She stormed the streets to take the winner's crown in the Bristol 10k and she is already looking to defend her title for the 2010 race.

Hatti Dean, 27, won the women's 10k road race in May this year with a time of 33 minutes 40 seconds, closely followed by University of Bristol student Claire Hallissey, who ran a time of 33 minutes 56 seconds.

Under the eyes of her coach, Bud Baldero, Hatti is now in training to defend her title and beat her time in next year's event.

Tomorrow, Evening Post readers can take advantage of a special promotion to run in the 10k for just £10.

Almost 8,000 runners took to the streets in May for the second annual event and popularity has risen since its debut last year. Organisers hope that next year's race, scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 9, will be the biggest yet.

The usual cost of entering the race is £21 for unaffiliated runners, £19 for those affiliated to a club and £11 for those over 60 on race day but as a special promotion the first 1,000 people to collect the token in the Evening Post can sign up for the run for just £10.

Miss Dean said: "I really enjoyed the Bristol 10k. There were so many people cheering everyone on and it's a really pretty course as well. Bristol is lovely to run around."

The event was Miss Dean's first attempt at competitive 10k running after she had been training for 8k cross country races over the winter. Now she hopes to beat her time.

"I'd love to get to Olympic qualifying time, which is sub 32 minutes but at the moment I'm just looking to chip away at my time," she said.

"It'll be great to do the course again because I'm always thinking of ways to improve and new tactics."

Race organiser Georgette Van Hoof said she hoped the 10k would become as firm a fixture on the running calendar as the Bristol Half Marathon. Official race charities for the 10k have been announced as St Peter's Hospice and children's charity Coco.

To apply for your place in the 2010, Bristol's biggest 10k, simply complete the coupon printed in tomorrow's paper and send your payment to the address on the form.

Full details are also available at www.bristolhalfmarathon.com