5K Foot Pursuit - Fairview Heights, IL

5K Foot Pursuit - Fairview Heights, IL is held in Fairview Heights, Illinois, on October 25, 2026. One distance is on the schedule, a 5K (3.1 miles), starting at 8:00 a.m.

An 8 a.m. gun leaves the rest of the day intact, which is part of the appeal of a single-distance 5K. Racing 3.1 miles well comes down to two things: not going out too fast, and having done enough short, quick work beforehand that the effort feels familiar rather than shocking. Four to six weeks with one interval session a week — 800s or 1,000s at race effort with short recoveries — plus a weekly tempo run will cover it. If you are newer to running, the distance is achievable on two months of running three times a week, walking whenever you need to.