Anyone ever run a 5k and a 10k the same day?

I tried once and died. Land mine.

in b4 someone says anyone whos ever ran a 10k

I once ran 20 miles, which is more than 15k, so yes.

Many people have. Many runners do it often. Some people run 3 races in one day. It's nothing special, but there is an injury risk.

Are these both XC races?

As others said, many have done it in track meets.

I did a recreational cross-country double like you're doing one time. It was fun. There were quite a few who did both and the same guy won both. Mine it was 10k first and then the 5k. I don't remember how much time in between but it was much shorter than that. I think it was one of my better 10k races but my worst 5k.

Ran a 5k then a 10k immediately after. We called it a 15k. I actually set the state age-group record in North Carolina.

doubling races wrote:

Many people have. Many runners do it often. Some people run 3 races in one day. It's nothing special, but there is an injury risk.

Are these both XC races?

Both are XC, yeah.

Thanks for the responses everyone... Even the funny ones. Lol

I have. I ran the 5k hard, drove 30 minutes and ran the 10k like a tempo.

Here in the bay area (and perhaps elsewhere?) there's a whole series of races called the Double Road Races which are just that: a 5K and a 10K run with a short amount of rest in between, and the runner with the best cumulative time wins. I've never been tempted myself, but they seem to be moderately popular.

handelandj wrote:

Anyone ever run a 5k and a 10k the same day? If yes what was your experience like. How long did you have between races and what did you do between, and would you do something differently if you did it again? Were they track races, road races, or cross country races?

I'm running a 5k cross country race next month and there's a 10k too and I wondered if I could do both. I'd have about 1hr 40 min after the 5 before the 10. It's a cross country course and my plan for inbetween would just be to keep my legs warm, but and probably just walk around a little bit, do a light warm up again 15-20 min before the 10. Thoughts? I'm an amateur adult runner FYI.

Yes. A hr or so apart. I took the 5k controlled and tried to hit a time on the 10k. I blew up cuz the 10k course was tough and it was warm.

I didn't do any major running between the races. Just hydrated and kept loose.

Plenty of people have also done relays like Hood to Coast, which for each runner ends up being three ~10ks in ~15-20 hours.

And my best advice for that is Pedialyte. It's magic no-cramp juice.

Oh and I just remembered I did once do a 5k/10k double. They started an hour apart so I had 44 minutes of rest. The one bit of advice I can think of is that if you're going for place rather than time, remember to not bother kicking if there's no one around you. Otherwise just run your 5k to the best of your ability and then see what happens in the 10. You probably won't slow down as much as you expect on the second race.

The have a "double" race here locally. 5k then a 10k like 30 min later. Cash prizes too.

I'm running the Great Race 5k and 10k on Sunday. 5k at 8 am and the 10k at 9:30 am.

A few years ago I ran a 2 mile all out followed a short time later with a 5 mile. The first couple miles of the 5 miler were pretty hard to get loosened back up. I ran the 5 mile about 10 seconds/mile slower than I could tempo 5 miles at the time.

I prefer the traditional 15k, 10k, and 5k triple. Although, the occasional 10k, 5k, 2.5k can be fun.

You might consider biking 40k in between and call it a standard distance duathlon.

You might consider biking 40k in between and call it a standard distance duathlon.

You might consider biking 40k in between and call it a standard distance duathlon.

You might consider biking 40k in between and call it a standard distance duathlon.

Yes, I run about 16k every day