CFC 10K tomorrow

Canton Fall Classic is tomorrow. It's only coincidence that I'm running it, since originally it was the same day as the (canceled) Bill's Pizzeria 5K. But, where BPIZ got canceled, CFC was only postponed, so I get to run it after all! This is a really beautiful, hilly 10K--the fact that it is the location of my 10K PR says more about how few 10Ks I run than anything else. I've had about two months of good training, and its been a full month since my last real test in a race. In other words, I'm looking to really drop the hammer and find out where my fitness lies.

Here's the top 10 from last year:

    1 Chris Mahoney     32 M  32:37  5:15 
    2 Kevin Gray        32 M  35:08  5:40 
    3 Edward Gardner    34 M  35:16  5:41 
    4 Adam Greenspan    28 M  36:05  5:49 
    5 John Sullivan     50 M  36:36  5:54 
    6 Bob Ruel          58 M  37:21  6:01 
    7 David Woodruff    29 M  37:38  6:04 
    8 Alan Berch        21 M  38:32  6:12 
    9 Norman Everett    22 M  39:04  6:18 
   10 Dave Foley        49 M  39:18  6:20 

I'm really looking to race without being overly distracted by my watch. In fact I'm thinking of starting it at the 5 mile mark, since the only thing I really care about pace-wise is that I run the last (largely flat) 1.2 miles at sub-6 minute pace. In general, based on the track workouts I've done, I think 5:50-pace isn't out of the question--but again, just looking to beat as many guys as possible here!

Here's hoping for a fast day. I'll update with post-race thoughts tomorrow.