{"id":642,"date":"2009-08-09T12:23:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T17:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/wordpress\/?p=642"},"modified":"2022-05-03T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:01:23","slug":"solstice-10k-race-in-northfield-michigan-june-27-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/09\/solstice-10k-race-in-northfield-michigan-june-27-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Solstice 10K Race in Northfield Michigan June 27, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northville Road Runners sponsor the &#8220;Solstice Race&#8221; which has both a 5K and a 10K road race. The feature this year is the start of the race in a lap of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northvilledowns.com\/\">Northville Downs<\/a> a sulky racing horse track.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Flyer x8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Flyer x3.jpg\" alt=\"The 2009 Flirt with Dirt 10K Trail Race\" width=\"275\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I entered the 10K (6 miles) race just because it sounded like a good idea at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The course starts with a lap around the horse track, and that is just about the only flat place on the course! It goes through a couple residential neighborhoods, and then through downtown Northville and into Ford Field a local park. Using the data created by my Garmin FR305, downloaded into Sports Tracks, then saved as a jpg file, shows the course winding around from the track, through the neighborhoods and then back through town.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Solstice GPS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Solstice GPS x3.jpg\" alt=\"The 2009 Flirt with Dirt 10K Trail Race\" width=\"306\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An elevation map, not the biggest hills ever, but enough to let you know they are there.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Solstice Elevation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Solstice Elevation x3.jpg\" alt=\"The 2009 Flirt with Dirt 10K Trail Race\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The final results.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The official final stats.\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Solstice Results 4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solsitce 09\/Solstice 10K 2009 Solstice Results 2.jpg\" alt=\"The official final stats.\" width=\"378\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>Some stats for the race:<br \/>\na) 10 Kilometers<br \/>\nb) finished 386 out of 577 overall<br \/>\nc) finished 14 out of 20 in my age group.<br \/>\nd) had a 9:20 pace, 57:57 total. (Not a pr for this distance&#8230; but the hills, the hills&#8230;)<br \/>\ne) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/RunIndex.html\">You can see the full details on the running stats web page.<\/a><br \/>\nf) had a great time &#8211; which is always the goal right?&#8230; Right!<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Northville Solstice 10K Run\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kasdorf.name\/Running\/Solstice%2009\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Some photos of the race and Northville Michigan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until the final nag in in the stable at the end of the race,<br \/>\nGeorge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northville Road Runners sponsor the &#8220;Solstice Race&#8221; which has both a 5K and a 10K road race. 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