Where do you take your splits during a track 5k?

Every 2.5 laps.

Solid move - then it’s only 4 “laps” followed by an 800.

Double check that math bro. Split every 2.5 laps would mean you end up with exactly 5 1000 meter splits.

I ran a couple track 5Ks last fall and split almost every lap except and I think that was excessive. I'm actually about to go run a track 5K today and I'm planning to split every 1600 meters. I may or may not actually hit the 4800 meter one depending on how much I'm dying.

I like to give splits 200 on. The first 200 is always fast, and then they settle into pace. If I give the split at the 400 mark they will think they are going too quick when in fact at that point they are usually at the correct pace.

Yeah, good point about the bad math with 2.5 laps being 1k and a 5k being 5x1k.

Not sure where that came from.

Same. Always do splits at the 1000.

Those are the only ones I paid attention to as well. Makes it easy to check your progress if your goal for the race is breaking 15.