The course runs almost entirely on single-track, with a stretch of wider trail breaking it up here and there. The longer option crosses into a neighboring preserve and follows riverfront trail, including wooden bridges over the water. Both routes start and finish at Grills Preserve, so you return to the same spot where the morning began.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
10K · 2025 results
Top 3: Adrian Massie (41:07) · Sammy Hodges (49:34) · Greig Edwards (52:18)
10 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Samuel Alexander (1:03:33) · Tim Parr (1:03:35) · Ben Quatromoni (1:04:20)
The Grills Trail Run has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 10K field finished slower than 1:06:57, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:45:45, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (37 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 10K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 10K winner ran 41:07 while the median finisher took 1:06:57. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
