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This 33-Song Playlist Is What Jess McClain Uses to Train for Crushing Marathons
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This 33-Song Playlist Is What Jess McClain Uses to Train for Crushing Marathons

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Good music can often make the difference between a rave run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together 90-minute playlists each month chock-full of songs with enough of a beat to keep you moving. For even more tunes, check out our list of The Best Running Playlists to Power Every Pace and Distance .

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Jess McClain learned during her first stint as a professional runner that too much of a good thing and singular focus can turn bad. The Arizona native ran competitively in high school, mostly racing 5K and 10K races, and later at Stanford University, where she became a seven-time NCAA Division I All-American. In 2015, however, she went pro, signed with Brooks , and that’s when things took a turn for the worse.

“Through high school and college, running was just so fun; I had other things going on at all times: extracurriculars, stuff with friends on the weekends, football games, and clubs,” she says.…

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