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BD 5K (3.07 mi)

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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
1195.70
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 353.05Hiking Miles Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 174.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 174.50Weight: 115.58
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 1 mile of walking.

PM - Hiked Mt. Wire, 5 miles and 2200ft. 

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

AM - 3 miles of walking.

PM - 3 miles on the elliptical.

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

4 miles of walking.

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

AM - 2 laps of skinning in Pink Pine.

PM - 3 miles of walking, 2000ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 2.2 miles of walking.

PM - 30 minutes of strength training class.

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

AM - 3 miles of walking.

PM - 3 miles on the elliptical.

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

PM - Skinned up Great Western lift, 1750ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 2.2 miles of walking.

PM - 3.2 miles on the elliptical.

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

PM - 1 lap up Great Western lift, 1750ft of skinning.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - 3 miles of walking.

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

AM - 2.7 miles of walking.

PM - 3 laps up in Twin Lakes Pass, 2500ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.00

AM - 1 miles of running and 1.3 miles of walking.

PM - 40 minutes of strength training class.

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

AM - 1.2 miles walking.

PM - Powder day! 2300ft of skinning with Jake.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 1.5 miles walking.

PM - 40 minutes of strength training class.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.50

AM - 3x0.5 miles of running.

PM - 1.5 miles on the elliptical.

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

PM - 4.3 miles of walking.

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

AM - Snow Leopard Race 2500ft HARD, then extra for 4100ft total.

PM - 8 mile bike ride with Jake

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 20 mile bike ride at a moderate effort with Jake. 

PM 1.5 miles of walking.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - 1.5, 0.5 miles of running with 0.8 miles of walking. 

PM - 35 minutes of strength training class. Then biked with Jake on his run for 5 miles.

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

AM - GORE-TEX Skimo race. 2200 ft, got 2nd place and felt good!

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.20

AM - 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1 miles of running, 2.1 miles of walking. 

PM - 40 minutes of strength training class.

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

PM - 2 laps up Great Western lift, 3500ft. Pushed too hard - hurt a lot after.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 1.8 miles of walking.

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

AM - 18 miles biking at moderate effort during Jake's tempo run.

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

PM - 3200ft of skinning up in the mountains.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Strength training class for 30 minutes. Pushed too hard - did too much weight.

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

AM - 1.8 miles of walking. 

PM - 1.5 laps of Great Western lift with Jake, 2650ft. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - 3 miles of walking.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.00

AM - 2x0.5 miles of running, 2.1 miles of walking.

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

PM - 1.5 miles of walking.

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

AM - Skimo Race, worked REALLY hard on this and got 1st place in the amateur division. 3100ft of vertical. 

PM - 1.5 miles of walking.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - XC style skinning with Jake, 6 miles and 1000ft of vertical.

PM - 4 miles of biking with Jake (run).

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - 2 miles of running, 9 min pace. 

PM - 2.2 miles of walking.

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

AM - 30 minutes of strength training class. 1.9 miles of walking.

PM - 1.5 laps of skinning up Great Western lift at Brighton with Jake, 2650 ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 1.5 miles moderate effort on the elliptical.

PM - 5 miles biking with Jake.

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

AM - 1.5 miles of walking. 30 minutes of strength training class. 

PM - 5 miles of biking with Jake (run).

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.90

AM: 5 x 0.4 miles of running.

PM - 2 miles of walking.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.50

AM - 1.5 miles of running at the Boulder XC race with Devra.

PM - 2 miles of walking.

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

AM - 7 miles of biking up Boulder Canyon with Jake, moderate effort for half. 

PM - 5 miles of hiking with 1600ft of vertical.

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

AM - 1.5 miles hard on the elliptical.

PM - 6 miles of biking with Jake (run).

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

AM - 30 minutes of strength training class and 1.5 miles of walking.

PM - 1.5 laps of skinning up the Great Western lift, 2650ft. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - Run/walk. 2 miles of running, 0.7 miles of walking.

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

AM - 50 minutes of strength training class.

PM - Two laps of Great Western lift with Jake, 3500ft of skinning.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 9 mile bike ride at moderate effort with Jake on his SS run.

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

PM - 3 miles of walking.

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

2300ft of skinning with Jake. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - Biked with Jake at a moderate effort on his long tempo run, 20 miles. 

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

PM - Strength training class for 40 minutes.

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

PM - 1 lap up Great Western lift at Brighton, 1750ft of skinning.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - 6 miles of biking at a moderate effort. 

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

PM - 1 lap of Great Western, 1750ft of skinning.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Biking at a moderate effort with Jake on his long tempo run, 20 miles. 

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

PM - 3 laps of Meadow Chutes with Jake, 3000ft of skinning. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 45 minutes of strength training class. 

PM - 7 miles of biking with Jake (run).

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

PM - 2350ft of skinning. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - 6 miles of biking at moderate effort.

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

AM - 30 minutes of strength training class. 

PM - Grizzly Gulch skinning with Jake, 2000ft. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - 2 miles of walking.

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

PM - Meadow Chutes skinning with Amiee, 1700ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM -  Fun day out touring in the mountains. Found some powder too! Silver Fork/Grizzly Gulch area, 4000ft of skinning.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 50 minutes of strength training class.

PM - 5 miles of biking with Jake (run).

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

AM - Strength training class for 50 minutes. 

PM - 4 miles biking with Jake (run).

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

PM - POWDER DAY! 4 laps of skinning off of Twin Lakes Pass, 3900ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

PM - 5 miles of biking with Jake on his run.

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

PM - 1.5 laps skinning up the Great Western lift, 2650ft. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Biking 20 miles with Jake on his tempo run.

PM - 1.8 miles of walking.

 

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

PM - 4 laps of skinning in Upper SIlver Fork, 2850ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - 50 minutes of strength training class.

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

3500ft of skinning with Jake. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - What I consider my first day of running. In Puerto Morelos - not really a better place to start than Mexico!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 2.5 miles with Jake in Puerto Morelos.

PM - 1.5 miles with Jake. Probably about 2 miles of walking in there too.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - 3 miles with Jake in Puerto Morelos.

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

AM - 22 miles of biking on Jake's long run in Puerto Morelos. Found an amazing dirt road.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - 3 miles running with Jake in Tulum.

PM - 15 miles of biking to Tulum ruins and all along the coast. 5 miles of walking in there too.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - 3 miles in Tulum with Jake.

PM - Lots of walking around Tulum, 3 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles with Jake, 8:15 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - 20 minutes of strength training class.

PM - 2 miles, 8:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

PM - 5K, 9:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

PM - 2 miles, 9:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

AM - 5k with Jake

PM - 2 mile walk.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.00

AM - 1 mile of running, 1600ft of skinning, 1.5 miles of walking.

PM - 8 miles of biking with Jake (run).

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles with Jake, 8:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - 40 minutes of strength training class.

PM - 2 miles, 9 min pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles with Jake.

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

AM - 13 miles biking with Jake (run).

PM - 3 miles rollerblading with Jake (run).

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.20

AM - 3.2 miles with Jake then hopped on the bike for another 7 miles. My psoas started aching after the biking.

PM - 6 miles on the rollerblades.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.20

PM - 2.2 miles, really slow.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.40

PM - 3.4 miles with Jake at horsepark, 7:50 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

AM - 2 miles walking.

PM - 5K with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.50

PM - 3.5 miles with Jake, 8:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.20

AM - 2 miles walking.

PM - 2.2 miles running.

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

Skinned to Twin Lakes Pass, 1200ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - Strength class 15 minutes.

PM - Horsepark with Jake, 3 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - Strength class 50 minutes. 

PM - Horsepark with Jake, 3 miles.

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

PM - Skinned up to the base of Patsy Marley with Jake, 1500ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

Day off from running. 

PM - Strength class 50 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles with Devra and Allie on Temple Mountain Road. The best road and best company!!

PM - Ding and Dang Canyon Loop, 6 miles. SO. MUCH. FUN. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 17:11:35 from 24.99.46.55

so much fun.

i can't get over that pic of roo dangling from his leash with his legs spread open, headed straight for devra's face.

Total Distance
5.30

AM - Temple Mountain Road run with Allie and Devra. 5.3 miles!

PM - Hiking for ~5 miles total.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - Little WIldhorse Canyon hike, 3 miles.

PM - 3 miles with Jake after the drive home.

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

Skinned 1750 ft 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.20

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

AM - 3 miles - snow!

pm - 3 miles - snow run at horsepark with Jake!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.00

AM - 4th Annual Work triathlon - 3rd place overall. 

2 mile Run: 13:42
1 mile Elliptical: 6:56
4 miles Bike: 10:03

I have not worked out this hard in a LONG time! It was quite a shock to the system...I was happy to run around 6:50 pace (a full minute faster than I've run for a year!). The elliptical was definitely my forte - all that skinning up mountains helped me there. Not surprisingly, I was struggling by the end of the bike. I finished with a beet red face and dripping sweat. I really want to win this triathlon next year - let's hope I'm healthy and can make it happen.

PM - Skinned 2000ft with Jake.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.30

AM - 6.3 miles in Millcreek with Jake before he left for Vienna, 8:00 pace. Longest run in a really long time, but it felt pretty good. I'm not quite ready for running this far though...

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

Off. Really exhausted and feeling a bit rough after the big run yesterday. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.50

AM - 4 miles. 

PM - 1.5 miles. Ate really bad and needed something to do. It wasn't the smartest thing to run a double that's okay.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.60

PM - 3.6 miles on the hill loop. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.60

PM - 3.6 miles on the hill loop. New route I made up b/c I seem to feel better when I start a run uphill. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.40

PM - Lunch run with Devra around Draper, 7:30 pace. I haven't run that fast in a while, and it was hard!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.50

PM - I wasn't feeling great structurally but was lazy all dayso I went out for 2.5 miles on the warm-up loop, 8:45 pace. 

