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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 08, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided -  
17:16 OktoberFAST 5K (10/11)
17:23 BAA 5K (4/12)
37:10 Memorial Day 10K (5/11)
1:17:03 Long Beach Half Marathon (10/11)
1:17:21 USA 1/2 Champs - Duluth (6/12)
2:49:01 Philadelphia Marathon (11/11)

Aided -
16:52 Fight For Air 5K (6/11)
17:08 Provo City 5K (5/12)
1:17:52 Top of Utah Half Marathon (8/11)
1:17:54 Utah Valley Half Marathon (6/11)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run consistently as I get back to 100% health. Stay patient!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun training and racing.

Sub-17 5K
Sub-1:17 Half Marathon
Quality for the Olympic Trials in the marathon

Personal:

I am originally from Knoxville, TN and moved to SLC with Jake in 2010. I started racing in 2011 and had some great success before a major injury hit me in July 2012. I had athletic pubalgia surgery in May 2013...then again in Sept 2014 and am still trying to get back to my old self. Although running is my true passion, I love doing pretty much anything active outdoors - backcountry skiing, backpacking, biking, etc. 

I've been running for the Saucony Team since 2011. I enjoy representing the brand and really do believe they make the best shoes :)

I work as a Quality Engineer for BD Medical in Sandy.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Lifetime Miles: 912.35
Hiking Miles Lifetime Miles: 10.50
Tue, Oct 30, 2012
Total Distance
0.00

AM- 25 minutes of merely moving my legs on the elliptical + 20 minutes of yoga...wouldn't even consider it exercise. 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 116.40
Comments
From Rachelle on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 09:33:39 from 199.190.170.24

It is definitely considered exercise Andrea. I wish we lived closer because I was really wanting someone to go for a long chatty walk with last night. Walking alone is just so boring. Keep your head up.

From Ken Bess on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 13:53:19 from 174.52.148.34

I read in More Fire: How to Run the Kenyan Way, by Toby Tanser, that the Kenyans take 4 to 8 weeks off each year to let their bodies and minds recover. They don't run at all, they just sit around eating a lot of food and letting things heal up. I know that Bernard Lagat does the same thing and he's pushing PR's in the middle distance events at 38 years of age. Perhaps this is an opportunity rather than a setback?

I just finished an 8 week break with 6 weeks of zero running and I've never had more desire. Things have started out slowly for me but Lagat says it takes a few weeks to get the gears moving. I'm already starting to feel like a runner again.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444032404578006274010745406.html

Keep your spirits up, you'll get past this and be stronger than before.

From NatalieK on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 16:16:03 from 98.202.32.96

I'm with Rachelle and Ken. You're gonna get through this and because you've had to deal with it, you'll come back stronger and better for it. Keep on keepin on!

From Cam on Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 16:47:35 from 166.147.89.160

Yoga - I believe is Latin for the most painful and intense excersise known to the inflexible man. It's a loose translation.

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