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East Nashville Tomato 5K has not announced its next date, so we have estimated August. Change the date below once you know it.
- Distances
- 5K
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Field
- Capped at 2,000 runners
Course
The East Nashville Tomato 5K course
The race that opens Tomato Art Fest, run from East Park in the heart of East Nashville on an August Saturday morning before the festival takes over Five Points. It is a certified, chip-timed 5K capped at two thousand people, and it is stroller and dog friendly.
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Nobody is here for a personal best, and that is rather the point.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- 5K
- Field
- Capped at 2,000 runners
- Weather on race day
- August in Nashville. Hot and humid even at the start, which is the single biggest factor in how the race feels.
What to train for
Six to eight weeks of short intervals is plenty for a 5K.
Given the heat, run your workouts at effort rather than chasing a pace target.
Sample week
A sample East Nashville Tomato 5K training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Tuesday Key session
- Intervals: 6 × 800 m at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 5 mi
- Thursday Key session
- Tempo run on a rolling route, 5 mi with 2 mi comfortably hard
- Friday
- Recovery run, 3 mi, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 7–8 mi easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 3 mi, then 6 relaxed strides
Taper
Tapering for the East Nashville Tomato 5K
Start the taper seven to ten days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week.
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East Nashville Tomato 5K training questions
How long should I train for the East Nashville Tomato 5K?
Most runners give a 5k eight to twelve weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the East Nashville Tomato 5K course hilly?
Rolling. The race that opens Tomato Art Fest, run from East Park in the heart of East Nashville on an August Saturday morning before the festival takes over Five Points.
What is the weather usually like at the East Nashville Tomato 5K?
August in Nashville. Hot and humid even at the start, which is the single biggest factor in how the race feels.
When should I start tapering for the East Nashville Tomato 5K?
Start the taper seven to ten days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week.
Do I need an account to get a East Nashville Tomato 5K training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.