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

PM - Skinned up Brighton to the top of the Great Western lift with Amiee, 1750ft. Equivalent ~4 miles of running.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.70
Total Distance
3.10

PM - 3.1 miles with Jake on the warm-up loop after he got back from Wien, 8:45 pace. PT for 20 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 116.70
Total Distance
3.50

AM - 20 minutes strength class.

PM - 3.5 miles at the horsepark with Jake, 8:05 pace, followed by PT.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.70
Total Distance
3.70

AM - 30 minutes of strength class/abs.

PM - 3.7 miles at Sugarhouse Park with Jake, 8:10 pace, followed by PT.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.70
Total Distance
3.50

AM - PT with Danny. He did manual therapy on some very tight (and painful) abdominal muscles, then we started ladder/plank ladder drills.

PM - 3.5 miles with Jake on the tempo loop, 8:30 pace. Legs felt tired and heavy. Starting from scratch with running is hard and exhausting - even only at 20mpw!

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

I decided to start posting publicly on the blog again. I have been very hesitant to do this for many reasons, but in the end I know it is good for me to capture my progress and how I am feeling on a daily basis (for some reason I cannot be consistent with writing down this information on an excel spreadsheet).

Just to give a brief summary of the last 8 months or so...I had a second surgery for my chronic groin pain back on September 10, 2015. I can now confidently say that the surgery was worth it and has relieved much of the chronic groin pain. Here is a 3-6 week post-surgery update and a 4th month post-surgery update. I really need to make another update post of 4-8 months...it's on my list! Basically, I spent the first 3 months walking, biking, and laying on the floor a lot. The next 3 months I was able to spend a lot of time in the mountains and get some great exercise through backcountry skiing. And these past 2 months I have finally started to run again. I am currently running ~20mpw and loving every second of it. I still have some pain, but it is getting less. My body is still learning how to move correctly again after 2.5 years of compensation, and this process will likely take quite a bit longer.

This has been and continues to be a very long recovery. I honestly don't know if I'll ever be completely without pain or be able to train and race competitively again, but I am now at a point where I can be happy again. And that's a really big deal! I can enjoy the things I am passionate about - running, skiing, hiking, and essentially everything else relating to being active in the outdoors. The biggest struggle I am having right now is too much motivation :)

AM - Strength training class for 50 minutes.

PM - Glad that Alta closed and we can finally use the terrain for skinning. 1800ft this evening, and the turns were perfectly slushy.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 17:00:32 from 24.99.46.55

:)

FRB has missed you greatly. welcome back.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 17:59:09 from 107.77.80.119

I'll try to be demotivating to help you out.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 18:02:53 from 107.77.80.119

It's too hot to run. There's too much traffic, you won't get anywhere. That couch sure looks comfortable. Running is a pointless pursuit.

From Andrea on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 20:21:38 from 98.202.128.218

Haha, thanks for the discouragement!!

From Bret on Sat, May 02, 2015 at 17:09:16 from 68.235.233.40

Welcome back - glad that you are happy and doing what you enjoy.

Total Distance
5.50

Lunch run with San from work...we ended up running quite a bit farther than I was anticipating but I held up  pretty well.

PM - Jake and I decided to skin up at Alta again this evening, 1800ft. My left abdominals started to hurt by the end, so I did a little more than I could handle today.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

Jake and I decided to test our skills a bit and bootpack up Main Chute at Alta then ski back down. It's been a long time since we've done a snow climb (mostly because I haven't been healthy enough), and I really enjoyed the challenge. 2500ft with about 1700ft of skinning and 800ft of bootpacking. 

PM - Decided not to run but did some strength training instead.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

AM - Morning skin/bootpack up the east face of Mt. Baldy at Alta, 2300ft.

PM - 3 miles in the middle of nowhere of West Valley City, 8:05 pace. 

Week summary: 19 miles of running and 8400ft of skinning/bootpacking (~21 miles equivalent). I've had a  little irritation on occassion, mostly the left abdominals attachment and iliotibial ligament. I've had some heel pain crop up the last few days from the increase in activity - just need to keep the calves looser. I felt like this week was good progress.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, May 03, 2015 at 19:10:34 from 24.10.247.181

No pictures of West Valley City?

From Andrea on Sun, May 03, 2015 at 19:13:53 from 98.202.128.218

Why would you ever want to see pictures of WVC? :)

From Rob Murphy on Sun, May 03, 2015 at 19:14:42 from 24.10.247.181

Redwood Road is heaven.

From Jake K on Sun, May 03, 2015 at 19:40:12 from 98.202.128.218

FOR THE RECORD - we were in West Valley returning something at the Backcountry.com store and ran at Lake Park, not along Redwood Road :-)

From Rob Murphy on Sun, May 03, 2015 at 20:04:25 from 24.10.247.181

As an East side elitist myself, I totally understand the need to explain your reasons for being in West Valley City.

From DaleG on Tue, May 05, 2015 at 17:27:52 from 152.216.15.5

This reminds me of growing up in West Valley and how the schools on the east side thought they were better than the west side.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, May 05, 2015 at 20:21:42 from 24.10.247.181

I grew up the same way Dale. I liked having that working class chip on my shoulder.

From Amiee on Fri, May 08, 2015 at 10:00:44 from 155.98.164.36

Those pix make you guys look bad @ss!

From Andrea on Fri, May 08, 2015 at 11:05:14 from 108.171.130.164

Amiee - you are coming with us next weekend!!

From Jake K on Fri, May 08, 2015 at 11:13:48 from 199.190.170.21

Main Chute Redux

From Jason D on Fri, May 08, 2015 at 11:25:12 from 68.80.27.222

I suppose my fear of heights is at odds with my desire to learn to ski.

From Amiee on Fri, May 08, 2015 at 11:26:29 from 155.98.164.36

Only if I get to wield an ice axe while wearing a bikini!

Total Distance
3.30

PM - Horsepark loops with the birthday boy, Amiee, and Roo!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.50
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 40 minutes strength class.

PM - 4 miles. Horsepark loops with Jake, 7:50 pace, followed by running drills on the grass.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 115.50
Total Distance
3.00

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 8:30 pace. Heel discomfort is hanging around so I'm taking tomorrow off from running.

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

PM - Strength training class for 50 minutes. PT with Danny - lots of left abdominal/ilioinguinal ligament massage then a few exercises.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Fri, May 08, 2015 at 15:31:58 from 104.51.208.13

"ilioinguinal" definitely sounds made up, but other than that, a very diligent day of injury recovery!

From Amiee on Sat, May 09, 2015 at 12:57:43 from 166.170.14.128

Or like she speaks a dozen languages... You're making so much progress!!!

Total Distance
3.40

PM - Lazy EZ Loop trail run in Moab at the Bar M Trails...super fun trail to run on!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

AM - Trail run on the Klonzo Trails in Moab...Borderline -> Wahoo -> Cross Canyon -> Secret Passage -> Dunestone -> Borderline for about 6 miles. This area is a great place to run.

PM - Hiked Fisher Towers Trail in Moab, ~4.2 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

AM - Morning run on the Bar M Trails of 6 miles...started on Bar M then cut onto Lazy EZ trail. 

PM - Mountain biking/hiking on the Klondike Bluffs Trail. Loved it - the trail was perfect for Jake and my ability level on the bike (not so great). The last half mile is a short hike into Arches for an overlook of the Bluffs.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Mon, May 11, 2015 at 08:57:29 from 159.212.71.77

Hey I barely had to walk my bike on this ride! It was my best bicycling performance since Lake Tahoe 2011!

Total Distance
3.40

AM - Strength training class for 45 minutes.

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 3.4 miles. 

 

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

AM - Strength training class for 50 minutes.

PM - Skinned to the top of Collins Lift at Alta, 1800ft. The skiing was messy!

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Amiee on Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:37:55 from 50.243.13.219

You're still skiing?!? Get a summer sport :)

Total Distance
4.00

AM - PT with Danny.

PM - 4 miles on the Olympus High track with Jakers, followed by running drills.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

AM - Strength training class for 40 minutes.

P M - 3.1 miles on the warm-up loop with Jake, 8:30 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Fri, May 15, 2015 at 17:58:08 from 104.51.208.13

I like your picture - looks like you just ran up a vertical cliff. Try to keep it under a 200% grade until you're fully recovered.

Total Distance
0.00

PM - 1800" of skinning at Alta. Yayyy Fridayyy.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, May 15, 2015 at 20:19:02 from 98.202.128.218

I feel like we went up higher than 1800 inches.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, May 15, 2015 at 20:35:41 from 24.10.247.181

It's amazing the difference between ' and ".

From Jake K on Fri, May 15, 2015 at 20:37:48 from 98.202.128.218

Even more amazing that we use such dumb measurement units and symbols for them!

From Jason D on Fri, May 15, 2015 at 21:58:06 from 68.80.27.222

Forward lean looks good, arm carriage good. Oh, there's a new profile photo too. Same applies. Your trails are rockier than mine, which I didn't think was possible.

Total Distance
5.00

AM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 5 miles at 8:10 pace. Finished right before the massive rain cloud hit SLC - I hope this turns into lots of snow in the mountains!

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Woke up early to take advantage of the 16" of new snow up at Alta before it all turned to mush. Jake and I ended up having a fun 4 hour ski tour of 5 laps and 4400ft. It was quite difficult to ski because we couldn't make out the difference between the ground and the sky, hence my "try not to crash" ski shot :)

Week summary - Only 15.5 miles of running this week but 8000ft of skinning (~20 miles equivalent running). Jake and I decided to join VASA Fitness so we could go to the hot tub 3-4x a week, and I anticipate it being a huge factor to both of us getting healthier!

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 116.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - Soggy Horsepark loops with Jake. Ran 3 x 1 min at 6:30 pace....so somewhere between 400m - marathon pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.50
Total Distance
4.00

AM - Strength training class for 50 minutes.

