Ellie Goulding loves to run as much as she loves to sing. Nike Running collaborated with the UK pop singer to make a short film about her music and her running while she was on tour in Los Angeles, New York City and London - and training for a half marathon with Nike+.
The film is set to the Jakwob remix of Ellie’s hit song ‘Under The Sheets’. Watch it after the cut.

Ellie, who has just finished a sold out tour of the US, managed to fit time into her hectic schedule to train for Run to the Beat, powered by Nike+, London’s Music Half Marathon which took place on September 25, 2011. “Music Runs Ellie” brings to life Ellie’s journey, as she juggles her two life passions.

Commenting on the partnership, Goulding said: “It’s fantastic to be able to combine two things that I am so passionate about with such a cool brand. Being able to run while on a busy touring schedule is difficult but it is something I make a priority and I think this film will show how I manage to combine the two.”

To mark the partnership with Nike; the 24-year-old singer-songwriter and runner has also released a mix inspired by her love of running. Mixed by DJ and producer Alex Metric, ‘Run into the Light’ works seamlessly as a 30-minute running aid, with peaks and troughs that sync perfectly into the rhythm of a run to help inspire the listener to run better than ever before. ‘Run Into the Light’
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Taking a short break from her stateside headlining tour, UK singer songwriter Ellie Goulding stopped by ‘The Early Show on Saturday Morning’ for the CBS show’s Second Cup Cafe feature to perform the title track from her debut album ‘Lights’, as well as Elton John’s ‘Your Song’.

“It’s been a busy couple of years for sure,” Goulding said about the success of her debut album and having the privilege to perform at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding earlier this year. As for how the wedding invite came about, the 24-year-old said, “I met Prince William at a festival about a year ago, and he was watching our set on the side of the stage with Catherine, and I think they liked it.” As for nerves before the historic live set, she said she got her usual pre-show nerves but “it was just so fun that I forgot about it after the first song.”

Watch the ‘Lights’ performance and interview below.

Ellie Goulding is out with the U.S. version of her ‘Starry Eyed’ music video. The song is off the British pop singer’s debut album ‘Lights’, out now on Cherrytree / Interscope. Watch the Dugan O’Neal directed video via YouTube below.

After a long drive from Portland, Oregon, Ellie Goulding made it to San Francisco with just enough time to meet up with In the Open for an acoustic set. The British singer songwriter performed ‘Starry Eyed’ and ‘Guns and Horses’. Both tracks are off the 24-year-old’s debut album ‘Lights’, out now on Interscope Records. Watch each via YouTube below.