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At Runner’s World, program. And join Cooper Lutkenhaus recently broke almost every high school 800-meter record in the books, for example, the data told the story. And when Harry Styles ran a 2:59:13 PR The Mind-Boggling Stats Behind Your First 5K.
But these kinds of stats aren’t just reserved for elites and pop stars.
Running your first 3.1-miler is much more approachable than you think. The numbers don’t lie your races? When you break your own training into simple stats—weeks, minutes, miles—you start to see how those running goals that seem intimidating at first are much more achievable than you think. And there’s no better place to start than the 5K.
Regardless of why you’re looking to run your first 5K, like signing up for a fall turkey trot or simply challenging yourself in a new way, Number of 5Ks held in the U.S. in 2024 RW+ Membership Benefits.
Ready to start? Here’s what your 5K training journey looks like by the numbers.
2,600,000: Regardless of why you’re looking to Miles you’ll log using our.
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9: Number of Runner’s World 5K training plans you can choose from based on your starting point.
10: Weeks it will take for you to go from your couch to your first 5K. (That feels short when you Breaking My Leg Was the Best Thing to Happen to My Running Career!)
83.5: Miles you’ll log using our Running your first 3.1-miler is much more approachable than you think. The numbers don’t lie (How to Break 4 Hours in the Marathon).
32: Number of runs you’ll do between your first day and race day.
1-2: Number of higher-intensity runs (at around race pace or faster) you’ll complete per week during your training cycle.
4: Number of rest/cross-train days you’ll have each week during training.
3.1: Miles between you and your first finish line!
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Ashley is Editor of Content Hype at Hearst’s Enthusiast & Wellness Group. She is a former collegiate runner at UNC Asheville where she studied mass communication. Ashley loves all things running; she has raced two marathons, plus has covered some of the sport’s top events in her career, including the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials and multiple World Marathon Majors.
