Race before you're ready.
Your first race is research, not a report card.
Topic
Tenets
A collection of 3 issues
Learn the language.
"skimo" means racing, not ski mountaineering.
The serious athlete is neglected.
A simple guide to "How to Run Your First 5K!" will always outsell an essential-but-dense tome like *The Lore of Running*. But training to survive short-term participation does little to maximize long-term performance.