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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
Tue, Jan 22, 2013
Total Distance
5.60

AM - 3.8 miles outside. Felt very cold this morning which it was (~5 degrees). After 2 miles, I decided to throw in a hint of speedwork - 6 x 1 minute on/1 min off. Ran the "on" portions at about 5:35 pace and easy jog for the "off". It was hard to move faster with 5 lb of clothes on and cold, so this was a great start. Small steps forward.

Lunch - It was a little too soon to run again, so I used my Alter-G time mostly to loosen up. 65% bodyweight (75 lb) and 9 min pace. Ran for 10 minutes then one of my groin muscles cramped so I took a 5 minute backwards walk break, then 15 minutes of running again. Hard to count this as running, so I adjusted the total mileage to 65% (1.8 miles).

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 115.00
Comments
From Rachelle on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:37:48 from 159.212.71.69

Great workout Andrea! I definitely think the extra layers + freezing temps makes it much harder to move fast. You are making great progress.

From Andrea on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:40:06 from 72.37.171.52

Thanks Rachelle. The treadmill changes my running mechanics too much to do speedwork on there, so outside in the cold and smog is actually the better option. Go figure!

From allie on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:42:03 from 97.117.83.221

nice job, andrea. i was between 39th and 33rd on 13th east when i saw Lady in Red come cruising around a corner. "wow, that woman is moving!" i soon realized it was you and i tried to catch you. i was almost within yelling distance when you took off on your next fast segment, and then you turned into a condo complex and you were gone forever. the good news is that i sped up significantly trying to catch up to you, which warmed me up quite a bit (i was sooooo numb). AND you looked really strong and smooth.

From Andrea on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:45:41 from 72.37.171.52

I can't believe I just missed you! I was only going to do 5 reps and that last one was just bonus to get out of the road...you should've run faster to catch me!

From Jake K on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:46:37 from 155.100.226.191

I love that now we know allie secretly monitors our workouts. The cat is out of the bag!

Did you sign up for the winter series yet?!?

From Andrea on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:49:09 from 72.37.171.52

No I still need to sign up for it. My goal is 19:18 for the 5K - my new marathon pace. Ouch.

From allie on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 09:57:54 from 97.117.83.221

well, i gave up when i had to readjust my binoculars and then i lost track of your footprints when my black light burned out.

From Lily on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:21:52 from 67.199.178.95

Stealth mode allie...

From Cam on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:49:37 from 216.228.251.228

ill donate half of the temperature here to you- should round you guys out at still freezing.

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