RunFAR 5K for Covenant Mercies

RunFAR 5K for Covenant Mercies takes place in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2026. There is one distance, a 5K, and it starts at 9 a.m. The mid-morning gun is late enough to drive in the same day and early enough to leave the afternoon free.

Late October is when most runners are at their sharpest after a summer of training, so this is a reasonable place to attempt a personal best. Give yourself six weeks: one weekly session of intervals at goal pace or slightly quicker, one steady run of twenty-five to thirty-five minutes, and easy running around them. On the day, a ten-minute jog with a few short accelerations before the start makes the first mile far less shocking.