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SOJO 5K

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 08, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

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

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

Short-Term Running Goals:

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

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun training and racing.

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

Personal:

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

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

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

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Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Lifetime Miles: 912.35
Hiking Miles Lifetime Miles: 10.50
Sat, Oct 19, 2013
Race: SOJO 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:18:28, Place overall: 3
Total Distance
8.50

SOJO 5K this morning. I ran a longer 3.5 mile warm-up due to a late start time. I was a little worried about that but it was no problem.

The race started on grass with a neighborhood mile folowed by the Jordan River Parkway. The course was not marked at all after 2 miles so Jake, Allie, Jasmine, and I ran the course that was on the website (which apparently they changed?). At any rate, we had to run on a road with roundabouts, cars, and no sidewalk sections. The course was maybe a tiny bit (5 seconds) short.

I had no Garmin today, but I felt like I maintained a consistent pace throughout the race. Nothing held me back but my own fitness and that's great news. I ended up running right at 6:00 pace and am thrilled with my progress in the last 5 weeks! 

Afterwards, I cooled down for about 2 miles with Allie and Jasmine then watched James finish the marathon. Fun morning :)

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 114.50
Comments
From Bret on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 13:18:43 from 72.91.143.44

Congratulations! That's really great progress. So good to hear. You must be very pleased.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 13:46:15 from 66.69.93.8

Wow, you are definitely on your way back - great run!

From Penny on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 14:06:46 from 66.65.174.203

Congrats Andrea!! Definitely coming back strong. Good to hear that you didn't have any pain - thats the most important thing! Oh and you look great!

From Bonnie on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 14:44:36 from 64.119.33.134

So nice to see this report, Andrea!! And even better to see you smile during sub 6min pace :-) :-) :-) :-)

From allie on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 14:50:18 from 97.117.87.43

YEA-AH!

due to the lack-of-chik-fil-a calorie deficit, i'm making 14 pizzas.

From Tom K on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 14:52:26 from 71.203.20.181

This is great! Congrats, Andrea!

From Josh E on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 15:13:05 from 71.213.3.115

Congratulations on the run and the steady return to fitness. It looks like we all had you pegged more or less.

From Teena Marie on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 17:48:37 from 65.130.107.50

You have no idea how excited I was when Chad R told me your time!!!! Seriously, that is amazingly impressive!!

Also, LOVING how even and balanced your hips look in the pics!!! You are on fire, girl!!! :)

KEEP IT GOING!!! :)

From Jake K on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 17:55:54 from 67.177.11.154

ONLY a PhD candidate in physical therapy would leave a comment about balanced hips! :-) Love it!

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 18:09:41 from 68.102.189.33

Yeah! Great job!

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 18:11:21 from 24.10.249.165

It's great to see you back Andrea.

From Andrea on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 18:28:08 from 70.208.1.51

Thanks for the encouragement!

Rob - I won't really consider myself "back" until I knock another 90 seconds off that 5k but I do think ill have a good chance at sub18 in six weeks at sea level. I honestly can't wait to start doing tempo runs again - that, combined with increased mileage, will get me back where I want to be. I'm still about two months out before I can handle that. I'm trying to be super smart about the progression and make sure all systems are firing before I put too much stress on my body.

Teena - I'm so glad you noticed! I've been working really hard on hip strengthening and it is definitely paying off! PT Todd has given me the right stuff to work on :)

From Jason D on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 18:53:33 from 24.1.80.94

Nice running, Andrea. I just looked over the recent progression of 5k times. I'm talking with my people in the weather department and they are whipping up some perfect, sub-18 weather for you in two weeks.

@ Jake: It's funny. PhD candidates do notice balanced hips! First thing I noticed. Usually in mid stance a weak-hipped runner will break and the knees will be close together. I spend a lot of time studying form. I took a photo of a kids' run today and one young man has form that is pretty fantastic. I'll post it on my blog.

From JulieC on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 21:40:33 from 70.196.196.153

Wonderful! Way to go. More and more to come. :-)

From Jon on Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 22:31:16 from 107.203.52.135

Very nice, Andrea! Good to see.

From steve ash on Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 09:00:01 from 64.134.224.211

Great work Andrea! It must be so thrilling to come back, recover and run so well again.

From Neasts on Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 09:22:57 from 75.169.60.81

Your form has always looked fantastic to me, and rippling muscles to boot! Your progression has been inspiring to watch. Great job!

From Matt Poulsen on Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 10:30:25 from 174.52.216.185

Excellent work! That's some serious progress! I'm very happy for you. Keep it up!

From josse on Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 15:02:32 from 70.196.193.45

Great job, so good to see you racing again:) it's been a long road for you.

From Jake A on Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 20:47:58 from 174.27.201.85

Well done Andrea. That's a great time.

From Christie on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 07:46:22 from 74.213.202.246

Very happy for you Andrea. Congrats on your race :)

From flatlander on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 08:19:04 from 76.31.9.237

Super news, well done and congratulations.

From Rachelle on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:08:29 from 159.212.71.199

Huge improvement Andrea and you look so strong and controlled in the pictures. I am so incredibly happy for you. Congratulations!

From Kass on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 22:07:26 from 155.97.240.30

I'd say you reached your goal! Getting faster every week!

From Steve on Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:05:08 from 68.188.56.70

So cool to see you racing again!

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