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

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plodding hippo Mar 2012 7:26am, 29 Mar 2012 40,826 posts	0 plodding hippo I love early am runs, but you are right, the legs arent awake then kazz, parkrun isnt competitive
Pootle Mar 2012 7:30am, 29 Mar 2012 8,566 posts	0 Pootle I used to go to Parkrun a lot, but the time is now quite inconvienient for me. Having got up at 5am every weekday morning I need a bit of a lie in weekends! My local club do a lovely 5k on a Friday evening in the summer which I do. There are medals, too
Battlecat Mar 2012 7:31am, 29 Mar 2012 2,462 posts	0 Battlecat Kaz, your local parkrun has Fauja Sign (the 100 yo runner) there on Saturday. You should come, there is no way you would be anywhere near last. The regulars are a lovely bunch (if I may say so myself!)
Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! Mar 2012 7:38am, 29 Mar 2012 14,126 posts	0 Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! Can't do this weekend anyway BC. I'd need to work out how I could run there and back if I do one
Battlecat Mar 2012 8:20am, 29 Mar 2012 2,463 posts	0 Battlecat I haven't run there and back yet, only cycled. It's 6 miles door to door for me, basically straight down the A118 so would make a nice long run with a bit of race pace stuff stuck in the middle
Wriggling Snake Mar 2012 8:22am, 29 Mar 2012 2,056 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I plan to, there is a club championship race at glocester, 5k, in May, flat too, unlike Swindon PR.
Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! Mar 2012 8:33am, 29 Mar 2012 14,130 posts	0 Ultra Kazzaaaaah!! I'll have to check out a route. Tbh I don't even know where Valentine's Park is!
Stander Mar 2012 8:45am, 29 Mar 2012 6,825 posts	0 Stander That's nice Kaz - you finally get someone your own age to run with.
Bru-Bru Mar 2012 8:48am, 29 Mar 2012 1,328 posts	0 Bru-Bru Stander - ouch! Better run faster than Kaz next time you are both in the same race. Summer evening 5ks are good. we have one at Harwich (or did a few years ago) which was a handicap, which worked very well. And my first ever race was a 5k, the JPMorgan charity 5k race in Battersea Park. I generally don't bother with shorter races now, though. Too S-L-O-W.
AdminLiz Mar 2012 8:54am, 29 Mar 2012 747 posts	0 AdminLiz Bru-Bru, the Harwich evening series is what I am doing this year....it's still going strong