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Topic: 10K Race List (Certified and Fast) |
Jim24315
Cool Runner |
 posted May-22-2007 08:09 PM
   
Thanks Travis,I added yours to the list. We could use some more new ones too. I just pruned off all the races that have already been run. It left the list looking kinda puny. I'll be adding a few more from California soon.
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norrin radd
Member |
posted May-31-2007 12:28 AM
Hey Jim, congrats on the Marin race. That has to be so close that you can taste it. I've been out of computer contact for a while but I did do the Presidio race last year, but I'd only just started running again. My impression was that it should be a fast course:
low elevation change
good surface (road or hard pressed dirt/gravel)
plenty of fast runners to help with pacing (with the relay part of it injecting some new runners for lap 2)
but not so many runners to cause traffic problems.Currently I'm planning on making this my first sub-40 shot, followed a week later by the regular 4th Sunday Lake Merritt run. I haven't suggested that for the certified and fast list because the course isn't closed and it can get a little busy around the lake. Let me know if you fancy doing either of these and I'll say hi.
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Jim24315
Cool Runner |
posted May-31-2007 09:36 AM
John,I will be doing the track 10k on June 30. The week before is an 8k in Sacramento, a USATF race that I am running for my club. That's about all I can fit in now without frying myself. Have you decided against the track race?
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gcklo
Cool Runner |
posted May-31-2007 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by James H:
You can use this page to find certified courses by distance and city/state:http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/search/ I'd say the NYRR Race to Liberty can be pretty fast, since it's very flat with only a few turns. But it's very popular and can be pretty crowded. The Newport 10,000 in Jersey City is probably the fastest certified 10K course in the NY metro area
I ran the Newport 10k in 05 and it was a very well organized race. It is pretty fast. The only downside is that there are many turns and occasionally you may not know what is coming next. Because of high prize money, it attracts many very good runners ($1k prize for 1st in man and woman). Hence the pace is very fast for those who would like to run a good race with some good runners. I was pretty slow when I ran it (46 min+)
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gcklo
Cool Runner |
posted May-31-2007 01:37 PM
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Originally posted by Jim24315:
John,I will be doing the track 10k on June 30. The week before is an 8k in Sacramento, a USATF race that I am running for my club. That's about all I can fit in now without frying myself. Have you decided against the track race?
Hi Jim, Will runners in the 43 to 44 min range be too slow for the track race on 6/30?
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Jim24315
Cool Runner |
posted May-31-2007 10:44 PM
gcklo...George, isn't it?I don't think it matters how fast you run but you have to be a USATF member, I'm sure they could sign you up right there. "Eligibility
All competitors must be a 2007 USATF member to compete. USATF memberships are available online, by contacting the Pacific Association Office at (916) 983-4715, or you may download an application at pausatf.org. You may also join USATF the day of the meet but you must have a USATF membership to submit an on-time entry. " Here's link to all the info:
http://www.pausatf.org/data/2007/mtfchamps07.html
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Nordic Berserker
Cool Runner |
posted Jun-01-2007 12:45 PM
Great thread topic. The 10k used be the standard, along with the marathon, but now the distance ranks behind marathons, 1/2s, and 5ks in popularity. These days, good-fast 10ks are hard to come by.--there used to be some fast 10ks out east (great race in pitt, and Asbury Park 10k, plus Runner's Den KYO (or something like that in Arizona)) but I don't think they have those anymore. You should add the Get In Gear in Minneapolis. I'll add one more, a course with certification pending: Midnight Sun Run in Fairbanks AK. It features a reasonably fast point to point course (with maybe a 50' drop in elevation). It's unique because it starts at 10:00 PM on the solstice weekend, when the sun is still up. It's usually pretty cool and would make a great vacation race. I ran Deseret News years ago, and will add a couple of caveats. In addition to the altitude, it starts at about 5:30 in the morning so the roads are cleared by the time they have the parade. And the course is insane. It drops a net 500 feet, with 550-600 over the first 5 miles. So it's a mega-aided course. The last mile or so are uphill. You end up busting your quads and struggling in, and it requires a marathon-like recovery period. Other than that, it's well organized and you will get some good competition.
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