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Couch to 5K, abbreviated C25K, is an exercise plan that gradually progresses from beginner running toward a 5 kilometre (3.1 mile) run over nine weeks. [1] [2] The Couch to 5K running plan was created by Josh Clark in 1996. He developed the plan for new runners as motivation through manageable expectations.
The premier category of drag boat racing being the Top Fuel Hydroplane class which is the water based equivalent to Top Fuel Dragsters capable of covering the liquid quarter mile in less than five seconds with a top speed of around 270 mph (434 km/h).
The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of five kilometres (3.107 mi). Also referred to as the 5K road race , 5 km , or simply 5K , it is the shortest of the most common road running distances.
The initial form was a 3.4 square kilometres (1.31 sq mi) site with 10.000 km (6.214 mi) of macadamised road – comprising a 4.490 km (2.790 mi) loop track, and a 5.500 km (3.418 mi) road track. [ clarification needed ] [ 7 ] [ 13 ] The track was officially opened on 3 September 1922, with the maiden race the second Italian Grand Prix held on ...
Road running in a U.S. Air Force marathon People taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon Athletes at the start of a 10-mile race in Gloucestershire in England, UK in 1990. The Dam tot Damloop is a road race from Amsterdam to Zaandam in the Netherlands. Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road.
The Amway River Bank Run is an annual road running race hosted by Amway in U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the month of May. The 25K run was created and first held in 1978 by Old Kent Bank as the Old Kent River Bank Run and continued under that name until 2000, when its name was changed to the Fifth Third River Bank Run. [ 1 ]
A Le Mans-style start was used for many years in various types of motor racing. When the start flag dropped, drivers had to run across the track to their cars which were parked on the other side, climb in, start the car, and drive away to begin the race. [5] Cars starting from "launch point" at the 2013 EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship.
The course was 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long which meant the run would consist of about 17.5 laps around the course. [10] The attempt took place on 6 May 2017 at 5:45 a.m. Central European Time . [10] Groups of 6 pacemakers ran in a diamond formation around the three runners and aimed to go through every 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in 14:13.