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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
Thu, Aug 30, 2012
Total Distance
2.00

AM - 2 miles, ran a mile with Jake and then back home. Felt DIZZY!

The doctor gave me a prescription for methylprednisolone, a corticosteroid which is involved in regulation of inflammation. The goal is for the medicine to get my inflammation under control so that the muscles will be able to heal. I only take it for 6 days, starting with a high dose and tapering down after that. The doctor said that if there's no relief by day 4, he will schedule the MRI. 

There are lots of side effects to this drug (after all, it is messing with the amount of cortisol in the body). One is dizziness - and I am very dizzy. Others include weight gain, moodiness, and trouble sleeping. Imagine how fun I will be if I have all those side effects! :) It's only 6 days though...no big deal. 

PM - Weight training for 30 minutes. Gotta take advantage of those steroids!! 

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 117.00
Comments
From Rachelle on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 09:15:54 from 159.212.71.69

Yikes I hate that dizzy feeling. Be careful Andrea! I am glad it is only 6 days and really hope it does the trick.

From Jake K on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 09:50:26 from 155.100.226.191

I'm so excited about what the next week has in store for us - you on a steroid taper and me on a mileage taper... we are going to be so fun to be around!! :-)

From allie on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:41:33 from 71.213.52.249

i was taking something similar the day i took the GMAT. i just thought the dizziness was a result of thinking too hard. it was pretty terrible.

good luck, to both of you, as you step down from your respective drugs. :)

From Jake K on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:42:35 from 155.100.226.191

i'm filling the gap in my life by planning out the rest of my year :-)

From Kassi on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:51:52 from 98.202.223.143

I think I have taken that steriod pack before (like 10 years ago), and it did help a lot. For some people though, it did nothing.

I hope it does the trick for you! I don't remember being dizzy though...nor any of those other side effects. It is pretty powerful stuff!

From allie on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:55:06 from 161.38.218.168

your pic...he he he.

From RAD on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 17:15:28 from 98.202.23.178

I love the new pic - self-explanatory :)

Good luck with the steroids. I've been on them for ITBS and my son has to occassionally go on them with his asthma. For me (and him) we don't sleep and get really, really cranky! Add no sleep and no running...yeah, next time I'll just move out for a week :)

All that said...they REALLY do help!

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