A new study has shown runners shouldn’t add Drake to their workout playlist anytime soon.
The sportswear and lingerie retailer Pour Moi performed a study that analyzed the data of 60 runs completed by a group of joggers who listened to a different artist for each session. The study showed runners ran the fastest to Beyoncé, shaving two minutes 45 seconds off their three-mile run, and the slowest to Drake. Runners who jogged to the Canadian rap star experienced a six percent increase in their running time. This means in the course of a marathon, listening to Drake could add almost 15 minutes to a runner’s final time.
It’s not just Drake though — the study also showed runners should avoid listening to Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj, as well. Doja added an additional 25 seconds to a three-mile run and listening to Nicki was shown to add an additional one minute and 24 seconds to a runner’s final marathon time.
“The results show that your running workout could be over half a minute quicker per kilometer when listening to Queen B,” the study said. “That means you could run a three-mile route two minutes and 45 seconds faster than usual, which equates to shaving 23 minutes off a marathon.”
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