Does anyone bother with 5K races anymore - i.e. ones that aren parkruns?

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McGoohan Mar 2012 11:45pm, 28 Mar 2012 5,937 posts	0 McGoohan I'm Glad All Over you made that joke and not me HOD
McGoohan Mar 2012 11:46pm, 28 Mar 2012 5,938 posts	0 McGoohan Actually, when I did the Dave Clarke thing before it was in Morden. Now it's in Nonsuch park that's actually walking distance from where I work so I may welll do it again this year...
Diogenes Mar 2012 11:49pm, 28 Mar 2012 5,851 posts	0 Diogenes Trying and failing to shoehorn Unsquare Dance into this thread
plodding hippo Mar 2012 5:38am, 29 Mar 2012 40,816 posts	0 plodding hippo back to the original question Ive doen race for life 5ks back in the day and my pb for 5k is at the serpies race, which is only two quid to enter But, I would not really be doing 5ks if thre was not parkrun tbh
mxhornet Mar 2012 5:46am, 29 Mar 2012 31,864 posts	0 mxhornet Yes I still do 5ks other than parkruns, personally I find it easier to run a decent time in the evening than at 9am.
plodding hippo Mar 2012 5:57am, 29 Mar 2012 40,817 posts	0 plodding hippo I wonder if thats why my pb is not at parkrun horny Serpies is at Midday
Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! Mar 2012 6:00am, 29 Mar 2012 14,124 posts	0 Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! I've not run a 5k in years and have never done a park run
plodding hippo Mar 2012 6:07am, 29 Mar 2012 40,820 posts	0 plodding hippo you shpuld do park run kazz, its fab
Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! Mar 2012 6:22am, 29 Mar 2012 14,125 posts	0 Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! Maybe one day but I feel too slow for short stuff nowadays!
Fenland Runner Mar 2012 7:23am, 29 Mar 2012 12,739 posts	0 Fenland Runner mx, agree, I'm not convinced 9am is the best time for a best 5k time and evenings are more conducive to a speedy run.