First 10k race... tell me it will be all right?
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A good rule of thumb is that you can double your base mileage for a race. I ran my first half marathon with a base of 6 miles. Going from 5 miles to 6.2 miles is a piece of cake. Have a blast at the race!0
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Be careful not to go out too fast. It is easy to get caught up in the excitement and all the other runners. You might want to start about 2/3 of the way back in the crowd at the start. Good luck!2
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You should be fine, you're already running 5 miles / 8 km so it's only 1.2 miles more.......just watch your pace, don't let the excitement of race day have you go out too fast.
10K is a fun distance to run. Focus on finishing with a smile for the finish line photo!0 -
Thanks guys. Logically I already knew that you're right - I think I just needed to hear it!
Thank you all!0 -
Op you got this.0
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