“I’m only running the 5k”. I think we need to stop shaming ourselves for picking the shortest distance at an event. I, for one, am guilty of doing this. I see someone I know at a local race, strike up a conversation, and next thing I know I am feeling embarrassed that I chose a shorter distance than they did. Let me say this. 5k and 10k races are HARD. They hurt…a lot. As the legendary Dave Rutherford once said in a social media post, “you red-line and then hang on”. F