Word: upping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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She started faster than she usually does at the beginning of the race and then faded to about 30th place during the second mile. But, the difference in this race, Helms thinks, was the speed she picked up at the end of the second mile and beginning of the third...
"I picked up my pace much more gradually throughout these portions of the race and started my kick much earlier, with about 600 to 800 meters to go, because I usually have too much in the end of my races," Helms said. "So I think that allowed for my time...
Helms had been feeling sick the past two weeks, and so she had kept her training pretty light. She supposes she will follow a similarly relaxed routine for the next week leading up to the NCAAs. But, then again, this will be her first time running in Nationals and so...
"If you're a black student here at Harvard you need an outlet that brings students together," she says. "For me, my identity is as a black woman. Every day, I wake up and think--I'm a black woman. That's very important to me."
Harvard's defense is fantastic, almost as good as its '97 version. That year, the Crimson allowed only four touchdowns in Ivy games, none of which came on the ground. All but the most masochistic opposing coaches gave up on the run early, and Harvard finished 9-1, 7-0...