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drpepper318
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My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips? **UPDATED**
I'm really excited! It's the first 5K both me & DH. I've been training for the past few months & I hope to do it in under 32 mins (I'm not the fastest runner out there)... my lower back is killing me though (I have sciatica) so I hope it won't slow me down too much!
I'm just really excited & wanted to share! 
Any tips, what should I bring with me, what should I expect? How long before it starts should I get there?
edit: updated below
Message edited 5/9/2009 7:39:04 PM.
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
Oh man I am sorry this is probably too late now but I wanted to wish you good luck!!! How exciting!!!!!!!!!!
I like to start out a bit slower than my goal pace in the beginning and then really kick it out the last .5-1 mile.
I would get there about an hour early so there is no rush.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!! Let us know how you did!!!!! 
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MissJones
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
Good luck!!!
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| Posted 5/9/09 7:44 AM |
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KPsquared
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
Good luck!! 
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| Posted 5/9/09 10:21 AM |
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mcd01
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
I hope I am not to late with this but GOOD LUCK !!! and have fun.......
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| Posted 5/9/09 1:50 PM |
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Erica
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
I hope it went well!!! I did one as well today - was it Judy's run?
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| Posted 5/9/09 2:44 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
Thanks for the replies & the support everyone!! It's nice to be able to share this here with people who have the same interests!!
I had the BEST TIME.. I absolutely loved it!!!! What a morning!!! The run was out east in Sag Harbor (we live in Queens so almost 2 hrs away)... left at 5:30 AM to get there, drove in the pouring rain & the whole time I was thinking, I hope it stops.. and by the time we got there it did!! Perfect for a run, not too sunny & not too hot. We got a little lost finding the street for the starting line but still had plenty of time. And the route was so pretty by the water, what a lovely town!! Everyone was so friendly & it was the coolest thing that the people watching on the side were cheering & screaming as we ran past, it felt amazing!!! There were a few tough hills & it sure was harder than the treadmill, I had to walk a couple of times in between running.... my finishing time was 32:25 which I'm very happy with, even though I didn't reach my goal of being under 32 min, I told myself by the time I do this race again next year I will do it under 30 min, & I believe someday I can. What an awesome experience this was, Thanks ladies for the inspiration to do this!!!!
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| Posted 5/9/09 5:49 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips?
Posted by Erica
I hope it went well!!! I did one as well today - was it Judy's run?
Thank you!
It was the minds over matter run in Sag Harbor.
how was yours today? So glad the weather cleared up!
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| Posted 5/9/09 5:52 PM |
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jeanyus27
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips? **UPDATED**
Congratulations! I'm hoping to do my first 5k next month so it was great for me to read this! Way to go!
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| Posted 5/9/09 8:16 PM |
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SummerMom
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Re: My first 5K tomorrow!! any tips? **UPDATED**
Congratulations! My first 5K is two weeks from today, and I'm still a little nervous... it was great to read this! Thanks for sharing.
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