Cupid's Chase 5K Manhattan

Cupid's Chase 5K Manhattan is run in New York, New York, on February 20, 2027, with a single 5K starting at 10:00 a.m. on the road. One distance, a mid-morning gun, and a straightforward way to put a race on the calendar between the winter holidays and the spring season.

A February 5K in the city is worth more as a fitness marker than as a peak race. Run it hard and the result gives you a realistic training pace to work from for the next few months; run it easy and it doubles as a well-supported tempo effort. Newcomers need no more than a couple of months of running three times a week to cover the distance comfortably, and the later start time means you are not waiting around in the dark beforehand.