Riverchase Fenton - 5th Annual 5K Great Gobble Run

Riverchase Fenton - 5th Annual 5K Great Gobble Run
Fenton City Park - Saturday, November 8, 2008, Race Start 10am, Arrive at 9:00-9:15am to pick up race packet

http://www.fentonmo.org/docs/08%20Great%20Gobble%20Trifold.pdf

I'm going to do my 1st 5K race this Saturday! My work had an announcement about it this morning, so I called and registered. I figured this would be my last opportunity for a 5K race this year, since it's getting cold. It's looking like the weather will be clear in Fenton, but cold. So, that will be interesting. I'll have to figure out what I'll need to wear. This is so soon. Since I got sick a couple weeks back, I thought I had missed my chance to do one this year. I'm not really prepared. But, hopefully the experience will be good. Luckily, I've been pushing myself with running more lately, although I still lack outdoor running experience. I'm going to see if I can set up my ipod with a playlist so that I can run while listening to music. I think that really helps me.

My goal for the 3.1 miles is 30 minutes. I should be able to easily do this. I'm going to see if my husband and best friend can come to cheer me on. Hopefully, they can get an accurate time on me, since I don't necessarily trust the race infrastructure to get my personal accurate time. What if there are tons of people, and I don't get to cross the start line when they begin the timing? So, those types of issue. I truly feel like a newbie. The 3K was at work, so it was relatively small scale. This race has 8 different age groups. I'm in 30-39, since I just turned 30. I think that might be an easier age group than 20-29, but maybe the older crowd will be more experienced with running. So, who knows?

It's not like I intend to win or anything. The female course record is 17:33, so I'm a far cry from that. My intent for this race is to get out there, get a good run in, have fun, and experience a 5K race. I think I'm going to schedule a massage for late afternoon Saturday. That should be good for my muscles. Wish me luck!!!