First 10k marathon..any advice?

Iron_Feline

brianpperkins wrote: »

granturismo wrote: »

Iron_Feline wrote: »

A 10k is NOT a mini marathon. Such nonsense.
The rest is ok.

'Mini marathon' is commonly used as a reference to 10K.

A quick google search will yield results such as:
One of the first events to use the name was the New York Mini Marathon, a women-only race first held in 1972.[2] Dublin's Women's Mini Marathon, a separate event to The Dublin Marathon, has had some 600,000 entrants since its inception in 1983.
Both are 10K races.

"Mini marathon" is also used to describe half marathons and some 5k's. It is used in so many variations that it really has no meaning beyond a race of less than marathon length.

Which is why it is nonsense.

Don't use the term, people will laugh at you. Call the race by its correct term ie 10k for a 10km race.

SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage

ROFL I had to click, knowing full well what to expect in the comments section Not disappointed.

OP, regardless of your distance, good for you for doing your first race. Dress appropriately for the weather and enjoy the experience.

itsmeGennie

You guys know that for some people using this forum, English isn't their first language.

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itsmeGennie wrote: »

You guys know that for some people using this forum, English isn't their first language.

Μαραθώνας, Marathónas

brianpperkins

itsmeGennie wrote: »

You guys know that for some people using this forum, English isn't their first language.

You're right, there are people who are not native English speakers. That doesn't change the fact that a marathon is a specified distance based on a run in 490 BCE.

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itsmeGennie wrote: »

You guys know that for some people using this forum, English Greek isn't their first language.

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