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If You Want to Win a Race, Run in a Small One: The Freedom Run 5K



Since Fairbanks winters are so long and cold, there is always so much going on in the summer. Hence the plethora of races here. Yesterday, there was a 5k on post that we decided to run in. The best part was that we were able to run it together--well, we didn't run together, but we got to participate together.  My goal was to break 20 minutes because my personal best had been 20:25. Unfortunately, my muscles were still very fatigued from last week's 10k and this week's training, so I finished in 21:47. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but I did my best for the day!

But lucky for me, my off day was on a race that only had 150 participants. So I ended up being the first girl to finish, and 7th overall. And I even received my first trophy, which I was secretly kinda excited about, because it fulfilled a childhood wish :)

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  1. Hannah Marie WhippleJuly 2, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    haha I'm so glad you finally got a trophy! :)

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  2. Mike and Marisa ComptonJuly 3, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    YAY! thats stinkin awesome! You beat every girl when you were tired. Imagine how many boys you'd beat if you weren't already pooped out from the last race. ;) WAY TO GO JENESSA! Out of curiosity, how did marshall do?

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    1. Jenessa AdamsJuly 3, 2012 at 12:57 PM

      Haha, ya that would have been funny! He did really well though! I think he ran it somewhere between 22:30-23 minutes, but I'm not sure. He was such a great motivator during the race. That's what I love about him--that he can push other people to perform better than they thought they had in them.

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