Signed Up For My First 5K

[DadTo2 152]

Hi Everyone!

I have signed up for my first 5K race and will run it this Sunday here in Texas! It's the Plano Balloon Festival 5K. (http://www.planoballoonfest.org/event-information/festival-runs)

I have set a couple of goals for this race and since it's my first, Winning it is not one of them. What I am wanting to do is to actually run the race and not have to stop and walk. The other goal is to finish it in a time of under 35 minutes. I have been following the C25K training app (free one in the Apple app store) and am on week 5 day 3 today. I have been working out six days a week, doing cardio all six days (3 days of running/jogging on the road and 3 days of running/jogging on the treadmill at the gym) and doing weight training (lighter weights with higher reps) 3 days a week.

The most pressing question I have involves eating up to race day. What's the best strategy for loading up on fuel for the race? Carbs the day before and morning of or doing this for a longer time period? (say two to three days prior to?)

I really appreciate any advice and answers for this.

Thanks!

DadTo2 aka Eric

[ArcusX 216]

Awesome, Eric! Unfortunately, I'm of no help to you at all, but after watching folks here at work do a couple of 5k Mud Run's in the past few months, I intend to have a similar goal as above. One of the guys said he was going to do this one. It actually looks like a lot of fun.

Good Luck!

[Butterthebean 8,146]

You might want to search out PDXman and send him a message. He's quite the runner and has some good info on his blog about this.