PM - Extended Horsepark loops with Jake, 7:50 pace. Heels are still bothering me more than I would like.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 117.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Fitness Day at work consisting of some sprints and a really pathetic game of tug-of-war.

PM - Skinned up at Alta, 1800ft. 

 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Fri, May 22, 2015 at 08:39:47 from 24.99.46.55

i love tug-of-war, especially when the losers fall into a vat of cream

From Jake K on Fri, May 22, 2015 at 08:49:25 from 199.190.170.24

She isn't even mentioning the best fitness day activities...

From Andrea on Fri, May 22, 2015 at 08:50:37 from 108.171.130.164

One of the girls on my team broke her toe from the tug-of-war!

Total Distance
3.00

AM - Strength training class for 50 minutes.

PM - 3 miles with Jake, slow.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.10

PM - 4.1 miles on the JRP with Devra, 8:10 pace. 

Off to Nashville for the weekend...90 degrees and humid should be a nice shock to the system!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

AM - 5 miles at Shelby Bottoms Park in Nashville. Lot of great trails there. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.60

AM - Same as yesterday, Shelby Bottoms run in Nashville. 

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

AM - Flew back to SLC from Nashville.

PM - Skied Baldy's Main Chute up at Alta. Sun, clouds, snow, rain - we got it all...including a really embarrassing face burn. 

PM2 - Biked 4 miles with Jake (run).

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, May 26, 2015 at 19:22:46 from 107.77.72.21

Great pictures! A good faceburn should be a source of pride. Someone at work asked me if I had been using a tanning bed the other day. It's called outdoor activity people!

From Jake K on Tue, May 26, 2015 at 20:37:49 from 98.202.128.218

Joe - I had a friend in Colorado who made it her MISSION one spring to get the worst/best goggle tanline possible (the full "reverse raccoon"). She wanted it to be well known that she was skiing A LOT.

Total Distance
0.00

AM - Strength training for 50 minutes.

PM - Wanted to run but had work activities until 9pm and was too tired. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

AM - Warm-up loop for 3.1 miles with Jake, 8:30 pace. Psoas was achy b/c of too much sitting yesterday.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, May 27, 2015 at 11:24:40 from 199.190.170.28

Collective Pass added Japan. Get on a project that has a site over there!

Total Distance
6.10

AM - Rainy warm-up loop with Jake again, 3.1 miles.

PM - Wheeler Farm run with Jake, 3 miles. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Thu, May 28, 2015 at 21:10:29 from 24.10.247.181

A double!

Total Distance
4.00

AM - Skied Suicide Chute! Never thought I would say that :)

PM - 4 miles at the horsepark with Jake. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Skied Granny's Chute at Wolverine Cirque. Hiked with skis on the pack for about a mile, up to Patsy Marley and traversed to Granny's. Skied a couple laps then back out. Quite an adventure.

PM - Biked 7 miles with Jake (run). 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - Pipeline Couloir! Started from Snowbird base and hiked about 1200ft to the snow, skinned up to the base of the couloir, and bootpacked it up to the top. We decided to summit the West Twin which turned out to be sketchy. The ski down was super fun though - such an iconic line and the steepness (42 degrees) was definitely doable with the slushy conditions. A fun adventure with about 3500ft of vertical.

PM - Horsepark loops for 4 miles, 8:30 pace. Tired! 

Week summary: Only ended up with about 17 miles of running in 4 days this past week but with 10,000ft of skinning/bootpacking/hiking with skis (~25 miles running equivalent). Work has been really busy and stressful recently, so all the time in the mountains has been much needed. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - Extended horsepark loops with Jake, 4 miles at 8:05 pace. Tired and drained from the day.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.50
Total Distance
5.00

Hot lunch run with Devra on the JRP, 7:45 pace. If only our Allie could've joined us...

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 116.80
Comments
From allie on Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 19:33:58 from 24.99.46.55

ah, drat! next time...

summer JRP torture runs are my very favorite. i especially love going back to work with a red face and a choc milk mustache.

Total Distance
0.00

AM - Skinned up to Baldy's Main Chute before work, 2500ft. 

PM - Biked with Jake (run). 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.80
Total Distance
3.10

AM - Strength training class for 40 minutes. 

PM - 5k with Jake at Wheeler Farm, 8:10 pace. Struggling to make it through the week - work has been draining lately.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

Lunch run with Devra on the JRP, 5 miles at 7:30 pace. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.80
Total Distance
5.00

AM - Turnover workout. 4 x 0.25 mi on 2.5% downhill around 6:10 pace. My legs have completely forgotten how to move faster. I could feel quite a few imbalances that I don't feel when running slower, so that's a good reminder to keep up my therapy. Overall 5 miles, 8:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 116.00
Comments
From Amiee on Sat, Jun 06, 2015 at 15:32:53 from 24.10.188.197

Making some serious progress there girl!!!

Total Distance
3.00

AM - Main Chute on Baldy + short lap to the top of Collins lift (2900ft). Snow is starting to get not so great except at very high elevations. Day 50 of skiing!

PM - 3 miles at the horsepark with Jake, 8;10 pace.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, Jun 09, 2015 at 17:24:25 from 104.51.208.13

They need to invent rock skiing so yall can do this year-round. Cool pictures!

Total Distance
4.00

AM - Strength training for 30 minutes.

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 8:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles at the horsepark with Jake. PT w/ Danny.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Race: BD 5K (3.07 mi) (3.107 Miles) 00:20:34
Total Distance
3.50

4th Annual BD 5K. This was a good test to see 1) if my body could handle running at a hard effort, and 2) what shape I'm in. I have only been running for 3 months after a year off from running and surgery 9 months ago. It's been a very long, slow recovery but I'm taking it one day at a time. Anyway, my aim was 7:15 pace - this is a hard 5K course (two loops with 90ft hill), it was hot, and I have not run a single mile under 7:30. 

I started out at what felt like a reasonable pace- the first mile is downhill and was 6:35. Ran up the hill feeling strong and splashed some water on myself at the halfway. Back downhill and hit the second mile at 6:50. Breathing got really heavy up the hill again but kept the pace consistent and mile 3 was 6:50. The course was probably 10 seconds short. 

I was very happy with how I felt running. I had no abdominal or adductor pain at all. My heels hurt a little at the end, but no more than usual. I'm not in good enough shape to get that true 5k-hurts like h*ll feeling but I'm okay with that for now :)

This gave me a tiny glimpse of hope that I may be able to run fast again and compete. That's thinking really far ahead, but it is nice to have that hope back. For now, I'll keep trying to increase my miles slowly and get out in the mountains as much as possible!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:38:57 from 70.194.128.160

Just goes to show that a regimen of 3-4 mile horsepark jogs and daily poolside piña coladas really pays dividends.

From allie on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:53:53 from 24.99.46.55

way to exceed your expectations -- by a lot! great to hear there was no pain.

maybe we can do a hurts like h*ll 5k around lake louise.

From Jason D on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:14:14 from 68.80.27.222

Good to see you out running and racing. I like the poolside training, too. It's around 90 here and a bit hazy. And that sounds much better than an afternoon run.

From Andrea on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 13:37:50 from 108.171.130.164

Horsepark runs + nightly pina coladas + lots of time in the mountains = winning combination. If only work wasn't stuck in the middle...

Allie - I'm sure there's a track somewhere in Banff, right?! Otherwise we can just do the Glacier 5k.

From Jake K on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 14:21:43 from 12.144.114.2

Banff High School (located between MOOSE and WOLF streets... Do those kids know how lucky they are?) does not appear to have a track but I see one on google maps to the southwest of Banff center. Seems Silverton-esque.

If we do a glacier 5k we can just rope up. That ensures a close finish and if anyone pushes the pace, they'll suffer!

From SlowJoe on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 18:25:17 from 45.18.50.53

Your progress so far is great!

From Bret on Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 08:22:54 from 216.234.133.229

Congrats! So good to see you back at it. You will really have turned the corner from the injury and know you are healed, when you no longer need to even think about it (or blog about it anymore). Sounds like that time is really close.

Total Distance
3.10

AM - Strength training for 40 minutes.

PM - Warm-up loop, 5k starting at 8:30 pace and ending at 9:15 pace :)

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.00
Total Distance
5.00

Lunch run with Devra on the JRP, 5 miles. FRIDAY!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 117.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Jake and I woke up early and headed to the Uintas, hoping that there would be something left to ski. No luck there, so we decided to hike to the top of Bald Mountain instead. It's a nice short 4 mile, 1200ft hike with views and a tiny bit of snow left to glissade. 

PM - Biked the Armstrong - HAM - Spiro loop in Park City, ~1000ft of vertical. I was pleasantly surprised with how nice the trail was, but it was still quite a challenge to keep with with Jake while he was running. My mountain biking skills need some work!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.00

AM - Ran an out-and-back on the  Mid Mountain Trail in Park City with Jake, 7 miles. I love this trail and hope to run it a bunch of times this summer/fall, gradually getting closer to the full 22 miles. This is my longest run in 17 months so that makes me really happy :)

Just miles and miles of this - 

PM - Biked to Sprouts for food and back, 6 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 18:11:54 from 24.10.247.181

Thrilled to read this…and your race report from Saturday.

Total Distance
3.00

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 8:40 pace. We were both dragging from the day.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.00
Total Distance
7.00

Ran an out-and-back on the Pipeline Trail in Millcreek Canyon with Jake. We are hoping to start doing this run once a week for the summer/fall as it is close to home. We ran 7 miles around 8:45 pace - my right leg started feeling really tired after about 5 miles so it was probably a little too soon from Sunday's run but overall a good run.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 09:02:05 from 199.190.170.30

#RagnarReady

From Jenruns on Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:09:23 from 73.20.25.97

I would love to do this run with you guys! I live close too!

