Pavement for A Purpose 5k "Halloween Edition"

Pavement for A Purpose 5k "Halloween Edition" is held in Cairo, Georgia, on October 31, 2026. One format is scheduled, a 5K run over 3.1 miles, starting at 8:00 a.m.

Benefit 5Ks tend to attract first-timers alongside regular racers, so expect a wide spread of paces and start where you actually belong in it. The distance is forgiving: you can cover it on three runs a week and you will not need a training plan longer than a month or two. If you do want to race, the sharpening that matters is short and repeatable, quarter-mile and half-mile efforts at a pace you could just about hold for 3 miles, done twice a week. Save the last half-mile for a real push, because over a 5K that is where most of your time is either found or lost.