A few weeks ago I completed my first 5K! It was an amazing experience and I enjoyed it every step of the way. My time was approximately 33:00 minutes which was the fastest I have ever run a 5K distance! Here are some of the things I learned my first 5K:
- Water during a run is really nice to have. I might hide a bottle during my normal runs to duplicate the experience.
- You have to pinch the paper cups in order to pour the water in your mouth while running... otherwise you just add more water on your shirt :)
- DO NOT start at the beginning of the pack if you can not run a 25 minute 5K of if this is your first 5K.
- DO NOT start with the walkers if they are a part of your 5K. I spent 1 mile running hard to pass about 4,000 walkers.
- Go at your own pace. In my 10,000 participant 5K, I found some old friends along the way that I could not catch up to... which slowed me down overall.
- DO NOT start your final run to the finish unless you have the energy. I tried to race a half a block to the finish and I started to get light-headed before the finish.
- DO have fun!
- DO sign up for a 5K and run it. If you are doing the C25K, you are missing out on a big part if you only do the the C2 part. Make sure you run that 5K!
2 comments:
Awesome! Congrats on your first 5k! 33 minutes is a blazing fast time for your first race. I think mine was 34:30.
Another tip: DO NOT follow the cute girl that runs faster than you do. You'll kill yourself trying to keep up ;)
Great job running the 5K! I ran my first one on 4/19 and am already signed up for another on 6/8. Sounds like you did an awesome job! Good for you!
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