From Amiee on Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:25:09 from 155.98.164.36

Roo can't believe you are out trail running without him...

Total Distance
0.00

AM - Strength class 40 minutes.

PM - Met Jake on the bike on his run home, 6 miles.

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Total Distance
3.00

Short lunch run of 3 miles and it was HOT.

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Total Distance
7.10

See Sunday's post. 

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Race: RAGNAR Wasatch Back Relay (194 miles) (194 Miles) 30:05:11, Place in age division: 48
Total Distance
8.30

My first Ragnar. Overall I had a great time and felt like our van dynamic was awesome. I would say we had the "luxury" experience, as we got to relax in homes in between legs and had a 15 passenger van. I can see how this event could be really fun or really miserable, so I'm glad we got the good end of the bargain :)

Friday 6pm Leg 8 - 7.1 flat miles around Pineview Reservoir in Huntsville, Utah at 7:13 pace. SO HOT. This run pushed my current limits of distance, speed, and heat. I really enjoyed the challenge and was so happy to be limited by fitness instead of structural problems. I got quite overheated by the end of the run despite pouring several bottles of cold water on me. This photo is at about mile 6 at the peak of my water desperation -

Saturday 4am Leg 19 - Early, cold, and dark 4 miles on a very gradual uphill +1% (7:30 pace) in Coalville. The majority of this run was on a dirt rail trail which made the footing uneasy with only a headlamp. 

Saturday 2pm Leg 33 - 4.3 miles, first 3 at -10% falling off a cliff (6:20 pace), then flat to the end (7:30 pace). The downhill was way too steep to enjoy at all. Hot run at 92 degrees again so I was pretty overheated by the end.

 

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Comments
From Jake K on Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 10:58:37 from 199.190.170.30

"This run pushed my current limits of distance, speed, and heat."

You definitely pushed the limits of HEAT with two of those runs... and HYPOthermia on the middle one!

I think under the right circumstances I would do this again :-)

Total Distance
0.00

Hiked up to Lake Blanche, 2700ft. Beautiful up there. Not sure if this helped or hurt my super sore legs.

 

 

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Comments
From allie on Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 19:16:27 from 207.87.40.22

i can't see your pictures! but i can see jake's so i will assume yours are just as beautiful.

i'm glad you guys had a good time at ragnar. :)

Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles after work. Still really sore.

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Total Distance
4.00

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 8:05 pace. 

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Total Distance
3.00

AM - First bike to work, 10 miles. Not a super pleasant ride but better than driving.

PM - Biked to Jake's work, 5.5 miles. Then 3 miles at the horsepark.

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Total Distance
3.00

AM - Strength class for 40 minutes.

PM - 3 miles at the horsepark with Jake. Heat is draining.

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Total Distance
3.10

PM1 - Leisure hike to Donut Falls in BCC.

PM2 - Ran on the Silver Spur and Armstrong trails in Park City, 3.1 miles.

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Total Distance
9.00

AM - Ran on the Mid-Mountain Trail with Devra and Jake for 9 miles, slow pace. This was so fun, and it feels good to be making progress!

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Total Distance
6.00

AM - Mid-Mountain Trail again this morning with Jake and Jess, 6 miles.

Finally hit the 30 mpw mark! Only took 16 weeks :) 

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From allie on Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:47:17 from 24.99.46.55

9 mile trail run...30 MPW...totally back at it. yayz!!

two weeks!!!

Total Distance
0.00

Day off. 3 miles of biking with Jake but I don't know if I can really call that exercise.

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Total Distance
8.00

AM - 8 miles on the Pipeline Trail with Jake, 8:30 pace. Best way to start the day. The roly polies were out in full force, and I almost stepped on a baby tarantula!

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Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 18:08:38 from 45.18.50.53

It's no scum pond, but pretty awesome still.

Really good to see the bigger mileage numbers starting to roll in and no mention of any pain. But I'm still glad that 44k coming up isn't all in one day!

From Jake K on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 19:25:27 from 98.202.128.218

well...actually it is one day...so it's possible that I will be napping by the lake while the others run all day :)

From Andrea on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 19:26:45 from 98.202.128.218

Oops signed in as Jake!

From Jake K on Wed, Jul 01, 2015 at 08:11:11 from 199.190.170.31

That quote could have just as easily been attributed to me.

Since we don't have overnight permits (and don't really want to be backcountry camping in grizzly world), we'll do it in one shot. The trail is ~28 miles but its another 3 or so back to the bar in Jasper, which is where this run is definitely ending.

Total Distance
3.00

Horsepark loops with Jake, 3 miles.

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Total Distance
7.00

AM - Ran on the Pipeline Trail in Millcreek with Jakers, 7 miles.

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Total Distance
0.00

Hiked the Pfeifferhorn. It's such an iconic peak and nice to finally hike it (although it's much prettier looking at it from far away). Trying to get in good enough shape to stay with the rest of the JAJAK crew in Banff next week!!

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Total Distance
10.00

AM - Wasatch Crest Trail. What an amazing trail - I can't believe we haven't run this in the entire time we've been in SLC! Had a great run. The best time to do this trail is probably in the late evening when there aren't too many mountain bikers out. We will definitely be up here running again soon. Happy to hit the 10 mile distance b/c that has always been my favorite length to run.

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Comments
From SlowJoe on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 17:34:45 from 45.18.50.53

Congrats on 10 miles! Looks like yall picked another insanely picturesque place to do it...

I don't really know my flowers but I hope Jake doesn't get lavender poisoning again.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 17:47:31 from 24.10.247.181

Not only have I not run it, but up until this second I've never heard of it.

From Jake K on Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 19:24:09 from 98.202.128.218

No lav weeds up on the crest, Joe. That vile plant doesn't deserve such views.

Although I did look it up, and apparently lavender oil from plants grown at higher elevations is better. Here's a nugget from one article I just read:

"The thought is that the oil produced at a high altitude will be better. Currently there is no data to support this."

From SlowJoe on Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 19:29:31 from 107.77.80.115

Sounds good, let me try:

The thought is that the more beer you drink, the faster you can run a marathon. Currently there is no data to support this.

From Jake K on Mon, Jul 06, 2015 at 02:42:44 from 199.190.170.30

You can pretty much use that line of logic for anything.

It's like say "With all due respect..." before telling someone they are an @$#%#%$#^#$^. You're covered to say whatever you want!

Total Distance
7.00

AM - Ran on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail for 7 miles with Jake. We got a cool rain shower during the second half - a nice relief from the last few weeks of heat.

35 miles of running in 5 days with a long hike in there too. It was a great week of longer runs on the trails. Tomorrow will definitely be a day off from running and I may keep the rest of the week pretty easy so I'll be ready for #jajakcanadaweek

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Total Distance
0.00

PM - 4 mile bike ride with Jake (run). Day off.

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Total Distance
8.00

AM - 8 miles on the Pipeline Trail with Jake (and Nate for a couple miles), 8:30 pace.

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Total Distance
3.00

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Total Distance
3.00

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Total Distance
0.00

Day off.

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Total Distance
5.40

PM - 5.4 miles. Group run on the Hoodoos / Bow River trail in Banff.

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Total Distance
7.00

AM - 7 miles. Group run on the Spray River loop trail.

Overcast morning (would be a theme for the week). Checked out Bow River Falls and Vermillion Lakes.

PM1 - Hiked up Tunnel Mountain (~2.5 miles, 1000'). Perfect timing as the clouds finally parted and we got some great views of Banff.

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Total Distance
5.00

AM - 20 mile hike/run from Sunshine to Assiniboine Lodge, featuring unbelievable wildflowers and a couple intense rain storms. We spent the next 2 nights in the Naiset Huts near Lake Magog and Mt Assiniboine. We ended up running about 5 miles but were out on the trails for 6:50. 

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Total Distance
0.00

AM - Wonder Pass hike. (~5 miles, 800')

PM - Nub Peak hike. (~6 miles, 1200')

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Total Distance
15.00

AM - 20 mile run/hike from Assiniboine to Sunshine, back the way we came, in 4:29:45. We ran about 15 miles of the trail and it was downright FUN. This is probably the best run/hike I've ever done. :)

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Total Distance
5.50

AM - 7.5 run/hike on the Plain of Six Glaciers trail from Lake Louise. I definitely should have taken the day off after yesterday.

Drove up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, stopping at Bow Lake, Columbia Icefields Centre, and Athabasca Falls.

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Total Distance
8.20

AM - Group run on the nordic trails to the east of Jasper, around a bunch of Lacs/Lucs/Lakes.

PM1 - Strolled around at the Maligne Canyon waterfalls / bridges for about 4 miles.

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Total Distance
0.00

PM - Hiked above the Mt Edith Cavell meadows (~5 miles, 1700').

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Total Distance
7.20

AM - 7 miles. Group run at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Last day of the trip.

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Total Distance
0.00

Day off. Recovering from the trip.

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Total Distance
3.00

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Total Distance
3.00

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Total Distance
6.30

PM - 6.3 miles w/ Jake at Redwood Regional Park (East Bay) after flying to Oakland, before heading over to San Francisco.

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Total Distance
7.00

PM - 7 miles w/ Jake. Started at Stinson Beach and ran up the Dipsea / Steep Ravine trails, then down on the Matt Davis trail. This was tough!

PM2 - Probably 5 miles worth of walking around the Muir Woods, Baker Beach, and Stinson Beach.

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Total Distance
6.60

AM - 6.6 miles w/ Jake on the trails / fire roads looping around the perimeter of China Camp State Park. We drove up to Marin County again and just headed north until we were past the fog and in the sunshine. 

PM - Wandered around the Marin Headlands in the afternoon.

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Total Distance
4.80

PM - 4.8 miles w/ Jake on the trails at Pillar Point Bluff, just north of Half Moon Bay.

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Total Distance
4.30

AM - Ran at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco before my really long flight to China.

