... for a 3 mile "5k". Definitely not what I was hoping for, but a good trial nonetheless. At the start. No one wanted to step to the front of the line. Nathan in blue on the left, me in the gray T-shirt, and Leigh in the light gray shirt to my right. Smiles all around! I ...
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Ups and Downs
This training cycle has been more up and down than I've ever experienced, I think. The good news? I'm now faster than I was post-Beauterre/pre-Anna (see the December 2016 5k race blog post here), which is a point in my life that I remember as being "fast". So despite the ...
That was much better!
19:06 on July 4th at Siren, Wisconsin's Freedom 5k, good for 2nd place female. Results are here. 6:00 6:20 6:17 6:06 pace for last .1 I was really happy with this effort, especially considering how poorly the last 5k went! I feel like my hip is getting stronger, although ...
Earth Day 1/2, GAC Alumni 5k
I've raced the last two weekends: at the Earth Day 1/2 Marathon and at the Gustavus Drake Alternative (Alumni) Track meet. Both have gone... okay. Earth Day 1/2 Marathon This is one of my favorite Spring races. Two of my athletes came up to race with me, which made the event ...
Sub 20!
I could not be happier with how this went! So I save you the scrolling, I finished the indoor 5k in 19:56. Congrats to Matt H, a high school XC teammate, who guessed 19:58, and a 2nd place guessing finish by Michelle, a TNC athlete, with her 19:53. Sara and I showing off ...
Clumsy legs in route to a 19:37, and a trip home!
Happenings lately: Indoor 5k: I was so excited to race! St. Olaf held an indoor invitational at the end of January. I was pumped to be able to see my progress since my 19:05 at the Jingle Bell Run in December. I was the slowest seed time in the race, (wow!) which meant ...
