First Race Saturday - 10km

Panini911

Running my first official race on Saturday. Have been training with a running club so it's something i should be physically prepared for now.

I've been running for years, just don't do races It's a nice race as well so should be interesting.

I don't run in order to eat more but the extra training means I can add some extra eating here and there (which I need to take advantage of more!)

quiksylver296

Have fun!!!

TavistockToad

enjoy

gearhead426hemi

Panini911 wrote: »

Running my first official race on Saturday. Have been training with a running club so it's something i should be physically prepared for now.

I've been running for years, just don't do races It's a nice race as well so should be interesting.

I don't run in order to eat more but the extra training means I can add some extra eating here and there (which I need to take advantage of more!)

Once you compete you'll be hooked and itching to race again. Have fun!!

stacimarie1015

Have fun! The races are the BEST part. I love how you have people of all ages, shapes, etc. participating. If I could afford to register for an event every weekend it would much easier to keep to my weekly training goals.

A friend/coworker walked her first 5k this past Saturday after starting her own fitness/healthy focus a few weeks ago. SHe came to work on Monday and told me she had registered for another for this coming Saturday.

DX2JX2

Enjoy it! 10K is an awesome distance to race. Long enough to be memorable, but not long enough that you risk getting bored. 5Ks are too short - I tend to forget them right after I run them because of all the adrenaline. HMs are fun but can sometimes turn into a slog from mile 8-11 or so (especially if the weather is bad).

10Ks are just right.

mbaker566

enjoy

spiriteagle99

Have fun. I was surprised the first time I raced at how fun it was. I really didn't expect that. Hard, if you really push yourself, but very satisfying.

Panini911

thanks everyone.

considering signing up for another in mid September. They have a category where you do the 5k then then 10k which would be interesting but not sure i'll be up to 15k by then. May as well wait to see how I feel Sunday.

of course my foot is acting up this morning :P

Panini911

Finished! in an insane time beyond my "best scenario" time. Though my watch had me only at 9.8 based on where on the road I ran so I feel I should have run more but was feeling pretty ill by the time I passed the finish line and wasn't going to run a foot longer

Take offs are so fast! It's hard to not get swept away, I am a slow and steady start and build from there.

Terrific atmosphere with the lights and the music throughout the 10k.

The best part was going with a group of people (run club/members of my local running room) to pass the hours before the race. The worst part is waiting allllday for the race which was at 9pm!

Lesson learned: be more careful about what you eat for night runs While I ate my "normal" meals and 3hrs before the race, my stomach was protesting the entire run. But the next two races are morning ones so will need a new plan anyway

I really let the eating go the last two days (celebratory beers for completing the running course, then for finishing the race). I have one more "ice cream reward" I promised I would do after the 10week training program (will try to fit that mostly into today's count) but starting tomorrow I am back to careful tracking and logging.

lorrpb

Congrats! Glad you had fun!