Does anyone bother with 5K races anymore - i.e. ones that aren parkruns?

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pdavey Mar 2012 1:32pm, 29 Mar 2012 77 posts	0 pdavey long long way for a 5k! but if i'm ever in the neighbourhood I'll be sure to give it a go!
Louiseruns Mar 2019 1:59pm, 2 Mar 2019 3 posts	0 Louiseruns There are a couple of nice local 5K races that I like to do - there's a series in the summer that's great fun, and a ladies only event, all in the evening, and all very reasonably priced.
Surrey Phil Mar 2019 2:06pm, 2 Mar 2019 2,894 posts	0 Surrey Phil I did do a 5k in Battersea Park run by Sri Chinmoy / Self-Transcendence. They also do races in Edinburgh and both locations have numerous races during the year. Unless circumstances have changed (it was a few years ago and a one-off), entry was cheap, no chip timing and medals are only given to the first handful of finishers.
Lip Gloss Mar 2019 2:34pm, 2 Mar 2019 33,097 posts	0 Lip Gloss I have 2 5k's entered - my first ever 5k (apart from a few parkruns) was the Dunecht Dash and I still like doing that one as my runaversiray and Chariots of fire 5k along the sands just like the film ( it's quite a distance to travel but a lovely sight )
TomahawkMike Mar 2019 2:44pm, 2 Mar 2019 1,976 posts	0 TomahawkMike Like many people my parkruns are in any case always preceded by a run. It takes me 2.5k to warm up at my age. Then I can do parkrun..
GordonG Mar 2019 3:05pm, 2 Mar 2019 7,684 posts	0 GordonG I do a 5K Summer Series every year. It's in local Woodlands so is far hillier and muddier than any parkrun. It's run by a local Running Club and some of the proceeds go to the Woodlands Trust. It's only £6 a race but it's probably the only 5 k I'd be happy to pay to do.
Wriggling Snake Mar 2019 3:48pm, 2 Mar 2019 21,580 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Sale Sizzlers. Flat a bit twisty. Winners can go low 15 mins. Everyone goes mad. Proper race not a run around a park, an eyeballs out race.
GimmeMedals Mar 2019 4:01pm, 2 Mar 2019 15,822 posts	0 GimmeMedals Oooh Lip Gloss, the Chariots of Fire race sounds fab. I've just spent the last hour looking for motorhome pitches near there after reading your post - we've got booked in so I'm going to enter the race!!!
Lip Gloss Mar 2019 4:03pm, 2 Mar 2019 33,099 posts	0 Lip Gloss Really GM that would be fab - are there still places?
Night-owl Mar 2019 4:13pm, 2 Mar 2019 32,457 posts	0 Night-owl I miss the serpie lfotm 5km. But will get back to them when I can work fitness etc