diff --git a/js/core/player.js b/js/core/player.js
index 8a2c042..6e1afd9 100644
--- a/js/core/player.js
+++ b/js/core/player.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // Player management system
 import { 
     MOVEMENT_SPEED, 
+    RUN_SPEED_MULTIPLIER,
+    RUN_ANIMATION_MULTIPLIER,
     ARRIVAL_THRESHOLD, 
     PLAYER_FEET_OFFSET_Y, 
     ROOM_CHECK_THRESHOLD, 
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@ const keyboardInput = {
     down: false,
     left: false,
     right: false,
-    space: false
+    space: false,
+    shift: false
 };
 let isKeyboardMoving = false;
 
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ export function resumeKeyboardInput() {
     keyboardInput.left = false;
     keyboardInput.right = false;
     keyboardInput.space = false;
+    keyboardInput.shift = false;
     isKeyboardMoving = false;
     console.log('🔓 Keyboard input RESUMED (keyboardPaused = false)');
 }
@@ -111,6 +115,13 @@ function setupKeyboardInput() {
         
         const key = event.key.toLowerCase();
         
+        // Shift key for running
+        if (key === 'shift') {
+            keyboardInput.shift = true;
+            event.preventDefault();
+            return;
+        }
+        
         // Spacebar for jump
         if (key === ' ') {
             keyboardInput.space = true;
@@ -178,6 +189,13 @@ function setupKeyboardInput() {
         
         const key = event.key.toLowerCase();
         
+        // Shift key
+        if (key === 'shift') {
+            keyboardInput.shift = false;
+            event.preventDefault();
+            return;
+        }
+        
         // Spacebar
         if (key === ' ') {
             keyboardInput.space = false;
@@ -234,6 +252,20 @@ function getAnimationKey(direction) {
     }
 }
 
+function updateAnimationSpeed(isRunning) {
+    // Update animation speed based on whether player is running
+    if (!player || !player.anims) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const frameRate = isRunning ? 8 * RUN_ANIMATION_MULTIPLIER : 8;
+    
+    // If there's a current animation playing, update its frameRate
+    if (player.anims.currentAnim) {
+        player.anims.currentAnim.frameRate = frameRate;
+    }
+}
+
 function createPlayerAnimations() {
     // Create walking animations with correct frame numbers from original
     gameRef.anims.create({
@@ -407,8 +439,15 @@ function updatePlayerKeyboardMovement() {
     
     if (dirX !== 0 || dirY !== 0) {
         const magnitude = Math.sqrt(dirX * dirX + dirY * dirY);
-        velocityX = (dirX / magnitude) * MOVEMENT_SPEED;
-        velocityY = (dirY / magnitude) * MOVEMENT_SPEED;
+        // Apply run speed multiplier if shift is held
+        const speed = keyboardInput.shift ? MOVEMENT_SPEED * RUN_SPEED_MULTIPLIER : MOVEMENT_SPEED;
+        velocityX = (dirX / magnitude) * speed;
+        velocityY = (dirY / magnitude) * speed;
+    }
+    
+    // Update animation speed every frame while moving
+    if (player.isMoving) {
+        updateAnimationSpeed(keyboardInput.shift);
     }
     
     // Check if movement is being blocked by collisions
diff --git a/js/utils/constants.js b/js/utils/constants.js
index e8fb795..4c9ba97 100644
--- a/js/utils/constants.js
+++ b/js/utils/constants.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ export const TILE_SIZE = 32;
 export const DOOR_ALIGN_OVERLAP = 32 * 3;
 export const GRID_SIZE = 32;
 export const MOVEMENT_SPEED = 150;
+export const RUN_SPEED_MULTIPLIER = 1.5; // Speed multiplier when holding shift
+export const RUN_ANIMATION_MULTIPLIER = 1.5; // Animation speed multiplier when holding shift
 export const ARRIVAL_THRESHOLD = 8;
 export const PATH_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 500;
 export const STUCK_THRESHOLD = 1;