If you want to test how good of an all-terrain runner you are: this is the race for you. No surface will be left un-run: pavement, gravel, dirt, grass (sometimes frozen), wooden bridges, hills, sand, mud, giant leaves, and even water! Do not worry: this race includes a warm post-race venue with changing rooms and showers. Pizza, soup and hot chocolate has also never tasted better than at the post-race party.
The 2010 edition of the race was my first 10k ever and I have then made it a tradition to test myself against the benchmark of my first race by coming back every year, including the year I was pregnant, and the year I gave birth to my daughter. The course is a little bit short of 10k, but with the added difficulty of running on sand and the hills, your time will be close to your actual 10k times.