{"id":394,"date":"2025-12-15T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2025-12-15T23:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:11:04","slug":"welles-5k","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/welles-5k\/","title":{"rendered":"Welles 5k"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"394\" class=\"elementor elementor-394\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cf26b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76cf26b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c992132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c992132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welles 5k<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b91f1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b91f1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236370d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236370d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"478\">The Welles 5K at Boston College holds a special place in my racing journey as both a campus tradition and my introduction to short-distance racing. Known for bringing together students, alumni, and the BC community, the race embodies competition, camaraderie, and school spirit. Running through campus made it more than just a race, it was a shared experience rooted in tradition.<\/p><p data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"938\">I raced the Welles 5K twice, in 2024 and again in 2025, and the improvement from one year to the next was a powerful reminder of what consistent training can accomplish. Lowering my personal best from 24 minutes to 21 minutes reinforced the value of structured workouts, speed development, and patience. That progression gave me confidence not only in racing shorter distances, but in trusting the long-term training process across all endurance disciplines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20ced8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f20ced8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b99867 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b99867\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe212d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbe212d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024 - 24:31<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0592629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0592629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8334-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8334-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8334-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8334-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8334-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8334-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2334649 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2334649\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1fee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c1fee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 - 21:17<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75881dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75881dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1841-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1841-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1841-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1841-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1841-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1841-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b47c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5b47c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5341d09 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5341d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hathletics.org\/staging\/8221\/race-training-gallery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt;&lt; 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