Going With The Flow

Indianapolis Monumental 5k

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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.

Favorite Blogs:

Jake K

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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

Sat, Nov 02, 2013

Race: Indianapolis Monumental 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:18:16, Place overall: 2

Total Distance

7.50

Another step in the right direction today. I consider this a better performance than the SOJO 5k and was able to finish a lot stronger.

The elite race coordinator was nice enough to let me hang out in the elite quarters (=warm indoors) prior to the race as Jake's coach/psychologist/masseuse. The talent level in that room was pretty phenomenal - truly some of the best in the country ran today. I ran part of the warm-up with Jake and walked with the elites to the starting line. Conditions were pretty good for fast times at 41 degrees and only a little breezy. Because the 5K started after the half/full, I jogged to the half mile mark to watch (and make sure Jake didn't go out at 3k pace). I have never seen such a big race start - the masses just kept coming and coming. It made me happy to see so many people that love the sport!

Obviously I wasn't super focused on my race. Apparently no one else needed to do strides for the 5k so I didn't either. A few mascots danced for a couple minutes then we were off. I was in 50th place at 0.25 mile and I'm pretty sure there were at least 35 epic crashes. I stuck to my 5:55 goal pace and worked on reeling in the runners ahead of me. I was able to speed up in the last 0.5 mile and finish with a pretty good kick.

I hoped to run around 18:15 so I am satisfied with my performance! I haven't had the best week with quite a bit of discomfort of my lateral knee and glute, but once again race day performed its miracle and I felt completely healthy. I really do believe that the races are helping my right leg/hip muscles fire correctly and are good for me as I continue to heal.

I relaxed for a few minutes then went out to wait and cheer for Jake. He came around the corner with two guys on either side of him, and it was great to see him kick it into that extra gear and outsprint them! Overall a good race for both of us.

It was nice to meet Jason D then watch Paul come in 3rd (and PR!) in the marathon. Also, hats off to Joe Bell with a big PR as well!

According to my Garmin, I need to get better at running the tangents... and stop running THROUGH buildings during the race :)

Saucony Fastwitch 6 Miles: 7.50

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 07:23:58 from 24.10.249.165

Congratulations Andrea!

From Amiee on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 07:31:22 from 166.70.240.95

I'd say!

From steve ash on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 08:14:43 from 174.52.100.252

Congratulations Andrea! Another step closer.

From Matt Schreiber on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 08:52:03 from 66.17.102.185

Not too shabby is right! Congrats!

From Bret on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 09:09:49 from 70.209.1.196

Great result! Well done!

From allie on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 09:32:16 from 97.126.219.219

awesome.

From Jake A on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 09:50:59 from 174.27.201.85

Alright! You keep getting better and better. Have a fun trip.

From Yasir on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 19:15:36 from 99.20.240.112

Congratulations.

From Tara on Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 21:51:06 from 75.169.136.113

YES!!!

From SpencerSimpson on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 00:08:11 from 166.147.88.42

Rad! Nice W! Made it happen.

From joebell1981 on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 06:23:20 from 99.39.133.24

Awesome, Andrea - congrats on the win!!

Sorry I didn't see your message to later - would've loved to meet up with y'all.

From Superfly on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 11:54:50 from 74.211.21.81

I love that your rolling again. Keep it up and great job!

From Kam on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 11:59:39 from 199.192.101.88

The comeback surge continues...

From Kendall on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 12:09:33 from 70.208.7.172

You won?! Nice work!!

From Jon on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 19:01:18 from 107.203.52.135

Nice work, Andrea. But running through buildings- are you an X-man?

From Jason D on Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 19:36:27 from 24.1.80.94

Great to meet you guys and see you race. And well done! I have an video of your finish if you want it. I also have some really unfocused photos of the start line. It's super professional, of course, so make checks available to Jason J Dodge.

Keep knocking out those 5ks!

From Jake K on Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 09:24:35 from 159.212.71.25

I want to see photos of the pre-race mascot dance!

From RileyCook on Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 09:45:55 from 208.54.5.242

Great race. Your come back is coming along nicely. Keep being smart and you should be ripping up the racing scene next year.

From Andrea on Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 09:53:14 from 72.37.171.52

Thanks all! I've got two more 5Ks to go this year and will really be pushing for sub-18 at the Phoenix 5k over Thanksgiving...it's going to be close!

From josse on Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 15:01:16 from 70.208.7.138

Great to see you going in the right direction :)

From Christie on Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 15:15:05 from 74.213.202.246

You rock Andrea!!! Congrats :)

From Rachelle on Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 14:23:01 from 159.212.71.173

Congratulations Andrea! You will be breaking 18 in no time. Great job.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 17:45:17 from 166.147.72.20

Your progress curve is impressive! If this continues, you'll have the world record in a few more months. Great job.

From Neasts on Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 17:51:06 from 75.169.63.76

Love it! Great job.

From Matt Poulsen on Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 10:31:12 from 174.52.216.185

Nicely done!

From Teena Marie on Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 13:00:49 from 155.99.215.219

NICE!!!

Here's a thought: What if you stopped running through buildings? If you leaped them in a single bound instead wouldn't that cut off at least a handful of seconds???

Just a thought. :) :) :)

Congratz!!! :)

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