<p> Alana Hadley, a high school senior in North Carolina, is also rare marathon runner at her age with a 2 hour 41 minute best and ultimate goal of qualifying for a future Olympic team. Alana will be sharing a video diary with MileSplit and Flotrack over this coming year of her ups and downs in her training and running pursuits.</p>

Don't complain about your long run until you watch this.

Alana Hadley, a senior at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the second-fastest junior marathoner in American history. She ran her best time of 2:38.34 to win the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon this past fall and is the youngest qualifier for next year's Olympic Trials in the distance.

In the video diary below, the professional athlete runs us through a 20-mile tempo run. Splits are detailed below.

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Loop 1: 3 miles in 17:54 (5:56, 5:59, 5:59)
Loop 2: 3 miles in 18:03 (6:00, 6:01, 6:02) for 35:57 at 6 miles
Loop 3: 3 miles in 18:01 (6:02, 6:00, 5:59) for 53:58 at 9 miles
Loop 4: 3 miles in 18:00 (6:03, 6:02, 5:55) for 1:11:58 at 12 miles
Total: 12 miles in 1:11:58 (6:00 per mile) (these laps are done continuous no stopping, so it's a full 12 mile tempo run)

Alana Hadley Athlete Profile