Valby entered in SEC championships 5K late Saturday night, May 11. Will she go for PR or just score points for the Gators? My guess is she will go for it. Meet being held at UF so Valby will want to leave her mark on Florida track. Hope the weather is not oppressively hot and humid which can be typical for Gainesville this time of year.
I think Valby will run sub 15:00. The race is on her home track. You're right though, the Gators don't have the depth to win the SEC but are a treat for Nationals which is always the greater goal.
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No, she has the standard already and the weather is already brutal in Florida, around 90 each day this week and very humid. If they held the race at 6:30-7 a.m., that would be a different story, quite good conditions, though humid.
Valby entered in SEC championships 5K late Saturday night, May 11. Will she go for PR or just score points for the Gators? My guess is she will go for it. Meet being held at UF so Valby will want to leave her mark on Florida track. Hope the weather is not oppressively hot and humid which can be typical for Gainesville this time of year.
The weather will be a huge factor. If it is hot and humid, and she’s far ahead of her competitors, doesn’t make sense for her to push it.
No, she has the standard already and the weather is already brutal in Florida, around 90 each day this week and very humid. If they held the race at 6:30-7 a.m., that would be a different story, quite good conditions, though humid.
Too bad the location of meets never considers the weather. Seems like distance runners are always up against the worst possible conditions.
Valby entered in SEC championships 5K late Saturday night, May 11. Will she go for PR or just score points for the Gators? My guess is she will go for it. Meet being held at UF so Valby will want to leave her mark on Florida track. Hope the weather is not oppressively hot and humid which can be typical for Gainesville this time of year.
The weather will be a huge factor. If it is hot and humid, and she’s far ahead of her competitors, doesn’t make sense for her to push it.
If AL is contending for the championship one would think Hilda O would try to give Valby a battle. Doris L as well.
This will be Valby’s debut on her home track. Ellie Shea’s mom holds the facility record of 15:50.50 from 1981. Mercy Chelangat holds the meet record of 15:22.99.
This will be Valby’s debut on her home track. Ellie Shea’s mom holds the facility record of 15:50.50 from 1981. Mercy Chelangat holds the meet record of 15:22.99.
Um, Mary Shea is NOT Ellie's mother. Her mother is named Jamie.
This will be Valby’s debut on her home track. Ellie Shea’s mom holds the facility record of 15:50.50 from 1981. Mercy Chelangat holds the meet record of 15:22.99.
Um, Mary Shea is NOT Ellie's mother. Her mother is named Jamie.
Oh, thank you! I gathered from other threads her mom was a great runner, as well.
She will kamikaze the race without showing any natural fatigue nor any concern that it is possible and then people on here will grasp about her arc training.
No, she has the standard already and the weather is already brutal in Florida, around 90 each day this week and very humid. If they held the race at 6:30-7 a.m., that would be a different story, quite good conditions, though humid.
She will kamikaze the race without showing any natural fatigue nor any concern that it is possible and then people on here will grasp about her arc training.
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