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JilliansMoma
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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Stupid Newbie Question-5K Race
I am a lurker on this board and soaking in the inspiration but I have a dumb question. I am a soon to be C25K graduate (I have to finish Week 9, Days 2 & 3) My first 5k is in a little over a week. What should I expect on race day? My bib is getting mailed to me. Do I just show up and run? Do I have to check in somewhere? How far in advance do you show up? It's about 45 minutes from my house and starts at 8:30AM. Any tips are appreciated. Also what does it mean when it says it's a "certified course"?
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Re: Stupid Newbie Question-5K Race
How big of a race is it? If it's small (a few hundred) and I know parking will be easy, I like to get there around 30 minutes. If it's big and I'm not sure about how hard parking will be, I like to be there at least an hour early. I always get nervous on race day and it gives me time to get there and stretch and ease some nerves because I made it there with plenty of time to spare. All I do for warm-ups is walking and stretching.
5Ks are fast. Go to the back of the line and when the race starts do your best to pace yourself so you don't burn out. The more you run, this won't be as big of a concern but since you just finished C25K you just want to aim for finishing your race at your pace.
Most importantly, have fun. Good luck!
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