On July 11th 3rd year ZAP resident athlete Allison Grace capped off an impressive 2008/2009 campaign by finishing 6th at the Crazy 8's 8 kilometer road race in Kingsport, TN in a time of 27:17. Grace was also the first American finisher. The race capped off a year which saw the 26 year-old run 4 personal best times in the 5,000m, lowering her best from 16:14 to 15:47, a personal best in the 10,000m (33:12) as well as an 8k best of 26:39. Grace also finished top 10 at 3 seperate US National Championships and was named to her 3rd US Ekiden Relay Team in 2009. Grace will now be taking a break before readying herself for her first marathon at the Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis / St. Paul on October