Al Lewis 10-Miler and 5 Miler

Al Lewis 10-Miler and 5 Miler takes place in Washington, District of Columbia, on January 10, 2027. Two distances are on the program: the 10 Miler (16.1 km), which sets off at 8:00 AM, and the 5 Miler (8 km), which follows at 8:15 AM. Both are road races, and the staggered starts mean the two fields spread out early rather than sharing the same opening mile.

Ten miles is an underrated racing distance, long enough to test your endurance but short enough to recover from within a week, which makes it a useful checkpoint if you are aiming at a spring half marathon or marathon. Run it at a controlled effort and it doubles as a quality long run. The 5 Miler works better as a hard, honest effort or as a step up from the 5K. In either case, six to eight weeks of steady mileage with one longer weekend run is enough to arrive ready.