Going With The Flow

May 06, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesAndrea's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201120122013201420152016
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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:
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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, Jan 16, 2013
Total Distance
4.60

AM - I was planning to do a short tempo during lunch, but the temperature outside was already 20 degrees this morning so I decided to go ahead and run. 2 mile warm-up then 2 mile tempo in 6:18, 6:15. Cooled down 0.6 miles back home. The tempo loop had several sections of ice/snow so I had to be careful not to slip. The effort felt significantly better than last week - still heavy breathing but my legs felt great. I might try for a 3 mile tempo next week. 

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 114.20
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:25:02 from 155.100.226.191

Great job! :-)

Tempo loop? Was the west side still icy?

From Rachelle on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:26:59 from 159.212.71.17

Nice work Andrea! I think the bad air quality could be contributing to the heavier breathing. Or at least thats what I've been blaming it on...

From Andrea on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:31:10 from 72.37.171.52

Yeah I just added that. It has several sections on the west side that still had a few inches of snow and other sections that were icy. I wasn't too worried about pace so it wasn't a huge deal to slow down a bit there. But I wouldn't recommend it for you. 1500 isn't bad though...you could do your half marathon pick-ups there tomorrow.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:34:37 from 155.100.226.191

That's a really good pace if you are dealing w/ snow and have to watch your footing. Progress!!!

From Andrea on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:38:26 from 72.37.171.52

The Winter Series 5K comes at the perfect time! I'm not ready to race it, but it would be a good tempo. Maybe I'll try to run it at 6:13 pace - my new marathon pace :)

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:40:54 from 155.100.226.191

Yep I think that will be perfect. Shoot for around 6:10-6:15 pace. Low 19s. A good workout and something to build from.

From Bam on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 09:45:30 from 89.126.28.24

Top news Andrea. It's great to see you back running and doing some faster stuff too.

From Matt Poulsen on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 20:23:10 from 98.202.242.213

Great progress Andrea!

From AngieB on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 08:06:23 from 159.212.71.17

Nice! I am glad you are back running. You are coming back so smart. Keep up the great progress!

From MichelleL on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 21:49:50 from 42.3.119.247

Look at you, running and tempoing! Nice! Already have speed back in your legs.

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: