're properly hydrated. Also, drinking only water before a 5K or 10K is fine, because the carbohydrate in your muscles won't become depleted over this distance. But before and during longer races you'll need a carbohydrate drink (or another carbohydrate source
about those magic days. For me, one of those magic days was when I ran a PB in the 10K. That day may be the most magic day I’ll ever have as a runner. It was the day on which everything came together at the same time. If I run for 50 years and never have
try for a quicker time or you can try and increase your distance. Personally I would go for the distance. You could think about entering a 10K race and then working towards a half marathon but again it depends on where you want to go with this running
