This summer, the world's fastest athletes are taking to the stage in Rio for the Olympics.To mark this great sporting occasion, BBC 6 Music is celebrating the motivational power of music.From 5-19 August, BBC 6 Music will be playing tunes that help propel members of the Great Britain squad to victory; from young athletes like Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Adam Gemili to the double Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell.There will be additional contributions from sporty stars of the BBC, including 6 Music's own dance beat devotee Nemone, who used to run the 400m competitively.And 6 Music is putting together a playlist of tunes to help listeners get out there and run - from seasoned sprinters seeking personal bests to armchair athletes who've not run in a while.They've got the tunes, if you're willing to clock up the kilometres in a collective running challenge.The first 16 tracks on the playlist are the motivational and running favourites of Dr Costas Karageorghis, a sports psychologist at Brunel University and the author of Applying Music in Exercise and Sport.
SOURCE: http://www.bbc.com/sport/bodypositive/36967819