Couch to 5K Training Guide

Training Plans, Tips & Advice for Beginning Runners

Couch to 5K Running Articles

What to Expect at Your First 5K

You’ve put in the miles for training; now use these tips to stave off any prerace nerves you might have before toeing the starting line.

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Pete Rea has been the head coach at ZAP Fitness, a Reebok-sponsored Team USA Training Center, since the facility's opening in 2002