First 10k race coming up

[StringsandKeys]

I’ve booked to do my first 10k race tomorrow. My first for at least 10 years. I’ve had a slight niggle on my left knee so I’ll probably wear a support on it tomorrow. Any other tips out there?it’s on a race track three laps so I will be slow but there will be some wanting a good time out there . Thanks in advance!

[GTFC Graduate10]

Gosh, how awesome are you??? Enjoy it. Bring a good version of yourself to the start in terms of prep etc. Really enjoy what you're about to do because it's a super achievement. Steady start as it's easy to get carried away. Then grow into the race by finding your rhythm. Can't wait to hear all about it 😃

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to GTFC]

Thank you very kind and wise words. I just want to have a goal to keep running. I am excited and terrified in equal measure! Hope you’re enjoying your running too.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

How exciting! Don’t worry about others, it’s your race and yours alone.

Get everything ready tonight so you don't faff tomorrow morning (although for me, part of the routine of a race is the faffage 🤣)

Get there early as you don’t want to be under pressure and join the toilet queue early as they’re usually long 🙄

The best piece of advice as far as I’m concerned though is don’t start off too fast. This is quite hard to do as it seems as if everyone else is flying away and leaving you behind! But they’re not and many of these fast demons can be seen struggling later on while those with a steady pace can run past them 🙂

Walk if you need to, especially with your niggly knee.

Will there be bling?

If you’d like a pom-pom cheer then let us know on the Marathon & Race Support forum. There are a few others racing tomorrow too!

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Good luck, enjoy it all and just think of how epic you’re going to feel as you cross that finish line 🍀💪 Then, come here and tell us all about it.

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you such good advice yes planning on getting everything ready this evening. Hope your running is going well.

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to StringsandKeys]

I’m excited for you!

[GTFC Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

Irishprincess knows 👆👆👆✅

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Good luck with that hope you enjoy yourself

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you I feel like I’ve been given lots of great advice so I’ll update tomorrow. Hope your running is going well

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to StringsandKeys]

Thank you it’s slow and steady for me

[Hidden]

How fantastic. My advice is go and be yourself, run your own race and most importantly ......... go and have fun, enjoy yourself. Yay. 👍

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you!

[Cmoi Graduate10]

Enjoy yourself StringsandKeys , that's the only advice I'm even vaguely qualified to give, as races aren't my thing. Certainly not three laps of a race track, I wouldn't go near that, so you're already succeeding in my book!

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to Cmoi]

Haha thank you I think it should be good as it’s flat and all off road but that said there is the psychological part of doing the track three times!

[Hidden in reply to StringsandKeys]

I find that 3 lap courses are really good for my mindset. After the first lap my mind says "ooh - only one more and then Im on to the last lap". I can then pace the middle lap to save energy to get round the last one. Have a great time 👍

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I will try to remember that tomorrow!

[Cmoi Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

That's a really good way of looking at it Hidden . I've used the technique of mentally breaking things down into manageable chunks since W5R3.

I'd still hate flat and three laps though, as I have the boredom threshhold of a gnat.

[H4CS Graduate10]

Best of luck tomorrow!

[StringsandKeys Graduate10 in reply to H4CS]

Thank you!