First 5k tomorrow..any tips?

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  • rca27801
    rca27801 Posts: 20 Member
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    Just realized I put tomorrow in the title...oops. Definitely running it Saturday.
  • zbakrjc
    zbakrjc Posts: 87 Member
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    Have a great run tomorrow, or Saturday. You can do it.

    zbakrjc
  • PlantBasedRnr
    PlantBasedRnr Posts: 129 Member
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    Just get out there and enjoy it! If you have been running for a while or have done this distance before don't even sweat it... just go have fun.
  • Ws2016
    Ws2016 Posts: 432 Member
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    Just have a good time and look around.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
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    shan_sel wrote: »
    I know you can lose toenails! Gross I know. But its painful, so I figured I'd give you a warning

    I've run more than my share of 5ks and never lost a toe nail...
  • trswallow
    trswallow Posts: 116 Member
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    SezxyStef wrote: »
    shan_sel wrote: »
    I know you can lose toenails! Gross I know. But its painful, so I figured I'd give you a warning

    I've run more than my share of 5ks and never lost a toe nail...

    Agreed, the saying is "For every marathon, a toenail".

    However in reality if you are losing toenails from running, then either you are wearing the wrong sized shoes or poorly designed shoes.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
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    trswallow wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    shan_sel wrote: »
    I know you can lose toenails! Gross I know. But its painful, so I figured I'd give you a warning

    I've run more than my share of 5ks and never lost a toe nail...

    Agreed, the saying is "For every marathon, a toenail".

    However in reality if you are losing toenails from running, then either you are wearing the wrong sized shoes or poorly designed shoes.

    marathon maybe...but not a 5k...I did 5ks 3 days a week from May until Sept of last year...never lost one.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited March 2016
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    trswallow wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    shan_sel wrote: »
    I know you can lose toenails! Gross I know. But its painful, so I figured I'd give you a warning

    I've run more than my share of 5ks and never lost a toe nail...

    Agreed, the saying is "For every marathon, a toenail".

    However in reality if you are losing toenails from running, then either you are wearing the wrong sized shoes or poorly designed shoes.

    So true. Literally the only time I lost a toenail was because my shoes were about a size too small. Rookie mistake/lesson learned!


    To OP: Nothing new on race day! Wear clothes you know fit well, eat foods you know sit well, etc. And have fun!!
  • lavrn03
    lavrn03 Posts: 235 Member
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    So exciting!!! I loved it! It was awesome running with a group of people.
    JUST HAVE FUN!!!!!

    Many great tips mentioned above!

    I picked someone a head of me to focus on and ended up beating my best time.
  • rca27801
    rca27801 Posts: 20 Member
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    Hey everyone- I clocked a sub 29 minute finish time, my best time by a minute. A lot of room for improvement. Thank you for all of your support!
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
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    Great result: Congratulations!
  • maca416
    maca416 Posts: 142 Member
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    Good going, i'm 3 mins behind you.
  • Sixtine79
    Sixtine79 Posts: 62 Member
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    rca27801 wrote: »
    Hey everyone- I clocked a sub 29 minute finish time, my best time by a minute. A lot of room for improvement. Thank you for all of your support!

    Wow that's awesome, well done!
  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
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    rca27801 wrote: »
    Hey everyone- I clocked a sub 29 minute finish time, my best time by a minute. A lot of room for improvement. Thank you for all of your support!

    Congrats!

    Did you have a lot of adrenaline pumping?

  • fishccer
    fishccer Posts: 29 Member
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    Yay, well done, my 5k time is 37 mins lol

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