10K

This morning, I am moving up from 5K races, of which I've done about 6 in the past couple of years, to a 10K - the Dexter/Ann Arbor Run. I last did a 10K before my accident, when I ran the Cereal City Classic (Battle Creek) in roughly 47 minutes. I was a much younger man then, though, and had hoped for a while last year that I might challenge an hour in this run. But then I encountered the big setback of tearing a hamstring, and so I've reset my goal at 1:05 - I still may not make it, but I'll give it my best shot anyway. The most unnerving aspect is that the last mile of the course ascends a HUGE hill, from the Huron River up Maple Road. The race director gives this the apt name the "Maple Monster."