I ran a 5k now im addicted (Read 1003 times)

I ran my first 5k with my sis in middlebury, CT on oct 27th... and now i cant wait until the next one!! my time was 30:23. It was 40 degrees and windy and was a blast! My goal for my next 5k in New Milford, CT is 28 min or so. That kicks off dec 2nd so i have time to train. I am moving to Galveston, TX at the end of Dec... can anyone help me find upcoming 5k and 10k races? Im having a hard time finding any

Congrats on your first race. Active.com, as Ryan mentioned, works pretty well. The other option is to start looking up local running shops and running clubs. They will inevitably have links to some races on their sites.

I ran my first 5k with my sis in middlebury, CT on oct 27th... and now i cant wait until the next one!! my time was 30:23. It was 40 degrees and windy and was a blast! My goal for my next 5k in New Milford, CT is 28 min or so. That kicks off dec 2nd so i have time to train. I am moving to Galveston, TX at the end of Dec... can anyone help me find upcoming 5k and 10k races? Im having a hard time finding any

You can also search on www.coolrunning.com. You can search by State.

I ran my first 5k with my sis in middlebury, CT on oct 27th... and now i cant wait until the next one!!

Ha! told ya

I ran my first 5k with my sis in middlebury, CT on oct 27th... and now i cant wait until the next one!!

I know the feeling.To make a long (but interesting) story short, at Christmas of '93, I found myself at 230+ pounds. I decided to start "jogging" in the spring to lose the weight, even though I despised running. I started in March of '94 and by mid summer, I had the weight coming off and could go 4 miles or more. My daughter, 11 then, began pestering me to race as she'd learned in health class that 5k races were only 3.1 miles. Finally, to shut her up, I agreed to "look into" the training and aspects of long distance racing. Needless to say, the lure of a marathon captured my interest. I ran my first race in March of '95 (half-m) and I've been racing & training most ever since. Wishing you all the best.

It's not all that often that you can congratulate someone for developing an addiction, so CONGRATS! To afford all the race fees, you can sell your blood or pick up a second job. I'd recommend a job at a place that sells running gear, that way you can take advantage of the employee discount. Run long, run healthy. Run, run, run.

Mardi Gras Beach Run 5K and 10K January 2008 in Galveston You'll probably want to look for races in the Houston area... that metro is crazy down there dude. Other sites Bay Area Houston Running Club http://www.harra.org/ http://www.amtexpo.com/barc/ If there is a race that goes over that big suspension bridge down there on the east side, I might show up!

Houston and the surround areas are insane. Even the "slower" parts on the outskirts of town are getting bad. Personally, I wouldn't want to live as traffic is so hellish. They seem to have road closings every weekend In 2005/6, I thought I was going to have to move down there for work, so glad I didn't have to. It gets muggy down there tooo! Last time I was down that way, I stayed with a friend in Rosenberg just outside of Sugarland and we did sort of a full city tour.... modal (who likes to gripe about Houston, Texas )