First 5K

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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Great job!!!! I am looking forward to my hot chocolate run in Phoenix. Only 5 weeks away! I can't wait! It will be my longest walk/jog race yet. 15K.

    You are amazing for starting off with a 5K!!! Congratulations!!

    Plan accordingly. IMHO, The race was poorly organized. There was a 3 hour wait on Friday. and 1.5-2 hour wait on Saturday for the packet pickup. Many were given a different bib number than what was registered. My time is still not available. My bib number is different than the one registered. I have sent a many emails complaining , and RAM still has not responded, nor fixed the error.

    The race field was congested. They had walkers, 5K's and 15's all taking off from the same corrals. Weaving was difficult. At one point, I was running up and down from the sidewalk to the street just to get around the walkers {some pushing strollers}. The race started at 0700, I started at 0740, with many corrals behind me. Some people waited over an hour for the race to start. Unfortunately, many in the late corrals did not get any chocolate, as they ran out before the last runners crossed the finish line.

    Oh man, that is disappointing to hear. I signed up and was looking forward to this race. :( My Thanksgiving Turkey Trot was horrible at the end. They ran out of water and bananas and only had donut holes left. Because of this I decided I needed to get faster, in order to take full advantage of goodies at the finish line. Afterall, I did pay the same amount as those ahead of me!
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    Congrats!
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
    Congratulations! I hope it is the first of many races to come! Be consistent, be safe and above all, just have fun!
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    Any other runners out there feel free to add me as a friend!

    I am running my first 5k this weekend and plan on running much longer races in 2013 including my first full marathon next summer
  • juliec33
    juliec33 Posts: 238 Member
    Great Job!!! Running can become very addictive! I started two years ago with a 5K turkey trot and I've done everything from 5Ks to half marathons. My 2nd half is coming up on December 9th. Any runners out there feel free to add me.

    I did the Dallas Hot Chocolate 15K run last February and I have to say I was a little disappointed with it. Very disorganized and not enough "goodies" at the end. I didn't even get any hot chocolate.....oh well, my friends and I still had fun and isn't that really what it's all about!

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