Lake Run Club "Hiit Back" Early Summer training program
About this race
Training program designed to train runners to compete and rise up in their respective age group placing.
Goal Races include Park To Park 5 Mile, Dog Days 5K
8 weeks of structured, performance-based training:
• Threshold development
• VO₂ max sessions
• Race-pace workouts
• Long-run progression
• Taper & race execution guidance
Designed for intermediate runners targeting a PR. 80% of our early season "HIIT" participants placed in the top three in their respective age groups at the May Lake Run!
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Running
HIIT BACK-Free To Lake Run Club Members
HIIT Back Training will be free for all current 2026 Lake Run Club Members. https://runsignup.com/MemberOrg/LakeRunClub/Page/membershiplookup https://runsignup.com/MemberOrg/LakeRunClub/Register
HIIT BACK and Race Entry into Park to Park 5 Mile Race
HIIT Back Training and Race Entry to Park to Park 5 mile run.
HIIT BACK and Race Entry into Dog Days 5K
HIIT Back Training and Race entry into Dog Days 5K Run.
HIIT BACK and Race Entries into both Park to Park and Dog Days 5K
HIIT Training and Race Entries into both Park to Park 5 Mile and Dog Days 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Normal, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets at 8:10 PM local time (CDT) in Normal on May 20, 2026 — 14h 35m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Normal
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- Normal 5K Races 9 races
- Normal Running Calendar 2026 13 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 14 Normal events
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