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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, Oct 12, 2011
Total Distance
8.60

AM - Physical therapy this morning. He said it was probably just a mild strain in my hamstring at this point. He gave me some exercises, as well as instructions for ice, heat, massage, and no stretching. I can do that! Fast intervals are probably out of the question for now, but this next month is mostly about marathon pace so that shouldn't cause major problems. We'll just see how it goes. Attitude speeds up the healing process!

PM - 8.6 miles with Jake around Sugarhouse and Millcreek. I started off really slow to make sure nothing hurt and slowly made my way to 7:45-8 min mile pace. I'm content with running easy all this week as long as I can put in some miles.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 114.50
Comments
From Burt on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:52:13 from 72.223.91.148

Positive vibes.

From Rachelle on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:56:56 from 159.212.71.25

Interesting about the no stretching. Sending positive vibes your way. I am glad you met with a PT. Now at least you know what you are up against. :)

From Carina on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 13:23:07 from 204.15.86.83

I'm glad it's nothing too serious, I'm sure it will heal fast!

From Hamdog Alum on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 22:56:41 from 68.185.190.140

Great race report Andrea, just got the chance to read the full thing. Wow, you showed a lot of guts. If you can do that in the 1/2 you'll have no problem in the marathon. Hope the hammy heals fast. Compression shorts will help it feel a little better when running. Also, will keep it warmer.

From Andrea on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:37:48 from 72.37.171.52

I like all the positive vibes!

Hamdog Alum - thanks for the tip on compression shorts. I wore them this morning and could really tell a difference. There didn't seem to be as much vibration and jarring of the muscle when running.

From runningafterbabies on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:46:27 from 71.195.219.247

I'm glad it felt better this morning! I agree on the compressions shorts. Sometimes I take some time to put a heating pad on tight/strained muscles it for 5-10 min. before my morning run. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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