How about a spot to put our race results? Can I go first? 22:48 3rd overall out of 750 women. Pretty pleased with that result as it was A. A night race B. 77 Degrees C. 80% humidity. This isn't techni…
This topic seems to make sense, so I'll go first! My next 5K race is the 25th Annual Lou Cox 5K on 25 May. Things that *might* affect my run are a 1.5mi annual PT test for the Air Force on 16 May (I w…
Hi everyone, I'm planning rededicating myself to shorter road races in the coming year, and I figured there must be other MFPers who are also interested in improving their 5K times. Let's use this thr…
Is it even possible to train my way to a 5K PR or even come close to my previous times if I currently weigh 13 pounds more than I did when I acheieved those goals last year? I will continue running an…
Since I started too fast in Sunday's 5k, I've been searching around for some tips on how to keep it under control, and found this article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/103048-tips-run-faster-5k/ …
I'm not really in top form for a 5k; I've only just started refocusing on the distance after running the Pikes Peak Marathon in August. But the national Master's Championship only happens once a year …
Fun article on Runner's World. I think the best part isn't so much the 10 reasons but the fact that this marathoner doesn't realize he's talking to a world-class 5Ker: "You know a lot about this stuff…
Background--I sprained my ankle 3 weeks ago (high ankle sprain)so the half I was supposed to do tomorrow is now the 5K that have to WALK. But for some reason, my mind and body are still in race day mo…
Learned of this awesome 5k run/walk event when I went to buy my garmin. It's for the Stephen Siller Foundation. Stephen was a NY firefighter who had just finished his shift and was driving home when h…
So next week it looks like I'm going to be doing a track 5k. Never done one of those! Much like my treadmill question earlier, I'm asking folks if they have any advice / suggestions for a track versus…
I'm just wondering... how much hydrating do all of you do before a 5k in heat and high humidity? I tend to have trouble getting my liquids in most days but before races I really do try to get at least…
a friend sent this to me.. thought I'd share it.. "Count your miles down. Studies have shown that counting up is tougher psychologically than counting down. Focusing on ever increasing numbers is like…
There is a 5k coming up that I really wanna run. It's linked with the Dayton Dragons and Subway. For the $25 you get a Dragons shirt, 2 tickets to a Dragons game, vouchers for 3 sandwiches at Subway..…
