Running challenge

10 km

10 km

Twice the 5 km, and one of the most raced distances.

Run 10 km in one go.

The distance
10 km
It stands on
First flight
A woman and a girl running together on a woodland path at a parkrun.
Photo: Mr.Molecatcher, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr.

What it takes

Before you go.

Recommended first
First flight
Weekly distance
About 10 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks

The story

The 5 km, 10 km and half marathon are, by participation surveys, the most raced running distances in the world. Source: World Athletics and RunRepeat.

The ladder

  1. 5 km
  2. Forager's day
  3. First flight
  4. Mawson's last miles
  5. 10 km