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Cavern City Showdown is a 5K held in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on January 2, 2027, with a single start at 8:00 a.m. One distance keeps the morning simple, and the early gun means you are finished well before the middle of the day.
A road 5K this early in January is a useful marker: it tells you where your speed sits before you commit to a spring goal, and it costs almost nothing in recovery. If you are chasing a personal best, six to eight weeks of consistent running with one interval session, something like five to six repeats of three minutes at a hard but controlled effort, is enough preparation. If you are newer to racing, treat it as a run you finish comfortably, and use the result to set a target for your next one.
Prepare for Cavern City Showdown with RunRun
An AI-generated training plan, adjusted every week based on your real sessions. Built around your goal, current level and race date.
- Personalized plan based on your VO2max, history and weekly availability
- Strava and Garmin sync: your sessions are analyzed and the plan adapts
- Target paces, long runs, key sessions: everything is calculated for race day