With the Wisconsin Marathon recently under my belt and nice weather finally sticking around, I set a goal to PR at the Soldier Field 10 miler. My previous PR for a 10 miler was barely under 1:30 at last year's Soldier Field. I was positive that I could shave some time off of that with the right conditions. Race day temps were perfect albeit a little windy. I lined up with the 8:45 pace group at the start knowing that if I could stay with them I would easily PR by a couple minutes. 8:45 ended up being an easy pace and I locked into an 8:30 pace quickly.
The Soldier Field 10 miler is easily one of my favorite races because of the course. Winding south along Lake Shore Drive and then back north along the bike path its very scenic and you can't beat finishing the race on the 50 yard line of Soldier Field. After holding an 8:30 pace for most of the race, I knew around mile 7 or 8 that I was going to clobber my PR. I finished strongly in 1:25:15 taking over 4 minutes off my PR.
Mile Splits:
Mile 1: 8:49
Mile 2: 8:38
Mile 3: 8:43
Mile 4: 9:04
Mile 5: 8:06
Mile 6: 8:33
Mile 7: 8:36
Mile 8: 8:31
Mile 9: 8:33
Mile 10: 7:40
If you're looking for a spring 10 miler in the Chicagoland area, I can't recommend it enough, it's the best.
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