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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
Total Distance
9.70

AM - 4.5 miles, caught up with Jake on his cooldown then added extra. Right hamstring feels too tight and too loose at the same time. Workout today is definitely cancelled...we'll see about tomorrow.

I did prove to myself yesterday that I am not a slave to my mileage goals - I was at 69.4 last week and was supposed to be between 70-75 miles. It's so pathetic how much I care about that 0.6 miles that I know makes no difference in my training, but it took a lot of will power not to run! Instead I did a bunch of upper body strength training as my start to "the ultimate beach body in 5 days" (going to the beach this weekend!!).

PM - 5.2 miles at 8 min pace. The first mile felt like my left leg went to the spa while the right leg got thrown down the stairs a few times. But surprisingly, throughout the run they seemed to balance and almost even out. Weird, but good!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 117.50
Comments
From Jake K on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:00:05 from 155.100.226.54

It took 100 times more discipline to NOT run yesterday. It was the smart move!

My beach body week has taken a downward spiral after I realized I brought a box of whoppers to work with me. They are gone now, luckily :-)

From Russ on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:54:47 from 74.114.3.253

Great will power! That is hard to not hit those exact mileage goals. Great job staying home.

From Rachelle on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:22:16 from 159.212.71.25

haha I want to know your beach body in 5 days secret. :)

Great self control yesterday Andrea, I am proud!

From Carina on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:31:11 from 204.15.86.83

Smart girl!! Um... I think you already have a beach body!

From RAD on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 17:31:04 from 98.202.23.178

beach body in 5 days?!? why haven't I heard about this before? And here I've been running, spinning, swimming, lifting and eating right like a sucker! :)

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