Before Dan Human, Ball State content strategist, participated in his first Chase Charlie 5K event, he said he saw a need to do some training before attempting the race despite being a casual runner.
He said he wanted to stay fit while working an office job, but it took him a few years to become confident enough for the 5K. He added that the hardest part about training was getting started.
“It's not all easy for people to get up one morning, run 3.1 miles and then they're able to do it without hurting themselves,” Human said, who finished third in his age category last year.
Last year, he said he didn’t need to train a lot for the 5K because he was in a training regimen that required him to run four or five miles for regular exercise.
“At that point, you know, my first race a few years ago, I said, ‘OK, I'll just complete it, and I'll feel good. I’ll feel accomplished,’” Human said. “I was able to do that, [and I] felt pretty good about myself being able to do that.”
This year, members of the Ball State and Muncie communities like Human will participate in the 19th annual Homecoming race, which will also include a Kiddie 100 race for children under the age of 13 during halftime of the football game and a virtual race, which allows participants to run the distance on their own time and submit their results if they are unable to attend the event.
Ball State’s sport administration program oversees the management of the race, which has been added as a requirement for the event and facilities management course, SPTA 402.
“The goal of the event is to provide our sport administration undergraduate students a hands-on learning opportunity to plan, manage and execute a successful event, to educate and prepare the Muncie community for a lifetime of healthy living and to help compliment other Homecoming activities,” said Eric Klosterman, assistant lecturer of sports administration who has taught the class for three years, via email.
Klosterman, who will participate in the virtual race, said students in the course are involved in everything from planning to fundraising and multilevel sponsorship opportunities with “each providing different benefits and visibility.”
Human said he will be participating in the 5K run this year, which equals to a little over three miles.
“That kind of race, from a competitive standpoint, can be tough because now I am at a point that a lot of athletes are where I want to keep pushing my speed,” Human said.
He said the race is still “20 minutes of heart-pounding cardio,” and whenever someone pushes themselves that hard, “it’s not necessarily easy.”
“It's really just a perspective, you know, of what somebody is willing to motivate themselves to do and how hard are they willing to push themselves,” Human said.
Contact Charles Melton with comments at cwmelton@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Cmelton444. Contact Kylie Myers with comments at knmyers2@bsu.edu.
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