Going With The Flow

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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.

Favorite Blogs:

Jake K

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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

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Total Distance

5.90

AM - Horsepark loop 4.4 miles easy. No motivation to work today - so anxious for the weekend! The best workout of the training cycle is this afternoon.

PM - 1.5 miles with 2 x 0.25 miles at half marathon pace with equal recovery.

Tracking info here. Below are the splits of my PR - hopefully I'll be faster than that. I only freaked out about running 18:16 5Ks....well since I saw the splits. But I've done it before! :)

5K             18:16
10K 36:31
10 Miles     58:46
11.9 miles   1:09:57
Finish         1:17:03

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 116.20

Comments

From allie on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 09:37:38 from 161.38.218.168

you can totally manage those splits and faster -- just remember all of those great workouts and progression runs you've done leading up to this. i think duluth is going to be very kind to both you and jake. good luck. have fun.

PS: i passed your car on the freeway this morning and pulled a face and a wave. turns out it was an old guy with white hair and not you at all. whoops.

From Rachelle on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:13:03 from 159.212.71.173

It is impossible to focus at work before a big race. I definitely struggling with that last week.

I am getting very excited for you guys! How cool is it that you'll be toeing the line with some of the best runners in the country. Trust in your training, run hard and have fun and enjoy the experience. Best of luck!

From runningafterbabies on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:09:20 from 71.195.219.247

You can do this! Remember, you are a 16 minute 5ker, so 18:16s won't seem hard at all.

From scottkeate on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:37:34 from 216.49.181.254

Looking forward to seeing what you can do with that super fast crowd. As you've experienced before, something magical happens in a race when all of a sudden running faster seems easier. You are going to do great!

From Lulu Walls on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 13:24:45 from 155.100.212.98

You can so do this! It is going to be very exciting. Just realized that I have to get up at 5:25 am to watch the live tracking... and I will :)

From JD on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 14:03:49 from 70.96.78.149

good luck to you and Jake this weekend - you two are the only "Utahns" on the entry list - i can't imagine better representation!

From RAD on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 17:25:27 from 98.202.23.178

woot woot! I'm SO excited!! Thanks for posting tracking info. I'll have to check up on you :) I'm bummed I missed my TCBY cone last night.

From Redd on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 21:15:55 from 67.182.221.157

Run fast and kick some ass Andrea!

From prestonmadera on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 21:33:48 from 67.182.220.96

You will do great!!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 07:27:57 from 155.219.241.10

Good luck tomorrow, and enjoy the trip!

From Toby on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 08:42:50 from 199.101.229.6

I'm so excited for your race! I grew up in MN and Grandma's was THE race to run back then. It was so fun and exciting to see all the locals. I'm assuming you'll fly in MPLS/ST Paul - so on the way from the city to Duluth, stop at Toby's bakery. They have amazing cinnamon rolls (or at least they were amazing when I was kid). AND they always use to have awesome mini donuts at the end of the race! Enjoy and go kick some trash!

From Smooth on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 09:31:55 from 174.27.220.150

GO! Andrea! GO!!!! YOU WILL DO GREAT!!! BEST of LUCK tomorrow!!!! :)

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