Arnold 5K Pump & Run

The Arnold 5K Pump & Run, which tests overall fitness by measuring both strength and endurance, is the largest race of its kind in the United States.

The race will grow to a record 800 competitors when the 2010 Arnold 5K Pump and Run is held on Sunday, March 7. A stand-alone 5K run is also held for those who do not take part in the Pump and Run.

 

Athletes from more than 30 states and two other countries participated in the 2009 5K Pump & Run. In the competition, participants bench press a pre-determined percentage of their body weight. Each lift (up to a max of 30) reduces their 5-kilometer run time by 30 seconds. In 2009, winner Shane Logan of Pontiac, Mich., ran a 5K in 16:34 after benching his weight the maximum 30 times for a net time of 1:34. Damien Brandon, the winner in 2007, ran a 17:08 5K to finish second. Michigan’s Lisa Veneziano won the women’s race for a fifth straight year with a net time of 3:17 (18:17 5k, 30 reps).

The Arnold 5K Pump & Run has 10 age / gender divisions. Depending on age, men must bench press 60 to 100 percent of their weight, and women 40 to 70 percent of their weight. U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors oversee the bench press and inspire lifters to their maximum.

Weigh-in and bench press begin at 7 a.m. Sunday March 8. The 5K run-only event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the north end of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The running portion of the 5K Pump & Run begins at 10:30 a.m. Spectators are welcome and the outdoor portion of the event is free. Admission to the “pump” portion of the Arnold 5K Pump & Run is included in the $10 daily ticket to the Arnold Sports Festival.

 

Registration: www.runohio.com (Closed for 2010)
Contact event chair: Matt McGowan

Media contact: Brent LaLonde