Early Bird 5K Training – Spring 2025

Looking for a base building walk/run program? Coming back or starting an active lifestyle? Know someone who has been trying to train for a 5K race but needs a little extra support and motivation?

The Early Bird 5K Training Program is a low-key program that will train participants to complete a 5K (3.1 mile) event as a walk, run, or a combination of walking and easy pace running. All participants will be prepared to complete 5K events and smoothly transition to our Running Start 5K Training Program to continue the running/fitness journey.

For more information and to register visit: Early Bird Training Program.

Details:

Start Date/Time: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 8:00 am.  
First meeting at Herbert Well’s Ice Rink parking lot, College Park, MD.

The program features three coached sessions per week, meeting on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM at University of Maryland Kehoe Track, Thursdays 6:30 PM at Wells Ice Rink (park near trail entrance far end of lot), and on Saturdays at 8:00 AM at various locations in PG County.

Participants need to be members or join PGRC and must be 18 or older. Membership – Prince George’s Running Club (pgrc.org).

Target Event: Participants are encouraged to register for the DCRRC Women’s Distance Festival 5K/ Men’s Run after the Women 5K, and/or the Howard County Striders Women’s Distance Festival 5K as their graduation run.  Details on the races will be provided soon.

Also recommended are the PGRC summer series, College Park Parkrun, and the Maryland RRCA Women’s Distance Festival or Men’s run after the women races, Women’s Distance Festival – Maryland RRCA (maryland-rrca.org)

Participants are encouraged to sign up to volunteer at a race you are not choosing, as PGRC is a volunteer organization. PGRC’s Springburst 10 K is on April 26th and our very own PGRC Women’s Distance Festival 5K will be held in August.

Questions can be emailed to training@pgrc.org