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Hellobee Boards Topic: Would you do a 5k? Have you already? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:22:40 +0000 doodlepoodle on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1478341 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:25:06 +0000 doodlepoodle 1478341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just signed up for one! It's next month, it's a fun run so I'm not going to put pressure on myself but I'm looking forward to it!! snowjewelz on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1478320 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:19:39 +0000 snowjewelz 1478320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did a 3.5k - NYC has this corporate challenge thing every year and I was in it once. It was fun! But I'm not very motivated to do anything else! Meridian on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1478286 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:07:22 +0000 Meridian 1478286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've done a 5K twice, and we're deciding if we're going to do it again later this month (the same annual run). But it's coming up soon, and I haven't trained at all... plus, it's friggin COLD in Chicago still, and I'm not sure it will warm up enough by the end of the month! DillonLion on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476898 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:43:58 +0000 DillonLion 1476898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think the races are fun, but training was miserable and boring for me. I like to stay fit and active in other ways which means i am healthy enough to run three miles in a race when the occasion strikes. I have run about 10 races. Honeydew on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476884 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:41:10 +0000 Honeydew 1476884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Wasn't much of a runner before my first 5k. Still don't consider myself a good runner, but I feel accomplished when I train for my runs. Have done a 5k, 8k, and half marathon. Mrs. Pen on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476558 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:17:22 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1476558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lemondrop: that picture is amazing. So funny. BabyBoecksMom on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476554 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:16:58 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1476554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've done a couple 5k and 5 miles but nothing fancy. They can be a lot of fun. Mrs. Pen on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476515 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:11:22 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1476515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't but it's on my to-do list! I hate running but I'm really trying to work my way up there. I am ashamed to admit I can only run .5 miles before I stop; I always get that crippling pain in my side just under the half mile mark and I have to stop. You should definitely do it! I really wish running wasn't so painful for me. Littlebit on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476501 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:10:05 +0000 Littlebit 1476501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had never ran a day in my life (note even in gym) and I signed up for a 5k and did it! Then I stopped for two years. Last year it was my goal to do a 10k, and I did that too! Without stopping to walk :) so it's definitely possible to go from nothing to running/jogging. I don't enjoy running though. I only did it to set goals for myself and accomplish them. I don't run unless I have a race I'm signed up for :) SLR on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476422 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:56:36 +0000 SLR 1476422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep...it was a Santa 5k. Everyone was dressed in a Santa outfit, but they were so cheap....my pants started ripping in the butt about a mile into it! I had a huge hole by the time I was done. mfa_lady on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476310 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:41:19 +0000 mfa_lady 1476310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! They're fun. The adrenaline makes you do way better than you'd expect! :) Pepper on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476156 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:22:19 +0000 Pepper 1476156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Go for it!! I love running!! I used couch to 5K to train a few years ago, and it took me from not running more than a few feet to doing two 5Ks and a 10K. After a lonnnng running break, I'm back in it, training for a half marathon. If I can do it, anyone can :) mrsjyw on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476058 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:12:34 +0000 mrsjyw 1476058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't, but def would! Mrs Spoon on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1476052 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:12:24 +0000 Mrs Spoon 1476052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5ks are a great start! Have fun! BSB on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475276 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:07:42 +0000 BSB 1475276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: LOL! That's hilarious! I would love that sticker! @lemondrop: I just got an email for the color run. It sounds like fun but 5K sounds really long and hard... as a non-runner. Happygal on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475262 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:04:42 +0000 Happygal 1475262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rachiecakes: that's how I trained and ran the 10K--a strict walk-run routine. Something like run for 3 min, walk for 1. People are devoted to this method. Happygal on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475260 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:03:46 +0000 Happygal 1475260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Doooooo it! 5K is just the right amount--far enough to motivate you to train, but not so far that it will be stressful and incredibly daunting. I've done a 4 miler a few times, and it's just the right amount. I did a 10K and it was a little further than I'd like to go. rachiecakes on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475222 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:57:29 +0000 rachiecakes 1475222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lemondrop: that's how I feel about running, kid! hilarious :) I just signed up for my first 5K - it's for charity for something I really, really support and it's a "walk/run". We'll see if I walk or run it, haha KT326 on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475198 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:51:40 +0000 KT326 1475198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Go for it! I just did an 8k on Sunday, my first race in almost 10 years. I finished faster than I thought I would! Now I'm trying to figure out which one I want to do next. autumnlove on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475158 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:44:15 +0000 autumnlove 1475158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would like to do one in the future! dolphin on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1475154 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:43:15 +0000 dolphin 1475154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ do it!!! it's fun! i've done two 5ks so far. lovehoneybee on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474975 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:11:21 +0000 lovehoneybee 1474975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lemondrop: I think a Color Run would be SO much fun! I haven't, but I'd like to. D is a runner, and I'm working up the nerve to ask him to train my very out-of-shape butt. MaisyMay on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474963 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:09:40 +0000 MaisyMay 1474963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Y'all are so supportive! The one I am most excited about it the Run Like a Diva one. It's pink and tiaras and champagne and feather boas and just utterly girly. MaisyMay on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474942 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:07:14 +0000 MaisyMay 1474942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Beebug: I probably won't do a serious training program. Since it's only 3 miles and most work days I walk about 2 1/2 miles, DH and I will make an effort to do more walking jogging together, but that'll probably be it. Lindsay05 on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474917 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:02:17 +0000 Lindsay05 1474917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I are planning on a 5k this fall. Its a good motivator to get back into running! HabesBabe on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474915 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:01:40 +0000 HabesBabe 1474915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lemondrop: BWAHAHAHAAH i love this! Did your LO walk the entire 5k or did you have to carry him at times? @MaisyMay: I'm not a runner at all and I've done the Camp Pendleton World Famous Mud Run (10k) 2 years in a row. There are obstacles and you can run in a team. Granted, it took me 2 hours, but it was a lot of fun and I got into better shape training for it the first time. lemondrop on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474899 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:58:12 +0000 lemondrop 1474899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've done The Color Run twice! (Once was in January at 32 weeks pregnant!) It's more of a fun run, so it's not timed and you don't really have to run- it is sooo much fun and has definitely gotten me hooked! We have taken C both years, and while he wasn't totally in love with it, it was a blast! [attach=1790/14/n218x1.600x600.IMG_20140130_134035.jpg] mediagirl on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474897 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:57:45 +0000 mediagirl 1474897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have but I hate running so it didn't last. I prefer this bumper sticker to any of those fancy big number ones.... And I did a Couch to 5K program and it worked pretty well. It sucked, though. :) [attach=251/14/n218wa.523x362.2014-03-06_15-57-19.png] IRunForFun on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474885 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:56:17 +0000 IRunForFun 1474885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would, and have! I've done countless 5ks (mostly b/c that was the competitive distance in cross-country in HS and college) and some 10ks, 15ks, half marathon, and marathon. I think you should totally go for it! You might find out you really love running, and if your DH does it too, it's a nice hobby to participate in together. rattles on "Would you do a 5k? Have you already?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-do-a-5k-have-you-already#post-1474883 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:55:58 +0000 rattles 1474883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't, but I would!