If you've kicked off a couch-to-5K program, you might be concerned with the speed of your first race. No need to overthink it! For a little motivating music to help you keep time, try out this 12.5-minute-mile playlist that will help you finish the race in just about 40 minutes. Subscribe to the Spotify playlist [1], then keep reading for the full list of tracks.

1. "La La Love You" — Pixies
2. "Cry When You Get Older" — Robyn
3. "Wet Hot American Summer" — Cobra Starship
4. "Kiss You Off" — Scissor Sisters
5. "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx
6. "Pharaohs & Pyramids" — Cut Copy
7. "Hand Me Down Your Love" — Hot Chip
8. "The Seed (2.0)" — The Roots
9. "Great DJ" — The Ting Tings
10. "And We Danced" — Macklemore

If this mix doesn't suit your musical tastes, check out all our workout playlists [2] here.

Remember, you will need to download the free Spotify [3] software or app to listen to our playlists.

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