Going With The Flow

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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

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

Total Distance

2.40

AM - Went on a jog this morning for 2.4 miles. Ran to the art museum up the Rocky Steps and all! The run had a lot of traffic stops - probably the only time that I appreciated the red lights so I could stop. Then we hit 3 green lights in a row and I was dying :). My legs/arms/shoulders/back have progressively gotten more sore as the day goes on.

I've been playing the "what if" and "if only" game all day today. What if I went out with the faster pacer, if only I ran 2 seconds faster to break 2:49, if only I pushed a little harder, etc. I'm sure everyone goes through this after a marathon, and it totally sucks.

Somehow I managed to lose my ID while in Philadelphia, so thankfully Allie was more than willing to break into my condo and snoop through all my stuff to FedEx some identification for me. After a year and a half of living in SLC, I finally had my first guests over to my place. Wow - that is totally sad. Sounds like Jake and I need to host a "We didn't make the OTQ but we tried really hard" party soon!

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 2.40

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From JulieC on Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 18:48:09 from 67.41.189.197

I totally understand the postmortem....but really if you go back to that VERY moment of time in the same frame of time it just wouldn't change so there is no reason to dwell....but yes it totally sucks. I still wish I didn't take off my shoes and socks!!;D. Looking forward to the PARTY : D

From runningafterbabies on Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 22:48:43 from 71.195.219.247

I totally get the "what if," syndrome AND the obsession over a couple seconds. My Boston time was 3:07:03 (a walk in the park for you) and I was so mad I had to tell everyone I ran a 3:07, when in my mind 3:06 sounded so much faster and was only four seconds faster... We are so hard on ourselves, and that is okay. I go through the kubler-ross grieving cycle after disappointing races: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I like to add a step after acceptance - the hunger/drive to kick some serious butt next time. Hang in there, Andrea. I really really really appreciate the honesty and emotions you freely express on both of your blogs.

From DaleG on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 01:25:43 from 71.199.57.238

Oh Andrea, I feel your pain. For me it seems to get worse two days after the marathon.

I find it hard to believe you two have never had guests at your place. Come to think of it, we never have guests at our house, either. Hmmmmm...Something to think about.

From Bec on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 10:06:25 from 68.206.133.141

Wow, to just have a chance at OTQ, you are just unbelievable.

Kudos to Allie for the break in. Happy you can come back to Utah safely.

Congrats on a fantastic run, most of us can only dream about running that fast.

From allie on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:02:37 from 161.38.218.168

ah, the "what if" game -- i do it every time. in the last mile of TOU this year i remember thinking: "okay, remember this moment. there is NO WAY you can move any faster than you are moving right now, so don't look back on this and question whether or not you could have run harder." even with those thoughts in my mind during the race, i still questioned myself afterward about why i didn't suck it up and find a way to move my legs faster.(it was a PR for me, but it still stung a bit because i so badly wanted to break 2:50). i was mad at myself for not finding a way to dig deeper. it's easy to second-guess when you aren't at the peak of fatigue and pain, but as julie said -- if we could go back we would realize we wouldn't/couldn't have gone any faster.

your place is very nice, although i felt like a criminal. i only took one pair of ski boots and your medical scale.

From Jake K on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 15:56:03 from 75.193.147.199

Allie!!! Now how am I supposed to measure my height when I get back from our trip???

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