question for runners

[7costanza]

Where can I find a list of 5k's in the Puget Sound/Seattle? Or do you know of any coming up in the next 6-8 weeks? I'm on week 2 of Couch 2 5k and I want to have a goal to shoot for. Thanks!

[InBetweenDays]

Nice job! And it is always nice to have a goal to keep you motivated. Here are a few websites where you can search for upcoming races - filtered by month and/or distance.

www.runningintheusa.com/race/List.aspx?Rank=Upcoming&Special=5K&State=WA&Page=1
www.roadracerunner.com/Races/RunningCalendar.aspx?state=wa&d=5k

[karebear219]

Www.active.com tons of 5k coming up. UW has the dog dash in October and I think there is a thanksgiving race at green lake. Green lake is a great course for a first 5k.

[boston340]

I use Runningintheusa.com (same as posted above). Good luck with C25K!

[mkate710]

All of the above, plus Runner's World and Northwest Runner magazines websites. Once you've run a few races, you get on the email lists for the companies that put the events on. That's typically how I find out about races now.

The Greenlake Gobble 5k is the sunday before Thanksgiving and would be a great course for a first race. I do that one every year and it's one of my favorites. Good luck and congrats on your training so far!