I took part in the Grand Slam weekend and third up was the 10k on Saturday.

We hit the expo Friday afternoon which is in the Arts Quest building across from the historic Steel Stacks. It was easy to navigate with a good mix of vendors. Shout out to Aftershokz!

Earlier in the week we received a virtual goody bag with lots of discounts from the race sponsors. Since I was running the Grand Slam I got a long sleeve and half zip. Both were very nice quality.

Parking was the same as the it was for the expo so that made things easy. The only catch was that some lots would be closed until late morning due to the 10k. Since I was running that as well it was no big deal.

It was a little chilly but there were several buildings right at the start to take cover in and as an added bonus they had bathrooms too!

Since the 5k started late that meant we had even less time to recover for the 10k.

We started a little further down than the 5k but the beginning of the course was very similar. After we went across the bridge though we started to climb, and climb. I swear miles 2-4 were nothing but uphill after uphill with no recovery.

We finally hit a steep downhill that didn't last near long enough before winding our way back to the Steel Stacks to the same finish line.

Again there were a few water stops along the course.

Same medal, this time a 10k version.

We had the same banana, granola bars and water at the finish line.

This is a tough 10k. I'd love to do it again for the challenge.

If you're running a combination of races make sure you leave something for the 10k because it will kick your butt!