Spotify Running disappeared

[Lindaclaire03]

Opened Spotify this morning and under BROWSE > GENRES, Running is missing. When I search for running, it brings up the genre, but not as it normally does - no Spotify originals and no way to choose tempo. Help!

[Giginy]

Help, mine is gone too!! I need this feature almost every day and this is the reason I have Spotify. 

[Luke · Accepted solution]

Hey @Lindaclaire03 and @Giginy,

I'm afraid that feature got removed.

You can find more information on that in this thread.

Have a nice day!

LK608

[Luke · Accepted solution]

Hey again @Lindaclaire03 and @Giginy,

when you want this feature back again, you could post it in the ideas section and when that idea gets enough likes, it maybe gets implemented again.

/L

[Lindaclaire03]

That's terrible! I use it three times a week. 

Does anyone know where I can get the "Blissed Out" originals playlist? I can't find it in search...

[Luke]

Hey @Lindaclaire03, 

you should get to the Blissed Out playlist by following this link:

https://open.spotify.com/running/original/blissed-out

Have a nice day!

LK608

[Lindaclaire03]

I wish! None of the "Originals" are there - Blissed Out, The Chase, etc...

[TSMagnum]

I just found The Chase this week. I don’t even want to run now. Canceling my premium account because of this. I can’t even find “The Chase” playlist.

[Luke]

Hey!

@Lindaclaire03 created an idea to bring that feature back.

Vote for it and maybe it’ll come back soon.

You can find the idea here.

Have a nice day!

[Luke]

Hey @Lindaclaire03 and @TSMagnum,

I’m sorry, these two 'original'
playlists are no longer available.
But you can always start an idea in the Idea Exchange to suggest their return too if you like to.

Have a nice day!

[NorthernSoul74]

Dear Spotify

Why would you remove it? It is a great running aid and also exposes the runner to new music.

Its a no brainer to keep it. Please reinstate it pronto.

Thanks

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@Lindaclaire03 wrote:

Opened Spotify this morning and under BROWSE > GENRES, Running is missing. When I search for running, it brings up the genre, but not as it normally does - no Spotify originals and no way to choose tempo. Help!

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[peebeemee]

PLEASE!!!!!  That was the feature that made me stick to Spotify!

[bmulligan]

This is such a dissapointment. It was so useful... Has anyone found a good alternative. **bleep** shame Spotify shot themselves in the foot. And I am not going to vote on some idea thing to bring back a feature that should never have been removed in the first place. If they removed it arbitrarily once, the will just remove it arbitrarily again.

[Brandomos]

I think it's absolutely ridiculous that spotify removed this feature.  I've been using this since I started using spotify at least 2-3 years ago and I use it EVERY TIME I RUN!!!!  For them to just delete this takes a huge part away of why I use spotify in the first place.  No other app that I use has this feature.  Very poor decision on your part.

[philconnors93]

My thoughts exactly

[JPRun]

I'm floored. This was the one thing I liked about spotify actually -- I ditched two other apps that I used before to adopt this, and now it's gone. I voted (there are about 630 votes to reinstate so far). Though I doubt Spotify will rectify it, I do hope they reconsider their decision. Hope everyone will vote here -- I've seen several companies realize their mistakes and fix things.

Spotify, if you're going to retire it from the app, please at least give us access to the mixes somewhere -- we are a running community that has come to love and rely on them.

[JPRun]

Partial Solution:

Here's what I'm going back to using -- an extensive list of 1 hour beat mixes by Podrunner arranged by BPM: http://podrunner.com/fixed-tempo.html

Steve Boyett made these over the last several years and they are what I used to run to exclusively. In fact, this is what got me started in the first place (because of the pacing and avoiding burn out).

The Podrunner app (which let you change the BPM) doesn't seem to be updating for me, but the songs are all downloadable and I'm putting everthing ranging from 160-175 BPM onto my phone to take with me. Hope some of you find this helpful also. Maybe even throw Steve a donation if you feel like it.

[paretech]

So bummed this is gone. As far as I can tell there was no warning to users on the playlist page (where users of the feature would actually see it). Post mortem I did find a page announcing its discontinuation (9 days notice). https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/Retirement-of-our-Running-Feature/td-p/4383603

I knew I should have recorded the output. The running playlists that are still available just do not work for me and my run. I will deeply miss this and would pay money for this product especially in offline format. Does anyone know if Spotify licensed this from somewhere else? Perhaps licensing is the reason for the rapid discontinuation? Spotify, please bring this feature back.

Folks, please vote at https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Mobile-Running-Please-Bring-Back-Running/idc-p/4399601

-Matt

[jjkinguk]

I'll add to the numbers that have vehemently protested this move - I have no idea why you'd elminate one of the most unique and valuable features of Spotify.  Please, please reconsider.  None of the alternatives are anywhere near as good as what we've lost.  This feature improved my 10k pace by 45 sec/mile.  That's HUGE.

[shootz529]

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/Running-Playlist/idi-p/4414332

Upvote this on the new ideas page to petition a return of the running playlist!