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September 2, 2004
Is this for real?
I noticed a headline on Dyestatcal about a 12 year old running 16:12 for 5K in a road race in California. Wouldn't this be some sort of record, or close to it? I wonder if that article is accurate. It claims she won the women's race by a five-minute margin.
Posted by becky at September 2, 2004 8:52 PM
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Oh, it would definitely be a record. Supposedly she already had the record - she ran 17:06 about two weeks earlier on a certified course. This girl didn't come out of nowhere, she's run 4:34 and 9:48 already. But 16:12?! That's faster than Molly Huddle ran on the roads as a high school senior.
I'm pretending to sound knowledgeable about this, but I learned everything I know this morning after reading your blog entry!
Even if it turns out that the 16:12 is short, all of her other performances are amazing. I just hope she's still healthy and running well 5 or 10 years from now.
Posted by: Alison at September 3, 2004 12:22 PM
hey..cute webpage/blog. i really really like the pink for some unknown reason...hope you had a good trip to the chiropractor...you didn't miss much at school...i heard accounting was unhelpful for our department, i went on the 15 minute library tour which was mildly interesting, and couldn't make myself sit through the leadership seminar (i had lunch on the quad instead)...are people only supposed to comment on running/exercise on here? if so, beautiful day for running, huh? i feel your pain!! hope you got in some sort of run/bike ride...i just did my knee exercises (for runner's knee) and some sit-ups (b/c i can do exercises that don't require shoes or sweating)...still waiting for the hole in my toe to close :)...ok, hope i've caught you up on school and posted some requisite running info...
Posted by: at September 3, 2004 6:21 PM