The Run' by Chance the Rapper
Motivational Running Songs for Stories #41 to 50
41. 'Survivor' by Destiny's Child
42. 'The Walker' by Fitz and the Tantrums
43. 'Unstoppable' by Sia
44. 'Can't Hold Us' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
45. 'Runnin' (Lose It All)' by Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin
46. 'I'm a Survivor' by Reba McEntire
47. 'The Man' by Aloe Blacc
48. 'The Show Must Go On' by Queen
49. 'Welcome to the Jungle' by Guns N' Roses
50. 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John
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