How long did it take you to run your first race?

LittleBird

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Jul 17, 2012

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Alberta, Canada

Jul 19, 2012

#1

• Jul 19, 2012

• #1

How long from the time you started running (or running barefoot) till you ran your first race?

 

NickW

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Jul 19, 2012

#2

• Jul 19, 2012

• #2

Um, maybe 2 months for a 5k... And what's sad is that is my PR too, at least my PR since starting running again a year and a half ago...

 

pitbullmamaliz

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May 24, 2012

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Cleveland, Ohio

Jul 19, 2012

#3

• Jul 19, 2012

• #3

I started running about 8 weeks ago I guess, and my first race, a 5K, is September 15th. I'm a big fan of slow and steady, obviously. :-D

 

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scedastic

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Oct 7, 2011

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Jul 19, 2012

#4

• Jul 19, 2012

• #4

DO IT! It's so much fun. I'm not competitive at all, but it doesn't matter, it's so fun, especially if you like people watching. Also, it's totally motivating. I wish that every time I made it a mile or so, someone on the side of the road could be there ready to cheer me on. You can walk what you can't run, plenty do at the 5ks. Never ever thought I'd be the type to like races, but they are a blast at any speed.

 

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LittleBird

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Jul 17, 2012

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Alberta, Canada

Jul 20, 2012

#5

• Jul 20, 2012

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Slow and steady sounds good to me. September sounds a little too soon for me but spring sounds like a good time line to shoot for.

 

scedastic

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Jul 20, 2012

#6

• Jul 20, 2012

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I don't think you have to run the whole thing. Most 5k's have the option to walk/run, which is not that far off from what you are doing, even distance wise. I would think september is reasonable as long as you plan it to walk/run.

 

mandytheartist

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Sudbury, MA

Jul 25, 2012

#7

• Jul 25, 2012

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Guess I started in August of 2003 (shod) 1st race in September. Barefoot-Sept of 2007.

 

Tristan

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Sep 15, 2011

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Jul 31, 2012

#8

• Jul 31, 2012

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Started bfr in September last year, first race was a 5k in May.

 

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JustSayGo

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Nov 30, 2011

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Pittsburgh, PA

Aug 17, 2012

#9

• Aug 17, 2012

• #9

I just ran my first barefoot race after about 1.5 years of mixed barefoot and huarache running. Before today I was always wearing the huaraches for races out of an abundance of caution to make sure I can handle whatever the course throws at me. In this case, it was the (inaugural) Liberty Mile in downtown Pittsburgh and it was easy enough to survey the whole course in advance. I didn't see any other barefooters, but a nice older couple suggested I try VFFs. It rained this afternoon so the streets were even clean. The air was not. By the end I had a gritty, acrid coating on the inside of my mouth and lungs and I'll probably hack up something unholy in the morning. But I finished in 6:33 and now I have a mile PR to try to beat next year.