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MedalQuestBestseller

First 5K

From couch to finish line in 6 weeks

Rating
4.9(2,140)
Finishers
12,480
Goal
3.1 miles
Distance challenge
Suggested length
6 weeks
90 days to finish
Difficulty
Starter
Built for first-timers
Reward
Medal
First Finish

A patient run-walk plan that gets complete beginners running 5K without stopping. Race it on your own route, then hang the medal.

First 5K starts with one-minute runs and builds, week by week, to thirty minutes of continuous running. Three short sessions a week, each with audio coaching.

When you're ready, choose your course, run your 5K, and upload the result. That's race day, on your terms.

Part of these collections

Joining the challenge is separate from the set. The set adds a reward only when it is finished.

Your medal

First Finish

An antique-gold medal with a rising-sun relief.

Diameter
70 mm
Thickness
5 mm cast, raised rim
Ribbon
38 mm woven grosgrain
Reverse
Engraved with your finish date
Edition
Open edition

What you get

Included

  • 6-week run-walk plan with audio coaching
  • Pacing and breathing guide for new runners
  • Race-day checklist and route ideas
  • Engraved medal, shipped free on completion

Training

The plan

  1. Weeks 1–2

    Run-walk

    Short intervals: 1–3 minute runs

    3 sessions / week

  2. Weeks 3–5

    Build

    Longer runs, shorter walks

    3 sessions / week

  3. Week 6

    Race week

    Taper, then run your 5K

    2 sessions + race

Before you start

What you'll need

  • Running shoes
  • Twenty to thirty minutes, three times a week

Finishing

How completion works

  1. 01

    Log each run in your dashboard, or connect Strava, Garmin or Apple Health.

  2. 02

    Upload one photo or GPS file for your final effort.

  3. 03

    Our team verifies your finish within two working days.

  4. 04

    Your reward is engraved and shipped, tracked, to your door.

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