Friday, March 25, 2011

2011 Elite Team: Candace Jacobs

Candace Jacobs
Age: 30
Huntsville, AL



Brief Biography
I have lived in Huntsville my entire life. I've been running for 14 years. I graduated from Madison County High where I ran track and field, while there we were state champs my junior year. After highschool I received a full scholarship for cross country at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, which later led to running track and field my last three years. I graduated from UAH with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. I 've been teaching 5th grade at Holy Spirit School for eight years. In 2004 I married my husband Erik and then in 2007 we had a son named Jonathan. I've ran 6 mararthons including 1 Boston.

Short Term Goals
I want to run these races around the specified time this year 5K-17:10, 10K- 36:40, 1/2 marathon- 1:20, marathon-2:52 I want to volunteer a lot more this year!

Long Term Goals
Within the next 5-10 years I would like to break 2:50 for the marathon.

Personal Records
  • 2 Mi at Winter Winds 11:24
  • 5 km at Spooktackular 17:34
  • 4 Mi at Winter Winds 23:54
  • 5 Mi at Midnight Run Pegeion Forge 29:33
  • 10 km at Mono Sano 37:17
  • 15 km at Mono Sano 58:36
  • 10 Mi at Mooresville 63:08
  • 13.1 Mi at Heroes 1:21:34
  • 26.2 Mi at Rocket City Marathon 2:54:22
Recent Race Results
  • Cotton Row Run 10 km 37:57 7th OA 1st AG
  • A & M 10 km 39:55 2nd OA
  • Twilight 5 km 18:39 2nd OA
  • Midnight Run Pegion Forge 8 km 29:44 1st OA
  • Mono Sano 10 km 37:17 1st OA
  • Mono Sano 15 km 58:36 1st OA
  • Liz Hurley 5 km 17:56 1st OA
  • Spooktackular 5 km 17:34 1st OA BAGR
  • Heroes 1/2 and 5K 13.1 Mi 1:21:34 1st OA BAGR
  • Rocket City Marathon 26.2 Mi 2:54:22 1st OA
2011 Calendar
  • Rocket City Marathon 26.2 Mi 12/20011 Under 2:52
  • Spooktackular 5 km 10/1/2011 17:20 or under
  • Scholarship Run 8 km 4/2/2011 Under 30:00
  • UAH Spring Road Race 10 km 3/6/2011 Under 37:10
  • Cotton Row 10 km 5/30/2011 Under 37:15
  • Coca Cola Classic 10 km 5/2/2011 under 37
  • Heroes 13.1 Mi 11/1/2011 Under 1:20