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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 08, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided -  
17:16 OktoberFAST 5K (10/11)
17:23 BAA 5K (4/12)
37:10 Memorial Day 10K (5/11)
1:17:03 Long Beach Half Marathon (10/11)
1:17:21 USA 1/2 Champs - Duluth (6/12)
2:49:01 Philadelphia Marathon (11/11)

Aided -
16:52 Fight For Air 5K (6/11)
17:08 Provo City 5K (5/12)
1:17:52 Top of Utah Half Marathon (8/11)
1:17:54 Utah Valley Half Marathon (6/11)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run consistently as I get back to 100% health. Stay patient!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun training and racing.

Sub-17 5K
Sub-1:17 Half Marathon
Quality for the Olympic Trials in the marathon

Personal:

I am originally from Knoxville, TN and moved to SLC with Jake in 2010. I started racing in 2011 and had some great success before a major injury hit me in July 2012. I had athletic pubalgia surgery in May 2013...then again in Sept 2014 and am still trying to get back to my old self. Although running is my true passion, I love doing pretty much anything active outdoors - backcountry skiing, backpacking, biking, etc. 

I've been running for the Saucony Team since 2011. I enjoy representing the brand and really do believe they make the best shoes :)

I work as a Quality Engineer for BD Medical in Sandy.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Lifetime Miles: 912.35
Hiking Miles Lifetime Miles: 10.50
Wed, Jun 27, 2012
Total Distance
6.20

AM - 30 minutes of weights/strengthening exercises, then yoga. 

PM - Was going to run up at Alta but didn't want to feel out of shape today so opted to run with Devra at Dimple Dell instead. The hills at Dimple Dell are pretty brutal too!

Sweat Science article - Strengthening, Not Stretching, To Deal With IT Band Syndrome. Seems like so many injuries can be avoided with hip strengthening.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 6.20
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.20
Comments
From NatalieK on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 11:27:55 from 174.232.202.249

It's true! I tore my ACL a couple years ago and the PT I worked with after my surgery said that hip strengthening is one of the beat things you can do for your knees and preventing injury. Thanks for the article.

From aleph on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 11:31:19 from 67.63.231.130

So true. Hip and ankle strengthening are easy to neglect, but so helpful!

From Rachelle on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:49:22 from 199.190.170.31

Great article Andrea! I love how proactive you are about dealing with injuries. It is something all of us should probably think more about.

From Lulu Walls on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 16:12:15 from 155.100.212.98

Hips are very important! Glutes too :)

From Hamdog Alum on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 18:48:16 from 71.90.5.18

Good article, it just goes to show how important it is to be a total athlete.

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