I have my first 5k race on Saturday and instead of being excited, I'm SCARED!!!
I know I can do the distance, I regularly run 6k now non-stop, but I'm worried the weather will be too hot and that I won't be able to get into a steady pace because of the other runners.
I know it should be fun and I shouldn't put myself under pressure, but I'm a goal orientated person so have got it in my head I want to run the whole thing and finish in under 40mins. I know it's not the end of the world if I have to take walk breaks or don't make my time goal, but I want to do this SO much.
So how did you feel before your first race, were you excited or nervous, what preparations did you make for it, and how did the race itself go? Did it go as well as you hoped or not?
I'm really hoping that when it comes to Saturday it's going to go well and give me the confidence to work up to a 10k next, but in my gut right now I just want it over