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Habitat for Humanity 5k

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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, Apr 18, 2009

Race: Habitat for Humanity 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:25, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	3.15	6.15

On Boston weekend I feel dumb talking about a teensy 5k but I will anyway! Went really well, it was perfect weather but the course was hilly and perhaps a little long so I am very proud of my time. There was no male competition there so I was only about 15 seconds away from winning it all! I really wanted it but couldn't catch the two guys in front of me.

My splits were something crazy, like 6:16, 6:15, 5:56, and then my watch said I ran 3.17. Another woman's said about 3.2 as well. So I don't really know what happened, but I would be shocked if that last split was right. I did feel like I ran hard but that looks pretty impossible.

This is the first race in a while where I was completely out of breath the whole time... which I am taking as a positive because it means I pushed myself hard. I knew I'd be close to a PR and raced the clock at the finish to no avail.

I am especially happy also because I worked out hard this week and it looks like it didn't hurt my race much.

Oh, and I won a plant. Sweet!

Brookes Adrenaline (Magenta) Miles: 2.00	Red Flats Miles: 4.10

Comments

From Kelli on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 17:42:44 from 71.219.84.84

HOLY SMOKING FAST KELSEY!!!! Great race, congrats on the plant! I can not believe that there could be hills and you can still book it like that. AND I am sure that split is right, you are speedy!

Now, in all seriousness here, you have earned at least a 1/2 gallon of your favorite ice cream!

From Burt on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 18:15:36 from 98.167.151.26

Kelsey, you are a 5k machine! As always, you are awesome!

From Marion on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 20:49:15 from 71.213.110.178

WOW! You are a racing machine! Way to take out all of the women and virtually ALL of the men! You PINKED the pack!

From rattletrap on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 21:08:34 from 24.19.93.139

Way to go! I agree with Kelli, that's worth at least a bucket of ice cream.

From kelsey on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:41:20 from 98.230.1.132

Thanks everyone :)

As much as I would like to eat a bucket of ice cream, I am not allowing myself to buy any until my Easter candy is gone. Because otherwise I'd eat both in large quantities. But I already have my next flavor picked out :)

Marion, Just so you know I do not race in any shorts but my pink ones. I had to through in some laundry just to get them clean for the race. And I wore red shoes too, so I was totally red hot pink!

From Marion on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:45:18 from 71.213.108.199

You are true RHPC! RHPS's forever!!! :)

From Kelli on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:46:09 from 71.219.84.84

The pink is what makes you fast!

Okay, enjoy the candy! See, i have to have the biggest ice cream the day before a race (it was my LUNCH on Friday). And, since I got a PR, I treated myself to another one! Mounds flavored frozen yogurt covered in coconut and a ton of brownie pieces. The place I go lets you make it yourself and then you pay for it by the ounce. I love to see how much I ca make it cost!

From Marion on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:55:18 from 71.213.108.199

Where do you go Kelli- that sounds like fun :)

From Kelli on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:59:49 from 71.219.84.84

It is called Frogurt in Draper, Utah. WHEN you decide to come this way and run a race, I will treat you!!!!!

From Burt on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:20:57 from 98.167.151.26

See Kelli. I wasn' lying. Ice cream the day before the race is the secret.

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 23:52:50 from 67.171.56.164

You're an absolute rock star! Congratulations, Kelsey.

From montelepsy on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 15:52:33 from 155.85.58.253

Nice job.

Did second and third place receive lesser plants?

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