Strides for Survivors - Cary

Strides for Survivors - Cary is held in Cary, North Carolina, on March 13, 2027. The event lists one format, a 5k run over 5 kilometers (3.1 miles), starting at 9:00 AM.

Short races reward specificity more than volume. If you have four to six weeks before race day, one session a week at 5K effort, something like five or six repetitions of three minutes hard with equal recovery, will do more for your finish time than adding miles. Keep everything else easy and take the day before off. On the morning itself, jog for at least ten minutes beforehand, then run the first mile a shade under control so the last one is still yours. For a first race, none of that is required, and 3.1 miles is a distance you can finish on a month of walking and jogging.