Central Park 5k

Central Park 5k is run in Denver, Colorado, on March 28, 2027. One distance is on the schedule: a 5K run or walk (3.1 miles) starting at 9:00 AM.

A Sunday morning 5K is the easiest race to fit into an ordinary weekend — you are home by mid-morning and the effort barely dents the following week's training. Use it accordingly. If you are building toward a summer 10K or half marathon, race the 3.1 miles hard and take the result as a fitness marker to set your training paces from. If you are just starting, the same distance is a realistic first goal after about four weeks of alternating running and walking. Either way, jog for ten minutes beforehand: a 5K is over before your body has settled in.