Kelly Jaske made a stellar debut in the American Professional Road Racing Circuit, racing to 2nd place with a new PR of 1:12:06 at the 2009 Aramco Half Marathon, a USA Championship event.  Just a few weeks prior, she won an 8k road race in her hometown of Portland, Oregon in a fast time of 26:27.

Her second place finish at Houston automatically qualifies her to represent the United States at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, England on October 11, 2009.

A former corporate litigator and Harvard Law School graduate, Kelly now lives on the West Coast and and is coached by Brad Hudson, one of the United States’ premier distance coaches.