I am so EXCITED!! And nervous!! And EXCITED!!
I am running my first race ever Sunday- The San Francisco Chinatown Y Chinese New Year 10k. Lots of people will be dressing up as dragons but I didn't find a running-friendly costume on time. I started running in VFF Sprints in the middle of last March and started transitioning to barefoot in late Summer. I completely ditched the shoes in November so I will be running this race skin-to-ground. 8)
I am nervous about what to eat the night before, what to eat the morning of, whether to take water at stations because I never take water on runs up to 8 miles, whether they will have enough safety pins for bibs, what the street/surface I will be running on will be like, whether I can maintain my own pace with people running all around me.... So much to think about! Of course I will try to relax on race day and just have fun; but as much as I try to keep in mind that this is my first race and to just have enjoy the experience, of course I want to PR.
I'll be sure to post a race report Sunday or Monday .
I am running my first race ever Sunday- The San Francisco Chinatown Y Chinese New Year 10k. Lots of people will be dressing up as dragons but I didn't find a running-friendly costume on time. I started running in VFF Sprints in the middle of last March and started transitioning to barefoot in late Summer. I completely ditched the shoes in November so I will be running this race skin-to-ground. 8)
I am nervous about what to eat the night before, what to eat the morning of, whether to take water at stations because I never take water on runs up to 8 miles, whether they will have enough safety pins for bibs, what the street/surface I will be running on will be like, whether I can maintain my own pace with people running all around me.... So much to think about! Of course I will try to relax on race day and just have fun; but as much as I try to keep in mind that this is my first race and to just have enjoy the experience, of course I want to PR.
I'll be sure to post a race report Sunday or Monday .