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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.003.006.00

6x800 with GWTC. I was able to stay with the fast girl (Micah) again, which made me feel good. I hope to hang onto her for a sub-19 5k later in the year. I needed a good run after the day I had.

3:03, 3:03, 2:57, 2:57, 2:52, 2:43 

 

It has been a surreal day. I found out this afternoon that a professor of mine at Mississippi State committed suicide last night. He left behind a wife, teenage girl, a 6-year old autistic girl, and a 3-year old boy. Not to mention plenty of students. He was a goofy man who had a fun, sarcastic personality until the last couple years. It seems like the wiring in his head went wrong or something. I am struggling with this more than I would have thought I would. For any different reasons. For myself I am going through the grief of the memories, and the sadness for his loss of life. I also feel bad for my friends at Mississippi State, who are with his wife and children right now, and have been since midnight last night, trying to hold up the pieces of what he left behind.  For his family, I feel so bad that they are left to fend without their father/husband, and to deal with grief no one should have to deal with. For him, I feel so bad that he was hurting so bad that this was his only option left. Although, I think it was more "craziness" than "sadness." I also struggle with the idea of heaven and hell and where his actions (committing suicide) sent him. I pray that God recognizes him for the good he did before things began to really spiral downhill the past few years. I hope he finally found peace, and that his family and friends can eventually find theirs as well.

Brookes Adrenaline (Magenta) Miles: 6.00
Comments
From barry on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:14:44 from 67.61.234.251

I am so sorry to hear about the death of your teacher. Death is never an easy thing to go through, but with Gods help we can go through anything! If you need someone to talk to I am here. I can give you my personal e-mail if you would like to talk in private. You and your teacher and his family will be in my prayers.

Barry

From josse on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 15:14:30 from 75.216.197.68

I use to struggle with the idea of suicide, but I don't anymore. After knowing some people that took their own lives I have put more thought into it. The more my life goes by the more trials I go through and pain I experience. I can only imagine the pain they are going through to take their own life. It must be pretty numbing.

I believe we have a very forgiving Heavenly Father, only he knows what we are going through and how to help. I think that the punishment that the person will receive form taking their life is watching their loved ones move on and live life without them.

Hang in there Kelsey, time like these are when we learn the most:)

From kelsey on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 19:05:01 from 98.230.3.218

Barry and Josse- Thanks for your kind words. You are both so right, and Josse I love how you explained your beliefs. I know you are going through a tough time right now, but your faith and strength are amazing.

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