Marathon Weekend 2022
Over in the Marathon Weekend 2022 thread you'll find others running that particular weekend. Once waivers are released and people find out what corral they've been assigned to (which btw for the 5k/10k we don't find out assignment until the Expo), then usually I put together a spreadsheet like the attached. For the 5k/10k, we usually just do a guess of corral assignment based on your inputted estimated pace range. The file helps DIS members find others with similar corrals and pace goals. Gives you some people to potentially chat with pre-race and in the corrals themselves.
I did a quick search and few a good ones with lots of tips for new runners.
Advice for Newbies #1
Advice for Newbies #2
Advice for Newbies #3
Advice for Newbies #4
Advice for Newbies #5
There was a QOTD (Question of the Day) some years ago that was, "If you could go back in time and give your past runner self advice, what would it be?" And the responses were by and large quite similar:
1) Slow DOWN in training. Train slow to race fast.
2) Slow DOWN in training. Train slow to race fast. LOL, so important it needs to be listed twice!
3) Find a training plan that you can commit to nearly 100% from the start with little modifications to the plan as written.
4) Be consistent in training.
5) But playing off #2 and #3, be flexible when you need to be. We're doing this for fun. So keep that in mind in the decision making process.