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Total Distance
0.00

Lost a day on China time...14 hour time difference is very difficult to adjust to!

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Total Distance
3.10

5k on the treadmill in Shanghai. No running outside on this trip...the combination of not speaking Chinese, potential for getting lost, smog, hot and humid, no working phone, time, and energy was just too much to overcome. But I am definitely going to have to figure something out as it sounds like I'll be in China 3-4 times a year!

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Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles on the treadmill listening to Chinese music. Should've brought the iPod!

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Comments
From allie on Wed, Aug 05, 2015 at 17:59:14 from 24.99.46.55

this post led me to youtube, where i spent [too much time] listening to various types of chinese music.

welcome back to the USA -- that was quite a travel streak!

From allie on Wed, Aug 05, 2015 at 18:03:13 from 24.99.46.55

ps: check out snowdonia!

#eurosummer2016

Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles on the treadmill. In hindsight I should've just taken the week off - the running on the treadmill changed my biomechanics too much and caused my abdomen to hurt again... I feel like I just lost the last 2 months of progress!

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Total Distance
5.00

AM - Got my lost 14 hours back and got into Portland, Maine around midnight. The travel was tough and I wasn't feeling too great. I ended up being wide awake until 4:30am then woke up for the Wedding Mile race about 10 minutes before the start. I tried to run hard but didn't even wear a watch because I didn't want to know. I think they picked the hilliest course possible! Afterwards Jake and I ran 4 more miles at a snails pace.

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Total Distance
4.60

PM - Ran to one of the beaches and back on Southport Island, 4.6 miles.

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Total Distance
4.20

AM - Same run as yesterday but a tad shorter, 4.2 miles. Heading back to SLC...looking forward to not traveling for a while!!

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Comments
From SlowJoe on Wed, Aug 05, 2015 at 19:22:33 from 45.18.50.53

Good discipline while traveling. Now I'd like to see you blowing by Jake a bit more and we can count some progress being made.

Total Distance
0.00

AM - Strength training class for 30 minutes. Hiked Catherine's Pass 3.6 miles.

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Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles with Jake close to home, 8:15 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 113.50
Total Distance
3.10

PM - 5k on the Dash for Donation course for Jake to set the course, 7:45 pace.

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Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles on the JRP in the rain.

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Race: Dash for Donation 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:19:00, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
4.50

Dash for Donation 5K at Sugarhouse Park. Jake helped to organize this race and signed me up a couple months ago. I was actually pretty worried about running it because of so much travel, only short runs, and some abdominal pain recently. When Jake and I ran the course on Thursday, I thought that under 20:30 would be reasonable. Two laps around Sugarhouse Park is not an easy 5K course!

I ran a short 1 mile warm-up and a couple strides prior to the race. Jake decided to run with me which always helps me run a little harder. After the first half mile, my breathing was already pretty labored - not surprising as I haven't run faster than 7:45 pace in 2 months since the last 5K! Came through the first mile in 6:12 then really started struggling after 1.5 miles. I do think the downhill portions of the race helped keep me going and let my breathing recover quite a bit. The second mile was 6:17 and then we caught up to one of Rob's runners. Jake started casually talking to him, asking him questions and such - apparently he doesn't remember how hard racing a 5k is, not to mention talking during a race! So naturally I told him to shut up :) I tried to pick it up for the last mile and hit 6:00 with :31 for the last 0.1 miles. Right before the finish I saw the clock ticking towards 19 and really tried to get in the 18s but ended up right at 19:00...reminded me of my fastest marathon, half marathon, 5k, etc. I just can't seem to get timing quite right!

I am very happy with my performance. I know it's not even close to the level I was at a few years ago, but it felt great to be able to run that fast again. I am already sore from the race so I know I was working pretty hard out there. I'll probably run another 5K in two more months just to see how much I improve by more running. I've still got a lot of work to do on my rehab as my adductors and psoas are still not strong enough. But I'm getting there, slowly making progress every month.

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Comments
From Abby Murphy on Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 12:50:21 from 24.10.247.181

Congratulations Andrea! you guys should come over sometime before school starts.

From allie on Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 14:35:06 from 24.99.46.55

yes! great result. SHP is definitely not a fast 5k course.

clearly we need to be training together right now for that elusive 18:59. :)

From Jake K on Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 14:45:40 from 98.202.128.218

The fall break match race between you two is going to be EPIC

From Andrea on Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 14:47:35 from 66.249.84.219

Yeah, we will probably both run the first mile, look at each other and say 'screw it' then walk it in the rest of the way.

From allie on Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 14:49:15 from 24.99.46.55

"coffee and pastries instead?"

"yep"

From Jason D on Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 13:26:47 from 68.80.27.222

Nice work, Andrea! Great to see you exceeding your expectations. Strong kick there at the end too.

From Jake A on Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 15:45:15 from 166.137.246.26

Good job. That's some amazing progress. I bet it feels good to go that fast.

Total Distance
4.40

AM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 4.4 miles at 8:05 pace. A little sore in my abdomen and groin from yesterday but not as bad as I thought I would be.

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Total Distance
4.70

AM - 30 minutes of strength training. My arms are already sore!

PM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 4.7 miles. We beat the 8:00 guy!

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Comments
From XCAnimal on Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 19:11:49 from 75.194.216.52

Congrats on beating the guy!:)

From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 19:31:27 from 45.18.50.53

That 8:00 guy usually has an insurmountable lead on me by mile 1...nice job.

From XCAnimal on Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 10:56:11 from 75.250.156.252

Welcome

Total Distance
3.10

PM - 5K on the roads with Jake.

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Total Distance
3.00

PM - Slow 3 miles with Jake. 

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Total Distance
3.10

PM1 - Mountain biking on the Herriman Trails for 9 miles. Trying to prep for the Corporate Games Mtn Biking race!

PM2 - 3.1 miles on the tempo loop with Jake.

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Total Distance
3.00

PM - Tempo loop, 3 miles. Totally drained and exhausted.

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Total Distance
3.40

AM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 3.4 miles. I'm getting really good at not running much.

PM - Bike ride to TCBY and back. 

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Total Distance
3.40

AM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 3.4 miles at 8:05 pace.

PM - 4 mile hike up to the Salt Lake Overlook for a beautiful sunset.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

PM - 5K on the warm-up loop.

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Total Distance
5.00

AM - 5 miles in Dimple Dell with Jake A, 7:55 pace.

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Comments
From Jake K on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 08:31:29 from 199.190.170.31

Crushed it!

Total Distance
3.10

AM - 5K on the warm-up loop with Jake. 

PM - Corporate Games Mountain Biking Race. Jake and I rode the course prior to the race. I was in the beginner division so the course was only 3 miles long. I was pretty happy with how well I rode the course because my technical skills need a lot of work. I won the division and our team overall got second by only one place! My chest and throat hurt so bad after the race from breathing extremely smoky and dirty air. 

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From SlowJoe on Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 08:22:10 from 45.18.50.53

Congrats on the win! If they had a running / mountain biking / skiing triathlon, I'm pretty sure you'd be the world record holder.

Total Distance
3.30

AM - Strength training for 45 minutes.

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 3.3 miles.

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Total Distance
4.00

PM - Stakepark loop with Jake, 4 miles at 8:10 pace. Jake got me the new Garmin 225 for my early "happy 1-year since surgery" present, and it is really sweet. 

Let me know if you're in the market for a Garmin 110 with HR monitor.

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Comments
From Jason D on Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 22:30:51 from 68.80.27.222

Good choice! I have a bone yard of Garmins. Every time one craps out, I think "I'm done buying these things." I'm on my 5th I think (I'm hard on equipment). That optical HR is pretty cool.

Happy early 1-year since surgery!

From Amiee on Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 13:40:06 from 67.161.244.21

Let me know if your new watch works! Mine says my heart rate averages about 180 when I am sitting on the couch and then I clocked in around 70 when I was crawling up the mountain during that stupid Alta race. My heart was pounding in my throat and my watch was beeping EASY! I really wanted it to work, but it's going back...

Total Distance
10.00

AM - 10 miles at Jeremy Ranch Road with Jake, 8:00 pace. Love running here!

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Total Distance
0.00

AM - 8 miles biking with Jake around Sugarhouse.

PM - Hiked up to the top of the Snowbird tram with Jake and Amiee, 3.5 miles and 2800ft of vertical.

Hiking Miles Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 114.50
Total Distance
4.10

PM - Stakepark loop with Jake, 4.1 miles at 7:55 pace. HOT.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 114.00
Comments
From Jake K on Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 18:47:47 from 67.166.113.191

HOT? The weather or the company?

Total Distance
4.50

AM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 4.5 miles at 8:00 pace.

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Total Distance
5.10

PM - Horsepark loop, 5.1 miles at 8:00 pace. Ran the Murphy's Lane Hill (0.3 miles at 3%) at 6:10 pace just for kicks.

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Total Distance
5.00

AM - Strength training class for 40 minutes. Forgot my shorts so had to wear my work skirt which made sumo squats a little sketchy. 

PM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 5 miles at 8:05 pace. I ran the Murphy's Lane Hill at 6:40 pace today.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 19:26:13 from 45.18.50.53

I had the opposite problem today. Had to wear goofy running socks with my dress shoes because I forgot to bring regular socks. Still haven't had to hit the treadmill in slacks yet, but it's coming...

Total Distance
3.20

PM - Warm-up loop with Jake, 8:20 pace.

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Total Distance
9.30

AM - Pipeline Trail from the Burch Hollow Trailhead to the end and back, 9.3 miles at 8:30 pace. Ran a good pace on the way out but crashed on the way back. I have already taken 3 naps and have probably sneezed 100 times today so I must have gotten some kind of bug.

