Why I love 5Ks?

I have been running for over a year now and I have to say I'm still not really good at it.  My time is around 40 minutes, which is 1 mile running and 2 miles run/walking. However, I love that the horrible time doesn't stop me.
I love running and going to 5Ks. Why? You can't fail. It's that simple. You run, you finish, that's a win. You can only get better by showing up. Showing up can be a battle: it's early, the races are expensive, but in end all that matters is "did you finish?" Every step literally gets you closer to the finish line. With work and life, sometimes I can feel I'm standing still despite working really hard.
If you have been thinking about running a 5k, I would just sign up. It gives you a goal for training and a date that you can say I'm going to do this. Even if you walk the entire way, it doesn't matter. You did it and won!