Tomorrow morning is my first 5k! I was signed up to do one back in May, but was sick at the time so couldn't do it.
Wednesday after work I picked up my free tank top and a cap which is part of the race day packet.
I was reading this one site about preparing for your first 5k, and it said something about not bringing an mp3/ipod for safety reasons. Does anyone know if that really runs true? I was planning on putting together a playlist for my run to help keep my mind off what I will be doing.
My dad is going to be staying over tonight, then we'll be going over to the race in the morning (*early* morning - need to be there by 6:30 a.m.!) He's bringing his video camera to make a record of the event. 
My main goal for tomorrow's event is to . . . well, to finish it!
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I signed up for my first event with the DFWO club - we'll be going to see the Impressionists exhibit at a museum in Fort Worth. This was something I was wanting to do anyway, so now I can do it AND meet new people at the same time! Woo Hoo!
Through the DFWO club I have also found out about a couple meetup groups I wasn't aware of. One is called Random Acts of Kindness, which is a group that mainly visits a nursing home once a month, works with the Salvation Army a couple times a month, plus a few other things.
I'm going to have to actually make use of the Yahoo calendar to make sure I don't double schedule myself. What a problem to have.
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Today was payday (every Friday is, actually). I decided that I was going to go ahead and make my August contribution to my car fund today. August is a 5 paycheck month, and HSBC is running their 3.5% deal through Aug. 15 - so I scheduled $400 off to the Car Fund. It should be in the account by the 27th - probably not in time to figure into the daily average for July, but will help out the August one.
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This Sunday I plan to do laundry and do a whole bunch of freezer ready meals - to hopefully help me keep my grocery spending in check. The more I can keep control of that expense, the less my savings will be slowed down by having added the "Social" category to my budget.
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Thanks for the advice! That's what I'll do.
Another question - The site I was reading mentioned that most experienced runners don't wear the freebie shirts/tanks distribuited for the race on the race day - but something else. Is that true? I want to wear my new tank, but I don't want to look *too* much like a newbie.
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I think runners like to wear their own clothes on race day because they are sure they won't rub them the wrong way and cause blisters. Some of them wear certain clothes for good luck, too.
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Thanks Ima, MileHigh and Miclason!
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I'm going to have my dad take a pic of me with my getup on before and after with my cell phone so I can post them here later today. Neither one of us have any idea how to transfer pictures from his video camera to a computer.
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