Once I graduated from college, I realized I needed an emotional break from the 5K. I raced other distances for the next three years, trying my hand at some half marathons and coming close to a PR in the mile. But while talking it over with my coach this afternoon, I realized training for it would supplement my half-marathon preparation well, and there are a decent number of fast races near where I live in eastern Pennsylvania.
Not going to lie, my PR of 14:20 is looming over me, and I know how much the race is going to hurt. Yet I want to give it a go-anxious thoughts notwithstanding.
MARCH 16: I'm beginning to remember I have a love/hate relationship with the 5K on the track.
In college, it was far and away my best event. I graduated in 2021 after earning all-conference honors at the Big South Championships my senior year. It's the race I have the most experience in-and I'm really proud of that 14:20-but frankly, the distance scares me.
Nothing hurts like a fast 5K. I've gone into dark places during them. If you're running at your fastest and the field is competitive, it feels like you're being pulled behind an airplane on a rope, hanging on by one hand. Any lapse in concentration or effort, and your PR is toast.
In the moments after running a fast time, however, you're flooded with endorphins, adrenaline, and relief. The agony is over; it's time to celebrate.
MARCH 20: I forked over $26.38 and registered for the 5K at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.
A race that's under $30? That's rare. Most big races are quadruple that these days. Running at the Penn Relays has always been on my bucket list. It's the biggest track meet in the world!
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THE SECRET BEHIND SUPERSHOE SPEED
ONE WEEK BEFORE the 2018 New York City Marathon, Olympian Jared Ward received a package from Saucony, his shoe sponsor. Inside were three early prototypes of what eventually became Saucony's first super shoe, the Endorphin Pro 1.
YES, YOU CAN WALK DURING A RACE
WHEN I STARTED racing, I thought I had to run every step of every race.
HEART BREAK HILL
TARZAN BROWN AND THE TRUTH ABOUT BOSTON'S INFAMOUS
DOCTORS BLAMED MY SYMPTOMS ON RUNNING.THEY WERE WRONG.
RUNNING AND MENSTRUATION entered my life around the same time, at age 13.
IT'S TIME TO DIAL BACK OUR BOSTON MARATHON WORSHIP
QUALIFYING FOR THE Boston Marathon is a grit meter for me. I have raced it every year since 2013 and will continue to do so as long as I make the cut.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PELVIG FLOOR
This underappreciated powerhouse is the secret to great running.
LET'S STOP GLORIFYING GRIT
I SAW A post floating around social media that made me roll my eyes: \"The person who chooses to run outside in the winter over a treadmill is a powerful person.\"
THE INCANDESCENT RISE OF SOFIA CAMACHO
THE WILDLY TALENTED NONBINARY DRAG ARTIST AND RUNNER IS AIMING FOR A PLACE ON THE SPORT'S MOST VISIBLE STAGE
YOU KEEP THE CHANGE, I'LL TAKE THE HARDWARE
The entry in my training log from that day reads: \"Patching the tire may have been harder than the marathon itself.\"
HOW TOXIC POSITIVITY AGGRAVATED ONE OF MY WORST EXPERIENCES
RECENTLY, I SUCKED. As soon as I started to run the 2024 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in New York City, I lost my breath.
