tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post8763203660745545167..comments2023-08-10T05:18:05.313-07:00Comments on Mother, Run, Hike : You signed up for a 5K! Now properly plan it! - Advice to my runner self from 4 years agoAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-33636397680689533142016-04-14T07:47:17.732-07:002016-04-14T07:47:17.732-07:00Oh Yes Chaitali, We have to take care of those tag...Oh Yes Chaitali, We have to take care of those tagging along for the race! Because they will be the ones waiting at the finish line with a bottle of cold water! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-7739257773462452312016-04-14T05:20:39.646-07:002016-04-14T05:20:39.646-07:00I love the story about needing to procure breakfas...I love the story about needing to procure breakfast for the family before the race! It sounds like my family :)Chaitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118655603196065126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-32853943768754745402016-04-13T10:03:13.725-07:002016-04-13T10:03:13.725-07:00Good tip Wendy! When we did the Rock'n Roll in...Good tip Wendy! When we did the Rock'n Roll in DC, we left the place where we were staying 2.5 hours before, because it required walking and taking the metro. And I've found that even when doing local races, things happen that add travel time. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-55426930788164593392016-04-13T09:57:28.807-07:002016-04-13T09:57:28.807-07:00Thank you Gisgie! I'm glad you had friends to ...Thank you Gisgie! I'm glad you had friends to walk you through the first race process! I only had one friend who had done races, and if he hadn't said Bib... we would have run without them! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-51476698223181834832016-04-13T09:55:46.101-07:002016-04-13T09:55:46.101-07:00Thank you Tamieka! I'm glad this provided you ...Thank you Tamieka! I'm glad this provided you with a laugh! that is what I was going for. My sister and I still laugh at our naivetés! Thank you for stopping by! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-54228484119019290732016-04-13T08:46:03.028-07:002016-04-13T08:46:03.028-07:00If you live near Chicago like I do, sometimes you ...If you live near Chicago like I do, sometimes you have to leave even earlier for a race! Traffic and tons of participants make it tough. I got to the Chicago Marathon last year with little time to spare!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-16600806492964020132016-04-12T17:48:48.096-07:002016-04-12T17:48:48.096-07:00OMG, I'm so glad I had friends who walked me t...OMG, I'm so glad I had friends who walked me through every single detail about race day (both literally and figuratively). My friend even made sure I had enough safety pins to put my bib on.<br /><br />I'm also grateful for blogs, because I read a bunch of them so I had a little bit of info about what to expect.<br /><br />Happy running!LaChicaRunshttp://lachicaruns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-60457055025835822192016-04-12T16:59:09.330-07:002016-04-12T16:59:09.330-07:00What great advice and a great funny story.
All s...What great advice and a great funny story. <br /><br />All so true. I have totally made the mistake of not reading the race guide...big..big...big mistake. <br /><br />-tamieka@fitballingrunningmom FIT Mama Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962625799322403688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-7479911927554143412016-04-12T13:58:34.968-07:002016-04-12T13:58:34.968-07:00Judy,
we can count running to the start line as ...Judy, <br /><br />we can count running to the start line as the warm up before the race! It's really scary to show up to where you think the race will start, and find nothing there!Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-38512896476998992952016-04-12T13:57:28.051-07:002016-04-12T13:57:28.051-07:00Emily,
I study the race course for surprise elev...Emily, <br /><br />I study the race course for surprise elevations... I never knew what that meant, until I did my half marathon!<br /><br />thank you for stopping by! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-22240542574944688912016-04-12T13:55:24.218-07:002016-04-12T13:55:24.218-07:00Patty, I don't know why people don't read ...Patty, I don't know why people don't read it! especially for big races! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-84579520771916456392016-04-12T13:53:37.479-07:002016-04-12T13:53:37.479-07:00Thank you Marcia! Great subject this week! I love ...Thank you Marcia! Great subject this week! I love my race guides! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-21294870755303371002016-04-12T13:51:42.127-07:002016-04-12T13:51:42.127-07:00Lacey,
I know right! it has become a ritual for ...Lacey, <br /><br />I know right! it has become a ritual for me now... Read the entire race guide the day before the race! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-79670631043315502762016-04-12T13:22:19.981-07:002016-04-12T13:22:19.981-07:00Ah, your post brings back memories of my first 10k...Ah, your post brings back memories of my first 10k. I thought I knew where it started. But as I was walking towards what I thought was the start line, there was no one around & I realized it started in the other direction, so I literally ended up running a mile to the start and just making it in time. Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudyhttp://chocolaterunsjudy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-29139715279002776952016-04-12T11:52:22.052-07:002016-04-12T11:52:22.052-07:00Such great tips!!! I've made similar mistakes ...Such great tips!!! I've made similar mistakes about not fueling properly, not leaving myself enough time to get to the race site, and reading the race guide. I've also learned to study the course map and the start line map so I know where the fuel stations are, the hills, bathrooms etc. There is nothing worse than running around (literally) trying to find these things when time is tight!emmers712https://www.blogger.com/profile/15865493476823978890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-57289988930590191522016-04-12T09:52:42.432-07:002016-04-12T09:52:42.432-07:00The RACE GUIDE IS HUGE! Ha ha ha--- and no one ev...The RACE GUIDE IS HUGE! Ha ha ha--- and no one ever reads it! Crazy! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323987153973909149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-15567235252521458492016-04-12T08:16:51.649-07:002016-04-12T08:16:51.649-07:00You make a great point about the race guide. So cr...You make a great point about the race guide. So crucial especially or larger races where logistics are involved. Thanks for linking up!Teamarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843904545493985865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27441822.post-38074780563737849172016-04-12T07:57:02.703-07:002016-04-12T07:57:02.703-07:00I never used to read the race guide either but th...I never used to read the race guide either but there are some very important information in there. Besides, they wouldn't put it in there if you didn't need to know it.Now I always look at it-LFairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523381883953946478noreply@blogger.com