If you can walk a mile in 20 minutes or less, then you can very well finish a 5K in an hour just by walking. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t train for it. All you’ll need to cross the finish line ...

Set your sights on a new PR with our 5k training plan for intermediate runners, featuring easy runs, tempo runs, and speed work. The path to a personal best is paved with persistence and the right ...

Participants make their way through the course during the Especially For You Race Against Breast Cancer in Cedar Rapids Oct. 9, 2022. This year’s 5K walk and run is Oct. 1. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) ...

Running has become increasingly popular, with fitness-tracking apps like Strava reporting a four percent increase in logged runs in 2023. The New York Road Runners also noted a surge in demand for ...

Which is harder: a 5K or a marathon? Ask a runner who specializes in either, and they’ll likely say it’s the other one. The truth is, both these distances can be seriously challenging—and training for ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

In this episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show, Jeff and Aly confess their love for 5K races. We share what we love about the 5K as well as the most memorable 5K races we’ve run. We think it’s the ...

Five benefits of running Concord has ample opportunities for people interested in running. The Concord Trail group is one of these opportunities. Concord NH has ample opportunities for people ...

RunnersWorld Tulsa has a program that is ready to turn anyone from a couch potato into a 5K runner. The 10-week program is called Couch to 5K and was started about a decade ago by owners Kathy Bratton ...