Runners, I need some advice for half marathon :-)

19bryan57

Clip your toe nails.

kurdapya35

I am running my first 5K (in fact first race in general) tomorrow. The weather will be sunny and I guess 60-65. What do you recommend a first time runner should wear on race day?

BrianSharpe

I am running my first 5K (in fact first race in general) tomorrow. The weather will be sunny and I guess 60-65. What do you recommend a first time runner should wear on race day?

Something comfortable - preferably not cotton, a wicking t-shirt and your favourite pair of shorts (Yup - I'm superstitious, I have a pair of lucky shorts that are getting pretty sad looking.....). If it's sunny consider wearing a hat and sunglasses. In general though, get your kit laid out today, make sure you're not missing anything.

Eat a normal dinner - no new foods - but for a 5K you don't need to worry about carb loading.

Get a good night's sleeps and eat a light breakfast tomorrow at least 2 to 3 hrs before race time, if the race uses corrals make sure you're in the right one for your projected finish time and think negative split (run the 2nd half of the race faster than the 1st half, going out too fast will kill you) and make sure you smile as you cross the finish line - you want a good photo!