Natoya Goule strides to victory in the Jamaica Standard Products Company 5K last year.

Coffee brewers, Jamaica Standard Products (JSP) in Williamsfield, Manchester, will be speeding up the heart rate of the community tomorrow with their 25th staging of the High Mountain Coffee 10K Road Race.

The road race, stated Annette Salmon, marketing and sales consultant at JSP, began in 1982 when Paul McGowan, former sports master of Belair School, approached Jackie Minott, managing director of JSP, with the idea of sponsoring a 10K road race for Manchester.

The High Mountain Coffee 10K Road Race was inaugurated in 1983 and named after one of the company's brands of coffee. Today, the 10K Road Race is well-attended by participants and onlookers.

"The event has become the most anticipated in the parish, which makes it the second Christmas for individuals in Manchester and neighbouring parishes," stated Ms. Salmon.

If you are about staying fit, or if one of your New Year's resolutions is to get healthy, the road race is the perfect opportunity to get kicking. Last year's event saw a total of 10,000 well-wishers.

Go out and see hundreds of athletes, such as the internationally renowned Tanto Campbell, world record holder discus class; Alphonso Cunningham, gold medal winner in the discus class in the 2004 Paralympic games in Athens, Greece; and Sylvia Grant, a five-time paralympian all of the Jamaica Paralympic Association team members.

The 10K route begins at the Williamsfield roundabout in the vicinity of the overhead bridge, and stretches up the mountainous slopes of the Winston Jones Highway to its intersection with the Kendal main road. The route goes through Kendal to Shooter's Hill, past the Windalco gates to the finish line at Williamsfield.