Couch to 5K Beginners' Running Clinic
About This Event
5k your way to fitness!
Announcing the spring Couch to 5k Training Series. The Wake County Health Promotion Chronic Disease Prevention Section is once again partnering with the City of Raleigh’s Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources Department to offer a “Couch to 5K” nine-week beginners’ running clinic. This program is open to community members, Wake County employees and their family members (12 years of age and older). Participants under 16 must be accompanied by a guardian.
In-person training sessions will take place every Wednesday evening March 26 -May 21 at the Buffalo Road Athletic Park Track. Each participant will receive a weekly training calendar to help prepare them for the next week’s session. On the last day, we will run a 5k!
Event details:
Wednesdays, March 26 - May 21
6-7 p.m.
Buffalo Road Athletic Park Track, 5812 Buffaloe Rd, Raleigh, NC
Why train to run a 5K? There's so many benefits like:
- Improved heart health
- Weight management
- Reduced stress/improved wellbeing
- Improved muscle strength and endurance
- Sense of accomplishment
Ready to sign up? There's three easy ways to register:
- Through the City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation registration portal: RecLink (search word 5k)
- In person at a City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation location, or
- Show up 15 minutes early on the first day for on-site registration - Buffalo Road Athletic Park Track
Contact Elizabeth Spender Smith at 919-250-3990 or Elizabeth.spendersmith@wakegov.com with questions.