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

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!

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.