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Your company would have to act quick.. its tomorrow... :)

Yes.. go to a specialty running store and buy shoes there

any one tried Tai chi?

This was very helpful for me..i ran my first 5k last month....so for the benefit of newer runners..BUMP !!

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Great u'll probably do the race in lesser time..it took me 30 min when practising, on race day, i finished in 28.26..a good 2 min better than my practice pace.

I used to run practice 5ks at about 11-12 min/mil, but now I run at about 10. I finished an actual 5k race in 28 min, that's a little over 9 (i think race environment helps improve timing) . i'm no expert, but I think in my case it was because of reduction in weight (almost 12 pounds lighter) and some practice. Also, went…

I use Nike+GPS..

the same thing happened to me ....I ran 5k on the mill in abt 30 min avg.. but took me about 40 when i ran outdoor the first time. Read a few tips online.. run slow..really slow...slow enough to have a conversion...slowly build up your pace.. this is what i did...it took me 2-3 runs to acclimatize but now I'm back to 30…

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Thanks a ton for the info..running my first 5K next weekend.. :smile:

Villa Park here.... workout in Bally's and/or LA Fitness(Oak brook)...run on the great salt creek trail north of North av.

Count me in too.......