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Five Weeks To Your First 5K
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FIVE WEEKS TO YOUR FIRST 5K

Any runner can become a racer, and our 5-K training package will get you from start to the finish.

By Kristen Wolfe Bieler
Photographs by Ellen Weinstein

PUBLISHED 06/08/2007

Your First 5-K
Advice for the runner looking to become a racer.


The Beginner 5-K Plan
If you're new to the sport or running use this plan to get you to your first 5-K finish.


The Intermediate 5-K Plan
If you're an experienced runner, but haven't run a 5-K use this plan.


First-Timer Race Mistakes To Avoid
Look--and run--like a road-racing vet by avoiding these three common newbie mistakes.

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