Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Beauty of a Ten-Mile Race

Later this month (November 30th), I'll run the Great River Road Run, a ten-mile race held year in the Mississippi River town of Alton, IL (more info on the race at http://www.altonroadrunners.com).

Ten miles is one of my favorite lengths for a race.  It's longer than the 6.2 miles of a 10K, but less stressful to think about than a half-marathon.  It still takes preparation, endurance, and proper training, but if you run it well, you're not anywhere near as tired as when you run a half.

Are there many ten-mile races out there?  I thought ten-milers were a rarity when I last ran the Great River Run, but a quick internet search proved me wrong.  Here's a list of ten mile races that I hope to try one day:

Annapolis Ten-Mile Race, Annapolis, MD
http://annapolisstriders.org/2013/a10/a102013InfoA.htm

Virginia Ten-Miler, Lynchburg, VA
https://virginiatenmiler.com

Surf-n-Santa Ten Miler, Virginia Beach, VA
http://www.surfnsanta10miler.com

Charlottesville Ten-Miler, Charlottesville, VA
http://cvilletenmiler.com

Medtronic TC 10-Miler, Minneapolis, MN
https://www.tcmevents.org/events/medtronic_twin_cities_marathon_weekend_-_october_3-5_2014/10_mile/

Soldier Field 10-Miler, Chicago, IL
http://soldierfield10.com

Austin 10/20 (Ten Miles, Twenty Bands), Austin, TX
http://www.austin1020.com


Here are some training plans for ten-mile races:
http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51126/15K-10-mile-Training-Guide
http://www.the-fitness-motivator.com/10-mile-training-plan.html
http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/run-your-best-10-miler?page=single

I look forward to running some ten-mile races during spring some day. Ten miles feels awfully cold in late November. As much as I've liked doing the Great River Road Run, I look forward to some sunny races at the ten-mile distance.




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