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Sweetheart 8k

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Location:

Tallahassee,FL,United States

Member Since:

Jun 24, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

Mile- 5:27 Breakfast on the Track, August '09

5k- 18:59 (6:07)  Tails and Trails, May '09 (And two more times! GRR!)

8k- 33:08 (6:39) Sweetheart 8k, Feb '11 

10k- 41:38 (6:42) TRBC, March '09

15k- 1:02:46 (6:44) Lake Caroline 15k, Nov '08

Half Marathon- 1:36:58 (7:24) Hoover Dam Half, Oct '09

Marathon- 3:37:16 (8:17) Mississippi Coast Marathon, Nov '08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Help my knees help me.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Personal:

Moving to Knoxville this summer. Hooray for being in a place with a running community!

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
New Balance 903 (Orange) Lifetime Miles:						63.00
Red Flats Lifetime Miles:						44.88
Brooks Salmon Lifetime Miles:						304.65
Brooks Black Lifetime Miles:						131.30
Brooks Baby Blue Lifetime Miles:						116.25
Newtons Lifetime Miles:						0.00

Sun, Feb 13, 2011

Race: Sweetheart 8k (5 Miles) 00:33:08, Place overall: 1

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
1.00	5.00	6.00

I have been dying to test my training in a road race. I found this one a couple of days ago and saw that it is fairly competitive each year, so I figured it was worth the hour drive. I didn't expect to win, but appreciate the pair of Oakleys I got for first place! Definitely got my money back in sunglasses and donuts.

Moderately hilly course.

6:47- yucky hill at the start

6:13- in my defense there was a large downhill portion

6:35

6:38- toughest mile

6:50- I am surprised this one was so bad, but I guess there were a few hills and a lot of sharp turns.

Enjoyable race, I'll definitely look for it again next year. It looks like the Richmond Track Club does a good job... man do I miss living in a city with a running club :(

I don't know 5 mile times but the comparable 5k (20:05) and 10k (41:45) times aren't where I want to be. But it does put me at a 1:33 half and I really want to go sub 1:35 in two weeks. We shall see.

Out to enjoy the rest of this BEAUTIFUL day (60 degrees!)

Brooks Black Miles: 6.00

Comments

From Burt on Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 21:19:25 from 72.223.90.79

You keep racking up the wins Kelsey. Great job!

From Kam on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 13:26:20 from 68.66.163.179

Great race! Congrats on the styling new shades.

From Kelsey on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:00:55 from 24.49.31.90

Thanks Burt and Kam :)

From allie on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 19:30:32 from 174.23.192.205

win. sunglasses. donuts. i really can't think of anything better.

nice job!

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