# @trialsofmilesracing on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CDSPTXCHaT5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14406466-trialsofmilesracing-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-07-30T23:39:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Trials of Miles Racing (@trialsofmilesracing) — https://gondola.cc/trialsofmilesracing

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🔥BEAT THE HEAT ATHLETE SHOWCASE🔥
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Meet Johanna Gretschel jojo_shea from Austin Texas.  Johanna has advanced to Round 3 after running an 11:13 (2 mile) in Round 1 and a 5:10 (1 mile) in Round 2.  She has been rounding into very good shape after as she described “not training seriously for anything for the past few years” but then decided to run her first marathon in March— “just a few weeks before the pandemic shut everything down”. 
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PERSONAL BESTS 

1500: 4:40.31 (2012)
5K: 18:35 (2014)
10K: 38:16 (2013)
Marathon: 3:15:37 (2020)
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After her first marathon, Johanna explained “I knew I wanted to keep my fitness up but Texas summers can be pretty brutal and not exactly conducive to marathon training. It's been a lot of fun to experiment with shorter workouts to prep for the Trials of Miles races and I've been pleasantly surprised to see there's still some track speed in these legs! The time trials, workouts and following the competition have helped the time go by, too, during this eternal summer of quarantine.”
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Goals: “As far as goals go, I really just wanted to make the 5K round. I know there's some serious marathoners in the competition and I think it's going to be pretty hard to qualify for the final. That said, I think I can break my PR and maybe even sneak under 18 minutes which would be a huge life goal for me! If I sneak into the final, I will try to run the 2K at the same pace as my mile (5:10).” Based on her recent performances, a 5k personal best sounds like it is well within reach!
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#austinrunning #milesplit #trackandfield #runnersofinstagram #marathontraining #marathon #runnersofinstagram

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