Jake is treating me to a night up at Alta Lodge after a hard week at work so we are spending the rest of the weekend in the mountains 😀

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

AM - Started from Alta Lodge and ran up and around the Albion Basin Campground then back down. The run gains about 1000ft over 3 miles at ~9000ft so it was pretty tough, especially after doing a longer run yesterday. Averaged 9:00 pace. We reminisced about the last time we did this run two years ago with the other JAs.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 19:44:47 from 24.99.46.55

that was a fun time.

hot tubs, beverages, the usual

Total Distance
0.00

Day off + lots of food.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

AM - Strength class for 40 minutes.

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 8:05 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

Lunch - Ran with Devra on the JRP, 7:50 pace. When I asked her if she wanted to run with me today, she responded with the question "fast or slow?" as if there was any doubt!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

AM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 5 miles at 8:15 pace. Not used to morning runs.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.30

AM - Horsepark loops with Jake and Roo, 8:30 pace. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From XCAnimal on Fri, Sep 04, 2015 at 08:45:17 from 75.250.239.82

Nice

Total Distance
8.00

AM - Pipeline trail with Jake and Roo-ster, 8 miles at 8:45 pace. So windy!

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

AM - Jeremy Ranch Road with Jake and Roo, 8 miles at 8:10 pace. I was dragging a bit today...getting back in shape is hard!

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

AM - Pipeline Trail run with Jake, 8 miles at average 8:00 pace with the last mile in 6:36. We started talking about running goals which hasn't happened in a long time for either of us. 

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 114.20
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Strength training class for 35 minutes.

PM - Longer walk with Roo. Met a dog named Roo and Rooster at Tanner Park!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.10

PM - Jake convinced me to run a tempo loop mile hard so we warmed up a couple miles then I ran 5:56 for the mile. Not too shabby! Short cooldown for 4.1 miles total.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 18:52:11 from 67.166.113.191

Don't forget to write down what you ate immediately before this run, for future reference on how to fuel for hard efforts in the heat.

From Jason D on Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 19:06:26 from 68.80.27.222

I like the bold I am seeing this week.

From Jake K on Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 19:27:36 from 67.166.113.191

Jake - Oh right, 3 scoops of ice cream w/ a side of chips and cheese :)

Jason - I'm starting to get a little pep in my step...finally starting to feel like a runner again. I'm also feeling extra motivation this week b/c it's one year since surgery tomorrow! Still lots of aches and pains but definitely seeing improvement. Thanks for the encouragement!

From SlowJoe on Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 19:29:05 from 45.18.50.53

That's it - I'm switching to heavy dairy products instead of carbs before a marathon.

Total Distance
10.00

PM - 10 miles on the Pipeline Trail in Millcreek with Jake, 8:35 pace.

Today is my 1-Year Surgiversary (surgery anniversary). It's amazing what a difference a year can make to health, both mentally and physically. I can confidently say that I'm in a much better place on both accounts. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 19:52:21 from 45.18.50.53

Happy Surgiversary. I never know what kind of gift to give on these things...

From allie on Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 19:56:29 from 24.99.46.55

yaaaay -- a 10 mile trail run is the perfect way to celebrate. i can only assume you are following it up with some delicious moose n cheese.

so happy you are happy and healthy.

From Andrea on Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 20:13:26 from 66.249.84.168

Slow joe - Jake got me a new fancy Garmin so you'd have to beat that!

Allie - no moose and cheese, but yes on a piña colada :)

From Jenruns on Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 20:43:17 from 73.131.249.143

Happy anniversary! I'm so glad you are feeling better all around. We need to run together!

From Jake A on Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 13:43:00 from 166.137.246.119

Your progress has been amazing. So glad things have turned for you.

Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles with Jake around the neighborhood. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
12.00

AM - Jeremy Ranch Road long run with the Alta HS girls, 12 miles at 8:25 pace. I was really impressed with how well those girls ran up there - I may have to run with them regularly! This was my longest run since August 4, 2012 :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 113.90
Comments
From allie on Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 14:12:50 from 24.99.46.55

awesome

Total Distance
3.00

PM1 - Jake and I mountain biked the Armstrong Spiro Loop Trail in Park City, 10.5 miles. I really enjoyed the 1500ft gradual climb uphill but the downhill trail had turned into quite a washboard. Not a great day to forget gloves - we had to ice our hands by the end b/c they hurt so much! The fall colors are very pretty :)

PM2 - Ran 3 miles on the Wasatch Crest Trail on the way home, 10min pace. We were not moving fast but had a nice run.

I'm really happy with the past week of running - 41 miles and several fun longer trail runs. We are headed to Dead Horse State Park this weekend, so I'm planning to do short easy runs throughout the week and then hopefully get in some trail running over the weekend before another trip to China.

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 114.50
Comments
From Jake K on Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 08:48:23 from 199.190.170.21

Always a good sign when your hair looks like devil horns in the shadow

Total Distance
0.00

Day off. Did some upper body strength work at home.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.60

AM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 4.6 miles at 8:30 pace. First run in the dark for a long time!

PM - Only had time for 1 mile in an attempt to justify my later huge fancy dinner at Log Haven.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

AM - Stakepark loop with Jake, 5 miles at 8:00 pace. All day meetings at work this week is already taking its toll on how I feel. The weekend can't come soon enough!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:05:15 from 163.248.33.220

Yep, meetings suck.

Total Distance
5.00

Horsepark loop with Jake, 5 miles at 8:05 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.60

PM - Trail run on Raven Roll - Pyramid loop in Dead Horse State Park, 3.6 miles slow.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 01:38:04 from 67.166.113.191

It was Raven Roll - Pyramid loop, not Ramblin - Pyramid. C'mon, don't you remember anything from the weekend? :-)

And how are you even blogging from behind the Great Firewall of China?!?!

Total Distance
11.00

One of the best days of my life :) 

AM - After the big moment, Jake and I went on an awesome loop run in Dead Horse State Park, 11 miles at 8:40 pace. So fun!

PM - Short mountain bike ride to the visitors center to walk around and get ice cream. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 01:23:03 from 24.10.247.181

Who took the picture?

From SlowJoe on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 01:27:29 from 107.77.100.27

Woah, CONGRATS! I would've expected no less from Jake...awesome.

Rob - read the blog post link.

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 02:24:19 from 24.10.247.181

Oh yeah…cool!

From Amiee on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 03:14:44 from 98.202.202.148

Is this some sort of Saucony ad :)

From Jon on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 23:40:53 from 107.203.52.135

Yeah!!! congrats!

From Jason D on Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 01:25:09 from 68.80.27.222

Fantastic! Congratulations, you two!

Total Distance
10.00

AM - 10 miles on the trails at Dead Horse Point. Another really fun run there. 

PM - Mountain biking on Ramblin - Rocky Top loop. 9 miles and pretty challenging!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

AM - Treadmill in China, 3.1 miles really slow.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.50

AM - Treadmill run, 3.5 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - Treadmille run. 4 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.50

Treadmill run, fartlek 3.5 miles. The treadmill is starting to make me feel bad.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.70

AM - 3.7 miles before flying back to U.S.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.50

AM - 4.5 miles before flying. This was actually my run on Monday, I got confused with the days and China trip :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 5 miles at 8:10 pace. Got back from China at 3pm and needed some fresh air. Very happy to be back.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

PM - 5k around the neighborhoods with Jake. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 5 miles. Feeling pretty terrible and not sleeping well.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.20

AM - Strength training for 40 minutes.

PM - 3.2 miles around the neighborhood with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - Horsepark loop, 5 miles. Still struggling to recover from China trip.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

PM - 3 miles on the Behind the Reef dirt road. Got out early from work (slight payback for having to go to China) and headed down to the Swell for some desert camping.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

AM - Canyoneering "Stairway to Heaven". This slot canyon was really cool - several repels, down climbs, narrow walls...Jake and I decided that we are going to get training so we can do these on our own! This trip also opened us up to a totally new area that we need to go back and explore more. 

PM - 6 miles on the Temple Mountain Road, 8:40 pace. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
11.50

AM - Ran up and down the Temple Mountain Road, 10.5 miles at 8:35 pace (1100ft of elevtion gain). 

PM - Hiked the Ding and Dang Canyon loop, 5 miles. This was SO FUN. I did it back in April with the girls + Roo and it was just as much fun the 2nd time around. There was quite a bit more water this time, though! Jake and I ran out the approach for a mile. 

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Amiee on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 09:35:37 from 166.170.5.111

That looks awesome with the water! Is that the sky reflecting in brown water?!? Great miles!

From Andrea on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 09:44:13 from 63.241.111.230

Yeah, luck shot :)

From Jake K on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 11:35:48 from 159.212.71.199

That Roo spread eagle pic is amazing. The whole time I was wondering how he made it through... such teamwork! :-)

From Amiee on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 11:42:07 from 155.98.164.36

That Roo pic could get us busted for animal abuse :( Poor little Roo.

I want to see how you lowered Jake down those steep sections!

From Jake K on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 11:43:56 from 159.212.71.199

I swear I did it all myself - Andrea can tell you I am 100% different than last year!!!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Oct 09, 2015 at 18:34:30 from 107.77.72.122

That picture you linked reminds me of this:

https://goo.gl/v7kLir

Total Distance
0.00

Day off. Strength for 45 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - 5 miles, feeling crappy.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

AM - Strength training for 45 minutes.

PM - Horsepark loop with Jake, 5 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.30

PM - Tempo loop with Jake. 1 mile hard in 5:54.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

PM - 6 miles with Rob Murphy and Jake around Sugarhouse followed by a nice dinner party afterwards. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles at Sugarhouse Park with Jake, 8:20 pace.

PM - Climbed the south ridge of Mt. Superior and it was so fun! Lots of scrambling and great views.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
9.40

AM - Holladay loop with Jake, 9.4 miles at 8:15 pace. I was feeling really tired in the beginning and decided to run 5-6 miles and somehow that turned into a lot more...we haven't run in Holladay in a while a forgot which roads went where. It's probably good though because I need to do some runs longer than 5 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.80

PM - Lunch run with Jake A, 7:40 pace. Tired from the weekend and my psoas started to bother me. Need a day off.

