Race Report: Emily Venters + 2024 USATF 5k National Championships

Women's Running Stories

Professional runner for Nike Emily Venters shares how it all went down at the 2024 USATF 5k National Championships, held Nov. 2 in New York City, as part of the New York City Marathon weekend of events.

Venters shares how she has overcome mental and emotional challenges to return to a state of health, and deliver an outstanding performance at this strongly contested race. In NYC, Venters earned her first podium spot as a professional runner at a national championship event.

Venters's recent challenges come on the heels of a bumpy but ultimately successful college career; her collegiate results were so outstanding in fact that she signed her pro contract upon graduation last year, in 2023.

But the pro life came with its share of anxieties and then depression. Having come out the other side of a dark time, Venters was ready to give her all come race day. In this episode, Venters gets into the whole journey, including some exciting new plans.

This episode is part of the WRS Race Report series. Each episode features a top 10 performer sharing her experience at one of the USATF Road Circuit series of races. And because a race is never just about what happens on race day, you will get to know a little bit more about each one of the runners featured and how this race figures into their larger running story.

The USATF Running Circuit championship series of races happen throughout the US all year long. Each race serves as a national championship for the distance or the type of race being run. The 5k National Championships was last race of the 2024 series. WRS will be back next year, covering the 2025 series. The action kicks off Jan. 11 in Lubbock, TX, with the USATF Cross Country National Championships.

You can catch up on all the Race Reports on our website or on your favorite podcast app.

Keep Up with Emily Venters

Instagram: @ventersemily

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