fastest 10k races is US by month

I meant Beach to Beacon in Portland, Maine. Jeez, I've run the race twice and couldn't get the state right. Looks like somebody has a case of the Muwnders!

Crescent city classic is not in Feb. July has to be Peachtree 10k ATL. November, the Senior Bowl 10k in Mobile. October , if they still have the Arturo Barrios 10k in Chula Vista.

Actually, July used to be the Deseret News 10k in Utah. It's a net drop and used to frequently boast times in the 27 range with fields that were not that top notch. Today's Kenyans would have it under 27 for sure.

September - Heritage Oaks Bank 10K Paso Robles.

The designated USA National Championship for all runners 40 and older.

How about these ones?

April - Cooper River Bridge Run 10K in Charleston, SC

April - Ukprop's Monument Avenue 10K in Richmond, VA

When is Brian's Run in Philadelphia? Their website no longer works.

Azalea Trail Run in Mobile, Ala. in March.

I assume you meant "criterion," as in a single criterion? Or did you mean several different criteria?

plural criteria is fine: fastest course record-male, female, most runners under 30:00, maybe some course rating by the statisticians, et cetera.

july-midnight madness 10k in ames, ia. the course is completely flat, winner ran it in around 30 this year even though the temperature was almost 100, he wasn't a pro runner either

This is what I have so far:

January - nothing

February - nothing

March - Azalea Trail Run. Mobile, Alabama.

April - Cooper River Bridge Run. Charleston, South Carolina.

April - Ukrop's Monument Avenue. Richmond, Virginia.

July - Peachtree. Atlanta, Georgia.

July - Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah.

July - Midnight Madness. Ames, Iowa.

August - Beach to Beacon. Portland, Maine.

September - Great Race. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

September - Heritage Oaks Bank. Paso Robles, California.

October - Arturo Barrios. Chula Vista, California.

November - Senior Bowl. Mobile, Alabama.

Wow, I'm surprised nobody mentioned any fast 10Ks in Florida, New York, or Oregon. Nothing in May or June, either.

NY Race - i supposed you could list the Shelter Island 10k for May, though, it's not especially fast. Scenic and well organized.

NJ Race - The Newport 10k, also in May, I think. That one's fast.

Late February in Atlanta, there is the Charles Harris 10k...very fast race. Virtually all flat except for a long downhill starting at mile 5, lasting about 1/4-1/2 mile that you can use to blaze the finish. Weather is the only limiting factor, as it can range anywhere from 20-60 degrees that time of year! Also, it tends to be wet here in the winter, but if you hit it right it is definitely a PR course.

Sallie Mae in DC (April) -- money prizes go pretty deep too.

New York

Healthy Kidney 10K

OTTRAM CRAIG M25 1 NIKE Geelong VIC Australia 1 1 1 28:13 14:05 4:33 28:13 1 95.1 %

FARAH MOHAMED M23 11 ADID . . Great Britain 2 2 2 28:37 28:37 14:19 4:36 28:37 2 93.8 %

FAMIGLIETTI ANTHONY M27 10 ADID New York NY 3 3 3 28:40 28:39 14:08 4:37 28:39 3 93.7 %

MAIYO LINUS M23 2 NIKE Royersford PA Kenya 4 4 4 28:46 28:45 14:08 4:38 28:45 4 93.3 %

AMYN MOHAMED M29 3 . . Morocco 5 5 5 29:01 29:00 14:15 4:40 28:58 5 92.6 %

HARTMANN JASON M25 24 NIKE Boulder CO 6 6 6 29:05 29:04 14:24 4:41 29:04 6 92.3 %

RETA ALENE M24 6461 WSX NEW YORK NY 7 7 7 29:16 14:25 4:43 29:16 10 91.7 %

BOZHKO YVGENY M30 20 ASIC Ukraine 8 8 1 29:18 29:18 14:21 4:43 29:13 9 91.8 %

ROTHLIN VIKTOR M31 4 ASIC Luzern Switzerland 9 9 2 29:23 29:22 14:26 4:44 29:13 7 91.8 %

LETHERBY ANDREW M32 6 ASIC Boulder CO Australia 10 10 3 29:29 29:27 14:31 4:45 29:13 8 91.8 %

Circle of Friends 10k (women only)

KIPLAGAT LORNAH F32 1 ADID Netherlands 1 1 1 31:27 31:27 15:38 5:04 31:22 4 96.6 %

PROKOPCUKA JELENA F29 2 NIKE Latvia 2 2 1 31:34 15:40 5:05 31:34 7 96.0 %

WAMI GETE F31 27 NIKE Ethiopia 3 3 2 31:56 31:54 15:39 5:08 31:51 8 95.1 %

JOHNSON BENITA F27 3 NIKE Australia 4 4 2 32:14 32:13 15:44 5:11 32:13 9 94.1 %

BERKUT NATALIYA F31 17 ASIC Ukraine 5 5 3 32:17 32:16 15:43 5:12 32:13 10 94.1 %

RUDOLPH AMY F32 7 ADID Providence RI 6 6 4 32:34 32:32 16:09 5:14 32:26 11 93.4 %

RHINES JEN F31 9 ADID Mammoth Lakes CA 7 7 5 32:39 32:38 16:09 5:15 32:35 13 93.0 %

SATO YUMI F29 12 SHRC Japan 8 8 3 32:42 32:42 16:09 5:16 32:42 14 92.7 %

KANO YURI F27 5 SHRC Japan 9 9 4 32:55 32:54 16:09 5:18 32:54 15 92.1 %

AYACHI FATIMA F27 30 Morocco 10 10 5 33:13 33:12 16:23 5:21 33:12 18 91.3 %

Crescent City Classic in New Orleans is Easter weekend which could be March or April.

I'm surprised there's not more interest in this thread. Maybe I should have entitled it "Teachers that take drugs"

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Peace Race in Youngstown Ohio, not the fastest by compitition, but the fastest certified course you can find anywhere. Used to be a huge race with kenyans 10 deep, but they switched to american money only and the depth at the front has since dwindled to regional post collegiat talent. Still low to mid 29's for them.

I will second the Charles Harris 10K ... it is lightning fast, which is unusual to find in Atlanta.

The Peachtree, on the other hand, is slow for most people. I'd look as far north as you can for the months of July and August.

The Beach 2 Beacon is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

It is not in Portland, Oregon or in Portland, ME.

http://www.beach2beacon.org/beachtobeacon/index.html

not fast at all(winner runs around 34-35 minutes), but funner than hell, Living History Farms in Des Moines, IA. it's more like a xc race, but anyone who does it once will probably be back for more