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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
Sat, Oct 03, 2009
Race: Pine Run at Tall Timbers (12.4 Miles) 01:31:30, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 3
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0012.4012.40

This race was crazy! Definitely cross country at its best. I wasn't sure how I would do due to lack of endurance, and I definitely felt it around mile 6. The rough terrain really started to get to my feet and ankles.  They got tired of being flopped around so much.  I got muddy, ran up hills that would have been faster to walk up, ran in sand, tripped on roots, and kind of took a wrong turn. Luckily I noticed we did it and called everyone back. At that point I was in third, and my friend Olivia was in second. Since she had a 15-20 second lead on me, she ended up almost a minute behind me because of the wrong turn. So I slowed down in mile 12 to let her get me. I figured all I wanted was a workout, and I wanted the results to be fair. She deserved it. I can probably subtract about a minute from my time associated with all of the confusion and waiting. 

I'll have to get my splits later although they don't mean much on this course. We did run a couple of sub-7s in the middle, even with some hills in there.

The funny thing is my time on this crazy course was faster than my half marathon PR pace. I really need to run a good half to get that down. I decided to do the Hoover Dam Half on Halloween when I am in Vegas for my brothers wedding. I don't know how I'll run out there though.  

 

Even Newer Brooks Blue Miles: 12.40
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 18:43:49 from 98.167.151.26

You are so nice. Great job! Have fun at the Hoover Dam. Not too far from St. George where all the marathoners were at today.

From Kelli on Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 22:51:50 from 75.162.136.134

Well, I am looking forward to that half! I do not think I could run over that dam (do you run over it?) I can barely drive over it.

Awesome job, and way to be FAIR. I have never heard of a runner being so kind, but it figures you would be the one to break that mold! You are awesome.

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 10:07:04 from 24.18.192.33

I don't know how you cross country runners keep from twisting an ankle! Great job on your race. Beautiful!

From Twinkies on Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 11:30:46 from 98.202.132.86

Great Job. That sounds like a really fun race.

From Kelsey on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 12:37:32 from 128.186.154.139

Thanks guys, the race really was a ton of fun. We are all lucky that no one got injured!

Kelli- I just checked out the race. Looks like we don't go over the damn, just all around it I guess. I've never been there so I don't really know how to explain it. Apparently there are a bunch of switchbacks that we go down, get to the dam, then go up? Here's the link for more info :)

http://calicoracing.squarespace.com/course-hooverdam/

From Burt on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 12:45:59 from 68.76.197.194

Allie recently ran a half marathon in Boulder City which is very very close to the dam.

From Burt on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 12:56:51 from 68.76.197.194

I just looked up Allie's race. It's the same company that's doing your race - Calico. The races are very close in location to each other. Probably within a mile or two.

From Kelli on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 13:20:44 from 71.219.96.151

Oh my, though, that is a tough course with major switchbacks. When I went to AZ to visit Burt we drove that thing and WOW!!! Anyone who can run it is AMAZING! I can not wait to hear all about it.

From Burt on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 13:27:07 from 68.76.197.194

To visit Burt. LOL!

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