Musical theatre numbers for runners

Almost six years ago, I put together a blog detailing my favourite running tunes – as it turns out, musical theatre and jogging go hand-in-hand (so easy to get lost in the storytelling!).

Well, given it’s London Marathon week and our lovely team member Liron Shekel is taking on the challenge, I thought why not update the list and provide some fresh tracks that could help with anyone taking on the almighty feat!

Note – I’ve only included numbers or new versions of classics released since the summer of 2020 (and only limited myself to two per album, hard when it came to tick, tick…Boom!), and nothing jukebox – but naturally include your own choices as well!

So without further ado, this is what’s keeping me on the right lines this year – 41 tracks for 41 kilometres…

1. “A New Argentina” from Evita (2025)
2. “I Can Do Better Than That” from The Last Five Years: 25th Anniversary Live
3. “Let’s Do Lunch” from Sunset Blvd 
4. “The Western Wall” from The Connector
5. “Eight Date” from Why Am I So Single? 
6. “C U Never” from Why Am I So Single? 
7. “Pretty Little Dead Things” from Paddington The Musical 
8. “Born to Lead” from Operation Mincemeat 
9. “The Ballad of Willie Watkins” from Operation Mincemeat 
10. “Shippin’ Out Tomorrow” from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
11. “Corn” from Shucked 
12. “We Love Jesus” from Shucked 
13. “New Money” from The Great Gatsby 
14. “Roaring On” from The Great Gatsby 
15. “March Women March” from Sylvia 
16. “Miles and Miles” from The Little Big Things 
17. “Better With Time” from Hot Mess 
18. “Hydrogen” from Starlight Express 
19. “Pumping Iron” from Starlight Express 
20. “Shiksa Goddess”from The Last Five Years: 25th Anniversary Live
21. “Louder Than Words” from tick, tick… Boom! 
22. “Sextet Montage” from tick, tick… Boom! 
23. “Satisfied” (2025), performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry
24. “And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) from Evita (2025)
25. “Survive the Night” from Warriors 
26. “Zero to Hero” from Disney’s Hercules 
27. “Superboy and the Invisible Girl” from Next to Normal – Original London Cast 
28. “I’m Alive” from Next to Normal – Original London Cast 
29. “Obviously” from The Great British Bake Off the Musical 
30. “How To Survive At Runway” from The Devil Wears Prada the Musical 
31. “42 Balloons and a Lawn Chair” from 42 Balloons 
32. “1982” from 42 Balloons
33. “Hot Dad” from Babies 
34. “Masquerade” from Stereophonic 
35. “If I Believed” from Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) 
36. “New York” from Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) 
37. “Run Run Brother” from The Outsiders 
38. “Grease Got a Hold” from The Outsiders 
39. “It Works” from Back to the Future the Musical 
40. “One Night In Bangkok” from Chess (2025 cast album)
41. “Dead” from Dead Outlaw