Naaman Forest Run

Naaman Forest Run takes place in Garland, Texas, on April 3, 2027. The event has a single format, The Forest Run, a 5K (3.1 miles) that starts at 8:00 a.m. One distance and one early start make for a compact morning, with the whole field going off together.

An 8:00 a.m. spring start in North Texas is a sensible piece of scheduling, and it also means the race is finished before the middle of the morning. The 5K is the most accessible racing distance there is: if you can run 20 to 30 minutes continuously, you can complete it, and if you can already do that comfortably, adding one weekly session of short repeats for three or four weeks will sharpen you enough to race it properly. Do not skip the warm-up. A 5K is decided in the opening half mile, and going to the line cold means spending the first mile catching up.