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

Day off. Did a few leg exercises and biked 4 miles with Jake. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
9.00

AM - 9 miles on the Wasatch Crest Trail, slow pace but beautiful scenery!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.80

PM - Lunch run with Devra and Parker, 8:00 pace. Felt good today after PT this morning.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

PM - Warm-up loop with Jake with two 1 min pick-ups. Felt really sluggish.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Race: SOJO 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:19:35, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
6.10

SOJO 5K. Jake and I decided to run this race for fun earlier this week. We warmed up for 1.5 miles then the race started right on time at 8:30. The first mile is flat, and I came through at 6:10. My breathing was already quite labored and my legs felt flat so I knew it wasn't going to be a fast one for me today. The next two miles were pretty hilly and I ran 6:30 then 6:25. Final stretch to the finish to a time of 19:35. The course was probably a tad bit short and more challenging since the last time I did it in 2013. I felt like I got a good workout and can't really expect much better with the slog miles I've been putting in :) I won the womens race for $75 - my first deposit in the #weddingfund!

We cooled down for 1.5 miles, got our Chick-fil-a sandwiches and were out of there by 9:35. I was impressed with the race organization and efficiency. They did a great job!

Here's the course profile - 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RileyCook on Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 13:16:57 from 73.52.134.194

Nice race Andrea! It's good to see you able to run healthy and fast.

From Jason D on Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 18:07:35 from 68.80.27.222

Nice work, Andrea. Nice to see you out racing. singleted, and smiling!

From allie on Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 16:07:27 from 24.99.46.55

nice race! that course looks tough -- definitely more challenging than the 2013 version. i can't believe that was two years ago! congrats on the JA sweep and the $75 for #poofydresses

From Teena Marie on Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 20:43:17 from 199.79.53.13

LOVE THE PIC!!!!!

Congrats to you and Jake on EVERYTHING!!!!

You rock!

From Adam RW on Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 15:09:19 from 71.45.10.210

The pic is so fun. Glad to see you two both looking so good. Hope all is well.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 18:22:50 from 45.18.50.53

That cow has scared my kids too - he really gets around.

Congrats on the win and cash - soon to be the norm again I'm sure!

Total Distance
9.30

AM - Pipeline Trail with Jake, 9.3 miles at 8:05 pace. The weather was perfect and I felt really good this morning.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

PM - Lunch run with Jake A in Dimple Dell, 6 miles at 8:05 pace. Perfect weather again!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 13:44:15 from 159.212.71.69

You are LOCKED IN on 8:05 pace

From Andrea on Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 13:45:14 from 63.241.111.230

#fasthobbyjogging

Total Distance
0.00

PM - Day off from running. 40 minutes of strength training.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.50

PM - 3 loops around Wheeler Farm with Jake, 4.5 miles at 8:40 pace. We were both dragging from work today.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.10

PM - Tempo loop with 1 fast mile in 5:48. Better than two weeks ago! 4.1 miles total with Jakers as my pacer. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.60

PM - Lunch run with Devra at Dimple Dell, 6.6 miles at 8:30 pace. Had a little pain in my abdomen by the end of the run. 

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

PM - Afternoon run with Devra at Corner Canyon. This was my first time running there and I really liked the trails. I tripped on a rock and cut my knees and hands up pretty good but that's not unusual for me :) I have no idea how far we ran so I'll give it 8 miles. Devra only talked about work for 5 minutes so I would call that a huge accomplishment on my part!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Amiee on Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 12:06:12 from 98.202.202.148

http://bit.ly/1jIIm2b

From allie on Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 13:23:26 from 24.99.46.55

http://goo.gl/arw8q0

From Jake K on Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 13:45:24 from 67.166.113.191

http://goo.gl/qtWzDW

Total Distance
8.00

AM - Pipeline Trail with Jake, 8 miles at 9 min pace. We ran into Nate Krah (as we tend to do everytime we run Pipeline) and did a few miles with him. My calf and knee wounds are quite painful from the fall yesterday and my abdomen is bothering me so I'm feeling quite crippled now. 

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

AM - Day off from running. Really hurting from the fall on Saturday then stupidly running yesterday. Strength training for 25 minutes.

PM - Rode alongside Jake on his run.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.60

PM - Wheeler Farm loops with Jake, 4.6 miles at 8:15 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.20

PM - Afternoon run with Jake, 4.2 miles at 8:30 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.70

PM - Lunch run with Jake Allen in Dimple Dell, 5.7 miles at 7:50 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

AM - Warm-up loop, 3.1 miles. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.30

AM - Zion Pa'rus Trail with Jake, 4.3 miles at 8:15 pace. 

PM - Hiked Angel's Landing and Riverside Walk. So beautiful - I love Zion!

Hiking Miles Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.10

AM - Ran 4 miles on the Pa'rus Trail in Zion with Jake.

PM - Hiked the Canyon Overlook Trail in Zion then drove to Bryce and checked out the overlooks.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.10

AM - Bryce Canyon Rim Run, 4 miles slow. This trail is hard!

PM - Hiked the Queens Garden - Navajo Loop Trail in Bryce, 3 miles. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - Bday run, 4 miles at 8:40 pace. 29!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From josse on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 09:38:43 from 174.52.140.157

Happy (late) Birthday!

Total Distance
4.40

PM - Stakepark loop with Jake, 4.4 miles at 8:40 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.60

AM - Strength training for 35 minutes.

PM - Wheeler Farm loops with Jake, 4.6 miles at 7:30 pace. Ran 6 x 1 min around 6:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.10

PM - Lunch run with Jake Allen, 5.1 miles at 7:50 pace. Not enjoying the change to cold weather!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Race: Saltair 5K (3.07 Miles) 00:18:40, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
6.50

AM - Saltair 5K (6:03, 6:00, 6:12, :22). Course was ~10 seconds short. I was happy with my effort and how I felt physically throughout the race.  I had a few guys to run with the first mile and then it was a solo effort the rest of the way. The third mile was slower which can be attributed to lack of longer or faster runs. This was probably the best conditions at any Saltair race - cold (30 degrees) but no wind and sunny. Warm up of 2 miles and cooldown of 1 mile. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sun, Nov 08, 2015 at 18:25:06 from 24.99.46.55

looking good in that pic! full speed ahead.

what a lovely day for a race. https://goo.gl/7TJrSO

From Jake K on Sun, Nov 08, 2015 at 19:48:13 from 67.166.113.191

If I had unlimited resources, I'd make custom fathead life-sized wall clings of every picture from that day. I still regret running on the TM that morning.

From Jason D on Sun, Nov 08, 2015 at 22:09:34 from 68.80.27.222

Getting back to 6 minute pace! Good race.

From Bret on Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 07:33:14 from 216.234.133.229

Awesome - Well done getting under 19 mins. Good to see you continuing to progress nicely after such a long recovery.

Total Distance
10.10

AM - Ran around Sugarhouse and Millcreek with Jake, 10.1 miles just under 8:00 pace. It's been a while since I've run for that long so I was pretty worn-out by the end. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 114.80
Total Distance
5.00

Lunch run in Dimple Dell, ~5 miles. Felt fast on the way back and then realized it was because I had a 20 mph tailwind :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.30

PM - Warm-up loop with 5 pick-ups.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 25 minutes of strength training.

PM - Wheeler Farm loops with Jake, very dark!

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

Took Tuesday off and didn't feel like fixing my entries.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 5 miles at 8:05 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Race: USATF Utah Cross Country Championships (3.2 Miles) 00:20:40, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
6.40

USATF Utah XC Champs (6:06, 6:32, 6:35, 1:28 for ~0.2).

I haven't raced in a cross country race in many years, and I forgot how challenging it is to run fast on grass. I went out too hard in the beginning then struggled to maintain ~6:30 pace. It's hard to know if I'm getting in better shape or not, but I felt like I ran hard today. The course was 4 loops and the weather was perfect. Next up: annual work turkey trot on Thursday!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 08:56:55 from 107.77.66.56

Congrats on the win - perfect tuneup for the important race - crushing all your coworkers!

From allie on Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 09:15:25 from 24.99.46.55

ahyeah!

Total Distance
10.00

AM - Ran up to Sugarhouse and back, 10 miles just under 8:00 pace. Jake was dragging me along by the end - my endurance is wimpy!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 116.00
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Strength training for 50 minutes. Crappy out - good day to take off from running.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

Lunch run with Devra at Dimple Dell, 6 miles at 8:05 pace. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - Easy strength training 45 minutes.

PM - 4 miles with Jake at the horsepark, 8:15 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Race: BD Turkey Trot 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:19:15, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
6.10

Annual BD Turkey Trot 5K - 19:15 (5:56, 6:18, 6:09, :52)

Won a turkey :) Pretty happy with my performance - I felt strong. This is a tough double-loop course with an 80ft hill...the same course as always for work 5ks. I have run it so many times that I almost enjoy the course now. I did convince the wellness coordinator to move back the finish line so it would not be too short as it has been in the past. The last mile was my best effort, so that's a good indication that I'm improving. 

Talk about improvement - I ran this in 28:50 last year! And it was really, really hard - granted, I was only 2 months out from major surgery....but it makes me really happy to be feeling so much better in comparison.

1.75 mi warm-up, 1.25 mi cool-down with Jake A. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 14:20:18 from 199.190.170.24

I was thinking the 90+ second improvement from June was great, but the 10 MINUTE improvement from last year really puts it in perspective.

Beast mode last mile going up the hill!

From josse on Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 10:08:36 from 174.52.140.157

Great job so happy to see you running well!

From Jason D on Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 10:52:21 from 68.80.27.222

You are definitely coming along nicely. Things will eventual start to snowball a little bit. You'll surprise yourself. I have no doubt.

#winnerwinnerturkeydinner

Total Distance
4.10

Lunch run, 4.1 miles at 9:00 pace.

