Pot of Gold 5K

Pot of Gold 5K takes place in Knightdale, North Carolina, on March 13, 2027. One distance is on the program, a 5K (3.1 miles), with the gun at 9:00 AM.

A 9 o'clock start on a Saturday in March is about as friendly as road racing gets: you can eat breakfast two hours out, drive over without hurrying, and still have time for a ten-minute jog and a few strides. The 5K asks little in the way of preparation, so if you have been running three or four times a week through the winter you are already ready to race it. Runners chasing a time should treat the opening half mile with some restraint, settle into a rhythm through the middle mile, and empty the tank over the last 800 meters. Anyone using it as a first race can simply run by feel and walk when needed.