Kranjska Gora, August the 15th 2021. It's the date for the traditional Kranjska Gora 10K run or Kranjskogorska 10ka.
The photo above shows the start of the children's run on 500 meters. 
The main run of 10 kilometers is on asphalt road from the center of Kranjska Gora towards Rateče. It is run on the bicycle road with some steady climbs. The total climb is less than 60 meters which makes it an easy course. Except for the heat and humidity which always makes it much harder to run at full speed.
My expectations before the race, since I don't do any speedwork at all, were modest. TO run at my best and to finish below 47 minutes.
The outcome was a pleasant surprise. I finished at a time of 45:46. Which gives a pace of 4:35 per kilometer. Good, very good. This is my second fastest time in recent years.
After the run, Niko took these two photos. I was running in Puma shorts and trunk and Salming Miles Lite shoes. The clothes are around 17 years old yet they still function as new.
I was checking the pace occasionally during the run and wondered for how long can I keep the pace. The best part of it was the consistency. Look at these kilometer times.
Now I noticed there was a negative split too. Wow! Yes, the road back has slightly more drop yet this is great.
Coros EvoLab features have a race predictor, a sort of time prediction calculator. It tells me this after today's 10K run.
According to the predictor I have some time to spare on 10 K distance. As for the half and marathon times - no way I can run these times without a dedicated exercise.
Strava holds the history for the last four runs on this course. I forgot that two years ago I was even faster.
My best time at this event and course is 40 minutes exactly achieved some 14 years ago ...
Overall; I am very satisfied with the outcome. I am not a racer but on rare occasions, I love to run as fast as I can.
There will be more opportunities to try to run fast in the following weeks. I entered another 10 K run on August 29th in Postojna. It's more on paths and on mixed terrain. The weekend after it I intend to run a fhalf marathon or yet another 10 K in Ormož.](https://ak-ormoz.si/)
More racing awaits :)
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Proof of Run on Strava
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