I did this particular race since it was a goal of mine to beat my PR that I set when I was 17 at this same race. I did it in 42:40 and got 2nd in AG back in 1998. This goal has kind of been in the back of my mind since I started really running again in the Fall of 2009. At that time I thought I would never be able to beat my youth! Lately I've seen some huge gains in running and decided a few weeks ago to give it a shot and sign up.

Everything told me I was able to do it, mainly my recent race results and training. I put my HM time into Mcmillan's calculator to use as a guide and figured I'd go just a little faster than what it told me.

So, to the race...it was a 10k and 5k together and split a little after mile 1. That first mile I was just keeping up with everyone around me and I ended up running the first mile in 5:55...way too fast! Then when the 5ker's split off I was caught off guard (I hadn't looked at their course) and realized I shouldn't have been keeping up with them. My pace faded with each mile, but I didn't run slower than what Mcmillan's calc had my pace at (6:39/mi).

Around mile 4 I felt like I was going to puke from the intensity of the run, especially since I ended up running the first 5k faster than my recent best back in June. The feeling went away and after passing the 5th mile I tried my best to up the pace a little but was only able to run it 5 seconds faster than mile 4.

I ended up finishing in 40:40, 2min faster than my 17-year-old self's PR! I hit my goal, and to tell you the truth, I'm not sure if I want to do another 10k again lol!

Pace better

Walking around waiting for friends to finish.


Lack of recent experience on pacing a 10k.


This race has come a long way since the last time I did it. It's a really top notch 10k put together by the village. I'd recommend it to anyone!