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  • All in all, a great run and Twenty Babes raised almost $5k in the 5k.

    Twenty Babes Abreast « knitnut.net 2006

  • Followup: websearching discovered that mechanical bulls range from $5k to $11.5k in cost for the mechanism.

    rhino riding, playing music, and supporting live music throughout the Triangle badger 2003

  • I invested £3k of it which is now worth £5k, spent another £5. 5k on a Masters degree and spent the rest on living costs.

    digg.com: Stories / Popular 2010

  • I know thousands of people do this and for lots of them running 5k is something they do every week, but this is a huge deal for me, it really is.

    The One With The Race For Life kisobel 2007

  • So who in their right mind would choose to build atop the fault a million-dollar home that could be flattened in a 30 second trembler, that only $5k is the remedy for the subsequent disaster?

    Balkinization 2006

  • Although the 5k is the main event of the year 217 women and girls showed up this year -- a huge turnout for the size of the community, her organization embraces a broader mission.

    Mina Samuels: Making Meaning in Our Lives Mina Samuels 2011

  • Although the 5k is the main event of the year 217 women and girls showed up this year -- a huge turnout for the size of the community, her organization embraces a broader mission.

    Mina Samuels: Making Meaning in Our Lives Mina Samuels 2011

  • Although the 5k is the main event of the year 217 women and girls showed up this year -- a huge turnout for the size of the community, her organization embraces a broader mission.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Mina Samuels 2011

  • Her times in the mile, 3k and the 5k were the top marks in the NCAA this season and all doubled as collegiate records.

    Colorado Headline News 2009

  • Her mark in the 5k is the second fastest ever run by an American woman and is the fifth fastest time in the world.

    Colorado Headline News 2009

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  • A running race of five kilometers (3.1 miles).

    "I'm running in a 5k on Sunday."

    June 15, 2009