Couch to 5K Week 5 Day 2

Two eight-minute runs make up week 5’s middle session: a five-minute warmup walk, eight minutes of running, a full five-minute recovery walk, eight more minutes of running, and a five-minute cooldown. That’s 31:00 total and 16 minutes of running — your longest single blocks so far.

Day 2 stretches the blocks day 1 built. Eight minutes rewards patience: settle within the first minute into a pace you could chat at, and let the time pass rather than chasing it. This is the dress rehearsal for day 3’s 20-minute run — prove to yourself you can stay relaxed. The five-minute walk between blocks can be trimmed in the editor once you don’t need all of it.