Tips for Your Race

from The Woodlands Marathon Program

by Chicago Athlete Magazine

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RACE TIPS

6 Tips For Your First Race

If you’re getting ready for your fi rst race, here are some pointers to help you get there successfully.

Make sure nothing you wear is new. Everything on your body, from socks to a headband should be road-tested.

Line up with runners of similar ability (corral assignments). If you run a nine-minute mile find the part of the pack that runs your pace, and that won’t be at the front. Being swept into a pace that is too fast will be a bad experience and, of course, isn’t fair to the faster runners who will have to navigate around you.

Always begin slowly. The easiest mistake for a beginning racer to make is to respond to the exuberance of the race and head out too fast. Doing so

begs for an injury or at best a rotten fi nish because you spent your energy too early in the course.

Use the water stations. Keep yourself hydrated. Sports drinks can help keep your energy up.

Don’t be disheartened when other runners pass you during the race. There will always be runners in front of you--and behind you.

Know when the cutoff time is for your race so that you can pace yourself accordingly. It is depressing to fi nish without a fi nish line and an offi cial time. For a 10K, the cutoff is usually 1:30; for 15K, from 1:40 to 2:00; for some marathons, as much as 6:00.

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