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

AM - Draper run with Devra, Nan, Jake, and ALLIE! Hilly 8 miler then Nan and I rode bikes the rest of the way. Very cold morning but great company and breakfast.

PM Skinned up Great Western, 1750 ft. I had to drag Amiee and Jake up there :)

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 4.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.30

AM - Ran in Holladay and Millcreek with Allie, Jake, Rob, and Abby. 7.3 miles at 8:20 pace. 

PM - Skinned 2650 ft with Jake and Amiee at Brighton. Sunny and warm - it was a beautiful day to be in the mountains! I've been pretty hesitant to go skiing because I've been worried how my injury issues would do, but I felt really good today. 

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 6.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

Lunch strength training class for 50 minutes.Really sore from the weekend.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - Wheeler Farm loops with Jake. Ran 1K at 6:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - Ran 4 miles with Jake in Wolfe Park, CT.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Race: Newtown Turkey Troy (3.107 Miles) 00:19:20, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
7.00

Newtown Turkey Trot 19:20 (6:30, 5:50, 6:20) It was much colder than we expected this morning - 23 degrees. Ran a 2 mile warm-up then straight into the race. My feet and hands went numb by the first mile and I was too cold to run a fast 5k. I was hoping to run ~18:45 but I ran a solid effort and am honestly happy to be able to run faster in general. My "season of 5ks" this fall is done just in time for ski season.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.50

AM - Ran at Wolfe Park with Jake, 7.5 miles at 8:05 pace. 60 degrees!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

AM - Jake decided to run in an XC race so I went along to watch. I ran a warm-up with him then around the course for 6.5 miles. Ran 0.5 mile at 6:00 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.20

AM - 7.2 miles around Sugarhouse with Jake, 8:15 pace. Hands were frozen by the end.

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

AM - Strength training for 30 minutes. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

Lunch run with Jake A, 5 miles at 7:45 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles at 8:00 pace. Really hard for me to get out the door this afternoon - motivation is low lately.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Tara on Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 14:56:33 from 174.52.171.162

I've been seeing on social media that you are out running again. When did this start?? How are you doing?

Total Distance
4.10

PM - 4.1 miles with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.50

PM - Wheeler Farm loops, 4.5 miles at 8:15 pace.

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

Alpe de Vert - Skinned 8975ft at Sundance. See Jake's blog for pictures and info - I did the first 6 laps with him and barely managed to stay under 30 minutes for each 1282ft lap. I worked really hard and was totally worn out by the end. I took a lunch break with Amiee then did the 7th lap slower. Felt really good injury-wise the whole time.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 22.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.20

AM - 3.2 miles with Jake.

PM - Skinned 2 laps of Great Western slow, 3500ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

Day off from running. Strength training for 25 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles with Jake at 8:40 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.40

Lunch run with Jake A, 4 miles at 7:55 pace. Windy!

PM - Skinned 2 x Great Western and caught a beautiful sunset, 3500ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.40

Salt Lake Running Company group run, 5.4 miles at 8:00 pace.

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

PM - Replaced running with skiing - 2 laps of Great Western with Jake, 3000ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.60

Early morning miles with Jake before my flight to China. I was already super grumpy about having to go to China then got to LA to find out a 4 hour delay of the flight, making for an overall travel time of 25 hours. I want to be home!! :-(

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 16:59:26 from 24.99.46.55

noooo! i'm sorry :(

Total Distance
0.00

Got to Shanghai at 12am, couldn't sleep so I did some cross training cardio - 10 min rowing, 10 min stair stepper, 10 min upright bike, then tried out all the machines in the gym. 

I have really struggled on my trips to China with the treadmill running - the treadmill seems to flare up my abdomen and hip problems and make me feel bad. So I'm going to try not to run this week and focus more on other forms of exercise. Probably good to take a break anyway.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 19:36:15 from 67.166.113.191

ABT - Anything But Treadmill!!!

Are the gym machines in China also robots?

From Andrea on Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 19:38:18 from 202.79.203.99

My favorite equipment was the Power Plate - https://powerplate.com/

From Jake K on Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 19:41:30 from 67.166.113.191

That is dope! You can read the newspaper on it and still get a workout.

If its OK with you, I'm going to buy one for the Smoores on Amazon Prime right now.

From allie on Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 20:22:42 from 24.99.46.55

a package of that size is guaranteed to get lost in the mailroom for at least 5 months

Total Distance
0.00

Only got 2 hours of sleep then went to the gym again in the morning and did the stairclimber for 30 minutes. 

It's going to be a long day today working until 9pm tonight - going to need lots of coffee!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Amiee on Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:33:09 from 24.11.72.2

You are missing absolutely nothing here. No snow. No fun. No nothing.

Total Distance
0.00

AM  - 30 minutes of recumbent bike plus some pull-ups. Feel so much better after a good night sleep and a very large coffee. Although I'm quite grumpy b/c it is dumping snow in Utah and I am in China. Another 8am-10pm work day...

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Amiee on Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 19:32:14 from 24.11.72.2

What snow?!?

Total Distance
0.00

AM - 30 minutes on the bike, 15 minutes on the elliptical, and some weights. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.10

My morning...

Woke up at 5am and got ready to go to the airport. My coworker and I got a taxi to the airport. Usually it takes about 45 minutes to get to the airport from our location in Shanghai but it only took 15 minutes...so I asked my coworker "You are flying out of Pudong airport right?" and his response "Uh, no." Apparently there is another airport! Our flight times were exactly the same so it was confusing. So he spoke to the taxi driver and got him to take me to the correct airport (now 75 minutes away). He proceeded to smoke in the taxi for the entire drive, and it was quite miserable.  I got to the airport with only 40 minutes to spare and stood in the check-in for 15 minutes only to find out that they could not find my name on the flight. So I went to the ticketing counter to understand why I wasn't on the flight and they told me that my ticket was cancelled. The next flight out wasn't until 5pm (it was only 7:30am) and would cost $1100. I had to get to Guangzhou by 4pm. I was panicking so much by this point that I completely forgot about my checked bag and left it somewhere. The internet did not work (note: never go to China again without international plan) but I was somehow able to text so I got in touch with my boss to get the number for the travel agency. I called them and the guy said he has no idea why my ticket was cancelled. He proceeded to tell me that the $1100 was in Chinese dollars (Ohhhh so only ~$200) and there was  another flight that left at 12pm. He was able to reserve the seat but not able to issue a ticket because the airline wasn't in his system. So I took the bus to the other terminal and to the ticket desk. Finally got someone that could speak a little English and they said the travel agent had reserved the last seat and the airline was not able to issue me the ticket because it needed to be through the agent. So I needed to call the travel agent for him to cancel my reservation and they could book the ticket for me. Well, I was put on hold for 15 minutes and then my phone kept dropping the call and I couldn't get through. I literally begged the ladies to let me on the flight and after about 20 minutes  they finally figured out a way to do it. So I got on a flight! Then I had to take the bus back to the other terminal and see if I could find my bag. I was running around frantically for 30 minutes and finally saw a lost and found...low and beyond someone turned it in! Whew. What a totally disaster of a morning! I finally made it on the plane and managed enough communication to get a taxi to the hotel. 

All that to say that I needed at least a short run today. 5K on the treadmill at 9:30 pace.

Getting really homesick...only one more day!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 20:52:09 from 67.166.113.191

I'm glad you documented this. What happened to "let's pretend this never happened?" :-)

Come home!!!

From allie on Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 15:46:21 from 24.99.46.55

omg, i'm panicking just reading about all of this...so much stress! i'm glad it worked out okay. good luck and safe travels on the rest of your journey.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 17:29:38 from 24.10.247.181

You global business traveling people lead exciting lives.

From Jake K on Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 20:21:23 from 67.166.113.191

I have the live text message updates of this whole ordeal as it went down. First time Andrea ever used SWEAR words on the record!!! :-)

From Bret on Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:57:44 from 216.234.133.229

I have had similar airport experiences in distant non-english speaking places...I completely sympathize with the panic and stress this must have caused you. A good run will do wonders for your perspective! Glad you are ok.

From XCAnimal on Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 17:06:54 from 70.209.133.23

Cigarette smoke, miserable taxi ride! To much stress! No!! Good luck with the rest of the traveling hope things go better from here on out. :)

I have asthma that likes to act up at any time so the whole experience does not seem very enjoyable at all.

From DaleG on Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 21:52:57 from 152.216.15.5

Merry Christmas to you and Jake

Total Distance
5.20

Woke up at 4am and couldn't get back to sleep so early morning run on the treadmill, 5.2 miles. Then did about 20 minutes of strength training.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.20

AM - Super early wake-up run before my flight back to the USA!!! 3.2 miles in 30 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.60

AM - 30 minute run before heading up to Gatlinburg cabin. Feeling rough.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

AM - McFee Rd out and back, 5 miles.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.40

AM - Old Stage Rd out and back, still feeling rough.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM - Starting to feel good again....China trips take way too long to recover from. 4.4 miles at 7:40 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.40

AM - Allen Kirby loop run with Jake.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.50

AM - DOWNPOUR! Went out to run during what I thought was a nice weather window. It was short lived, as it started raining 5 minutes into the run and ended up raining 0.75 inches that hour! Kinda fun though since it was warm out. My parents put towels out for Jake and me to dry off :-)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.30

AM - 5.3 miles on McFee Rd in TN.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.40

AM - Allen Kirby loop in TN with Jake. Last warm running day for a while...heading back to SLC tomorrow.

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

Day off.

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

PM - Skinned two laps up Great Western, 3500 ft.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.75
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

PM - 6 miles around Millcreek.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles before heading up to Sun Valley.

PM - Skinned up to the top of Bald Mountain (3400 ft) in 77 minutes.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1195.70
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 353.05Hiking Miles Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 174.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 174.50Weight: 115.58
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