How far is 5k?
Everyone can have a go
Depending on your fitness, it takes between 45 minutes and an hour to walk 5 kilometres, which is just over 3 miles. If you took it at a steady jog, you’d be crossing the finish line in a cool half-hour.
So gather your mum, grandad, colleagues or kids for this accessible distance. Everyone’s a winner – the one thing we’re beating is cancer.
So how far is 5k exactly?
5k is ...
- walking the circular route at Braids Hill in Edinburgh
- strolling up and down Southend promenade
- not much further than walking Cardiff’s Centenary Walk
- following the Thames from Westminster Bridge to the Tower of London
- walking from Whiteladies Road in Bristol down to the Floating Harbour
- the same as Belfast’s famous ghost walk
- a shopping trip in Leeds finishing in the Corn Exchange
- sightseeing along the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight coastal path
- walking from Nottingham Station to Council House three times
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