Anyone Ran a 5K or Half Marathon?

3dogsrunning

I'm not signing up for anymore 5K just because the distance is too short for my fitness level now but I chose the ones for this year for the medals. yes a lot of 5ks do give out medals but most do not. I got my first one from Sea World Pole to Pole 5K. I'm running a 4 miler in two weeks but they just give a Tshirt. But I get to run on the Coronado bridge. that is enough for me. bu i have noticed more and more 5K's giving out medals, I guess they want more participation.


ot: run the Hot chocolate run if it's in your area. the good bag they give away is worth the entrance fee.

Too short for your fitness level? Have you raced a 5k? A lot of people find racing 5ks challenging (although 1 mile is worse IMO).

yes I'm running my 6th 5K this year on sunday. I typcally run 6.2miles a day. not knocking 5K runners. I like running 5Ks but I don't get going until after mile 4, that's when the magic happens for me.

running =/= racing.

i"m not sure what this means but I'm running one 5K every month this year. that was my goal. it just so happens that I have been able to run farther during my training to 10K. am i wrong for doing so that you must attack me?

Again no one is attacking you.

But running a 5k does not equal racing a 5k. The "too short for your fitness level" is just nonsense, can you improve your time? if yes then it is not too short for your fitness level.

I wonder what the op did THREE YEARS AGO :laugh:

This.
If you prefer longer races, that is fine, I do too. But to dismiss the distance as "too short for your fitness level" is an odd thing to say about 5ks. Racing, not running (although running a 5k is a challenge for a lot too, not knocking that), a 5k is considered pretty challenging. It is not all about the distance, it is about the effort and the particular challenges that go with the distance.

tlcarolinagirl

Yeah, it definitely depends on the race. I've run in 2 5K's; one didn't offer medals, but the other did, but you had to buy a timing chip since it involved obstacle courses and yada yada. I opted out, bc I was there just to push myself, not compete against others, necessarily. Good luck!!

thatismesammyg

I hope that you have completed your goal for a 5K over the last 3 years. Too bad we'll never find out.

chubalubas

Have been doing 5k's to build up to half marathon. Never see any medals for them though

jofjltncb6

In...

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...to complain that a 100 meter dash is way too short for my fitness level, so I don't see the point in competing at that distance...

...or something like that.

sjohnny

In...

...on a zombie thread...

...to complain that a 100 meter dash is way too short for my fitness level, so I don't see the point in competing at that distance...

...or something like that.

We must be waaaaay fitter than that washed up Usain Bolt. Too bad he gave up on his fitness before working up to longer distances.

vmclach

I'm not signing up for anymore 5K just because the distance is too short for my fitness level now but I chose the ones for this year for the medals.

Lolz.. I should probably stop signing up for marathons then. I think the distance might be too short for my fitness level. I think only 100 mile and above for 2015? I want to start collecting belt buckles.

manhn1

Medals for completing a 5K is pretty rare. A medal for a 10K is more common, but not that common. Medals for a HM or FM is very common. I want to do a 5K with my parents and I want to find one that gives out medals. Medals just make for a better photo-op.

But doing a 5K race is great. It gives you a base of how fast you can run, and gives you an idea of how to pace yourself for longer distance.

I think we can all agree that racing for *any* distance requires fitness. I'm pretty sure that Bolt is fitter than your average ultramarathoner. But I'm not going to pay money to *race* a 100 metre event either.

monkeywizard

haha I'm just like you. I have not run a race yet, and I want to get a medal to commerate my first. I want it to be a 5k (because that's about where I am fitness wise) but not much luck finding 5k's that give medals..

IdRatherBeReading

The Diva Run gives super cute medals for their 5K....and they have hot firemen at the finish line. Go for it ladies, lol!
It also looks like the Disney runs give medals for their 5Ks as well.

I have not gotten a medal yet, but I hope to have 3 by the end of the year. I did not get a medal for my 10K last year either, which was really disappointing, mostly since I had to run up and over a steep bridge twice. It was a 5/10/15K and only the 15Kers got medals. I plan to tackle that 15K this year.