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Are You Thinking About Running For A 5K Charity?

Part of the appeal of running 5k races is the fact that they now seem to almost exclusively support charities and worthy causes. Whichever 5k charity you pick should be something that is close to your heart... Read more here

 


 

Training For A 5K - Understanding The Basics

 

Training for a 5k race is different to most other sporting activities. With most sports there is an element of skill that can be improved upon to give the competitor an advantage, whereas running a 5k requires no skill, anyone in good health that can walk with no injuries could run a 5k if they wanted to... Read more about training for a 5k here

 


 

What Is The Ideal 5K Training Schedule?

 

If you’ve decided to run a 5k this year, then you’re going to have to commit some time and effort to your training which means ideally you'll need to follow a 5k training schedule... Read more here

 


 

How To Run A 5K - 3 Common Mistakes To Avoid

 

If you’ve committed some time to your training, improving your stamina and endurance levels so you have the fitness to run comfortably, then learning exactly how to run a 5k race will be the final piece of puzzle to put in place... Read more about how to run a 5k here

 


 

5K Fitness - 3 Essential Rules Of Success

 

Whilst running a 5k doesn’t mean you’ll need to run extreme distances, your 5k fitness levels need to be a little higher than many people would expect, you’ll still need to spend time on improving and developing your stamina and endurance levels... Read more about 5k fitness here

 


 

From The Couch To 5K - A Quick Start Up Guide

 

If you are thinking about getting fitter and would love to go from sitting on the couch to 5k running then there are a few things you need to do first... Read how to go from couch to 5k  here

 


 

Thinking Of Entering A 5K Run?

 

If you’re thinking of entering a 5k run, there are a number of things you’ll need to consider before you post off your application form. Read on to find out more... Read more here

 


 

5K Running Tips - Useful Tricks Of The Trade

 

Sport has changed a lot over the years, with many of the outdated beliefs and training techniques simply abandoned in favour of newer, more effective ways of improving fitness and endurance. 5k running is no different... Read more 5k running tips here

 


 

5K Tips For The First Time 5K Runner

 

Here is a collection of my top 5k tips for the first time 5k runner. Knowledge is power when it comes to trying things for the first time, this is definitely true when it comes to running a 5k race... Read more 5k tips here

 


 

The Successful 5K Runners Guide

 

5k runners come from all walks of life and have many reasons for wanting to run one but whatever reason you have for running a 5k race, you can learn a lot from how seasoned 5k runners approach their training... Read more 5k runners tips here

 



5K Training - Going Solo Or Hiring An Expert

If you’re thinking of taking up running or specifically starting a 5k training regime, would you be better off going it alone or could you benefit from hiring the services of a running coach or personal trainer?... Read more about 5k training here


What Is The Perfect 5K Pace For You?

Running your first 5k is all about finishing the race in one piece without needing to rest. It’s a sporting event which demands that you have the fitness levels to keep going for 3.1 miles, so your 5k pace is a very important factor... Read more about the right 5k pace here


Is Your 5K Training Program One Of These - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly?

Everything that has ever been created or achieved in life has been planned and designed in some way. Your fitness and 5k training program must be approached using a similar chain of thought, following a haphazard approach rarely gets the results we hope for... Read more here


How To Train For Your First 5K

If you are a running novice and you'd like to enter a race then you need to know how to train for your first 5k. This is really the shortest race distance and the race that most beginners can aspire to entering... Read more about how to train for your first 5k here


Training To Walk A 5K

Many people love the thought of taking part in a 5k race, for many reasons, but not everyone is capable of running one. Some are just too unfit, out of shape or old to be able to safely run a 5k, so their aim may simply be training to walk a 5k... Read more about training to walk a 5k here


How Many Miles Is 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon?

Running a 5k is becoming a very popular goal for many novice runners. It’s a distance which with a little consistent training most people could build up to running in as little as 6 to 8 weeks. But exactly how many miles is 5k and how long will it take the average runner to finish one?... Read more here


Eating For A 5k Run

Eating for a 5k run is a little different to most other ways of eating, if you want to become a good runner, you’ll need to approach the way you eat in a slightly different way... Read more here


How To Go From Couch Potato To 5K Runner

If you’ve ever watched a race, either in person or on the TV and thought to yourself how great it would feel to go from ‘couch potato to 5k’ runner, then take heart, with a little persistence and the right type of training, you can definitely do it... Read more here


5K Run Times - How Fast Can You Go?

If you're thinking about entering a 5k race sometime soon, you may well be wondering what are good 5k run times ? Read on to find out more... Read more about 5k run times here


How To Train For A 5K

For any aspiring runner, how to train for a 5k will be one of the first considerations because this distance is really the first race on the running ladder... Discover how to train for a 5k here


How to Train For 5K Running - 5 Simple Steps

Beginners all too often get it all completely wrong when they start their training, making some basic mistakes which can easily be rectified by following the right advice... Read more here


How To Prepare For A 5K - The Day Of The Race

This article assumes that you’ve trained regularly up to this point and ran at least this distance before and that you’re injury free and in good health. So on to how to prepare for a 5k race... Read more about how to prepare for a 5k here

 


 

How To Prepare To Train For A 5K

 

This page is all about how to prepare to train for a 5k run. So what I’ll cover is the bits you need to think about before you actually start your training. If you’ve made a decision that you’d like to run a 5k, there a few more things you need to consider first... Discover more here

 


 

How To Run Faster - 3 Great Tips

 

If you’re aiming to discover how to run faster, don’t leave it until race day to put in to practice what you’ll learn here. Go out and use it in your workouts... Discover How to run faster here

 


 

How to Choose the Best Running Shoe For 5K Training

 

Did you know that the way your foot lands and pushes off the ground has a huge effect on the type of running shoes you need to wear? Read more about how to choose the best running shoe here...