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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, May 29, 2012
Total Distance
13.20

AM - Morning workout, another "see how I feel" one. I drove to the least hilly area that is close by to home. By the time I got going, it was already pretty hot and humid - reminded me a lot of Boston. Warm-up of 2 miles then -

4 mile tempo at 6:22 pace, 0.5 jog
2 x 0.5 mile at 5:54 pace, equal recovery
2 x 0.25 mile at 5:45 pace, equal recovery
2 x .125 mile at 5:45 pace, equal recovery

Not a stellar workout, but 5.75 miles of faster running. My effort level was much higher than the paces I was running. Will try to get up earlier on Thursday and get in a faster workout. I need to work on my turnover if I want to try to break 17 minutes in ten days at PTF!

PM - 3.1 miles once the sun went down. Really pleasant and relaxing run.

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:00:36 from 155.100.226.54

Humidity is tougher than altitude, in my opinion. Good workout under the circumstances.

From Christi on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:08:24 from 174.56.35.183

Wow, that is ALOT of "quality miles" God job!

From allie on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:23:35 from 161.38.218.168

very nice. have a fun week with your family.

From Rachelle on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:41:13 from 159.212.71.200

Humidity is a killer! It is the effort that counts and you definitely still hit some awesome paces despite the warm temps. Enjoy the time with your family Andrea.

From Lulu Walls on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 14:55:00 from 155.100.217.229

That sub-17 is soooo going to happen. I will bet a crap-ton of Oregon micro-brews on it :)

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 14:57:38 from 155.100.226.54

The bigger challenge (than sub 17) is going to be figuring out the recycling in Portland. Rob says its VERY complicated. They have a separate bin for every imaginable category.

From Andrea on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 14:58:16 from 69.131.218.205

Haha...you ever had summer beer before? I actually found a drink that I like!

From Lulu Walls on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 15:03:08 from 155.100.217.229

Yeah I bet you have to bring your own reusable paper cup and it must have a bird on it...

Oooh a drink that you like?!? I can't wait for wine tasting night. I take these types of challenges very seriously.

From Jake K on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 19:26:11 from 67.182.215.126

twilight shakeouts are so awesome!

i'm looking forward to this "find a drink we like" night. what goes w/ diet dew? :-)

From Hamdog Alum on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 21:12:57 from 71.82.247.163

Nice workout Andrea. Sometimes those really tough efforts end up being spring boards to some new fitness gains.

Good luck in your race. I know you can break 17, just try to kick earlier than you normally would say 50 meters early and I think you'll crack it.

From Andrea on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 21:16:06 from 69.131.218.205

I think I'll be kicking for the entire race! :)

From AngieB on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 07:54:18 from 199.190.170.24

Your ready for a sub 17 5k for sure. Wow that is so flying fast!

From scottkeate on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 09:43:22 from 216.49.181.254

I love the laser focus you've got for the sub 17. I'm preaching to the choir on this, but while trusting the effort level isn't easy, these hard-effort workouts ARE getting the job done.

If you keep the clear intention and listen to your body, you're in for a great experience.

From Tina on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:07:33 from 65.130.121.118

Great workout in the heat and humidity!

I'm totally laughing at Jake's comment about the recycling in Portland. It reminded me of the time I got yelled at by someone at a race in Boulder for accidentally throwing something into the wrong bin. I had never been to a race that had multiple recycling bins and a compost bin! They even had someone standing there to fish out incorrectly thrown out items and put them in the proper container.

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