Posts Tagged 5k

Online Training Plans

on March 23, 2011 by JT in Training, Comments (0)

Training for your first 5k, half marathon, full marathon or otherwise? Every runner has his or her own pace, weekly mileage, that eventually develops over time and trial and error (especially if you are me). For those of you who are relatively new to running or are an on and off again casual runner looking [...]

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Running Dirty: A Guide To Mud Runs In Los Angeles

on February 4, 2011 by JT in Running in L.A., Comments (6)

I’ve been wanting to do a mud run similar to the type of race they do in Camp Pendleton (tons of dirt, obstacle course and usually a small team sign up) and have noticed that a lot of new ones have sprung up in Southern California. Now this is definitely a racing trend band wagon [...]

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A Very Los Angeles Christmas To You Too!

on December 14, 2009 by Elizabeth in Races, Running in L.A., Comments (4)

I believe I got to see a couple of Los Angeles’ most iconic places through the back-to-back races I ran this weekend.
Saturday I got to run through the Santa Monica and Venice beachfront town and boardwalk.  Though the usual California sunniness was drenched in rainy weather, you still got the sense of  the picturesque, Los [...]

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Yuletide 5K Moonlight Run 12/19/2009

on December 5, 2009 by JT in Races, Running in L.A., Comments (0)

I *need* to do this 5K. Looks like so much fun! Right around a good time during the Holidays too. See you there?   http://www.mb5k.com/
The Only Moonlight Run in Los Angeles!
Glow Necklaces For All Participants!
Race starts at 5:30PM, Kids Races start at 6:30PM.
Celebrate the holidays and the Winter Solstice at the most unusual running event [...]

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Running Down The Yellow Brick Road

on June 16, 2009 by JT in Running Playlist, Comments (0)

I put together a new playlist for training for 5ks and half marathons (the first 5 tracks are in the 5k and the rest go to the half marathon list). Lots of MSTRKRFT, Run Lola Run and songs from the LA Marathon. The BPM should be a bit faster for all the songs though, to [...]

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