Run 24.7

Run 24.7 is held in Carlstadt, New Jersey, on February 21, 2027. The Live in Mall 5K starts at 8:00 a.m. and is the only distance on the schedule, which makes for a short, straightforward Sunday morning.

Single-distance 5Ks reward a specific kind of preparation: rather than piling on mileage, add one weekly session of intervals, such as six repetitions of three minutes at a hard but controlled effort, to whatever easy running you already do. Six weeks of that will move your time more than doubling your volume would. If you are running your first one, aim simply to finish without stopping, then use the result as the baseline for the next attempt.