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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
Mon, Sep 30, 2013
Total Distance
0.00

Scheduled day off. After 4 weeks ~40 mpw, this is a good week to back off a little and give my body a chance to "catch up". I've made a lot of progress in the last month, but the mileage is still a challenge for my right leg/groin. So, I'm planning to take Mon-Fri super easy and focus on isolated right leg/hip strengthening and other PT exercises. Hopefully, this will set me up stronger and healthier in the following weeks. Long term goals > short term miles.

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 113.30
Comments
From Bret on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:59:53 from 96.45.118.12

Interesting ....

We both covered a 40+ mile week last week, and both did 10 milers this weekend.

And I am feeling a little twinge in the left groin/upper leg...

Thinking an easy week is a good plan to keep things progressing in a healthy way.

From Jake K on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:24:30 from 67.177.11.154

You're in the same boat as Andrea, Bret. 4-5 weeks of building up to 40 miles... so taking a down week of 20-25 will probably allow you to make the next jump up from there.

From Rachelle on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 13:28:23 from 199.190.170.24

Very smart approach Andrea. Yay for another double digit run yesterday! :)

From Toby on Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 09:46:43 from 74.81.235.5

What is your comeback plan? I know a lot of it just depends on how you feel...but the big picture plan!

From Andrea on Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 09:58:38 from 72.37.171.52

Comeback plan:

By the end of the year: feel 100% again - ready to start training again. Keep mileage around 40 mpw but be able to handle more. Sub-18 5K

Winter/Spring 2014: Increase mileage to 50 mpw with additional XT. Try to race a half marathon by Mar 2014

Summer 2014: Focus on speedwork 5Ks and 10Ks. Goal half marathons in June and September.

Fall 2014: Run a marathon in Nov/Dec 2014 and go for the olympic trials qualifying time.

It's pretty aggressive but I'm really hoping that I will feel ready to train hard in two more months!

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