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Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

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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
Race: Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:24:15, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
19.00

AM - Thanksgiving Point Half this morning. Jake and I decided to run this as a marathon pace tempo run after getting entries earlier this week. The rule was to run no faster than marathon pace since I ran a hard half last weekend and Jake ran the marathon 12 days ago. And if either of us could get in the prize money, that would be nice too!

The race started and I immediately let Julie Thomas and Arianne Brown set the pace. We came through the first mile in 6:23. Perfect!! I was so excited that they were running my exact goal pace (along with a couple guys as well). We cruised through the first few miles on the road. Then the course got interesting. We meandered through the gardens from miles 3.5-7, weaving around islands, running on cobblestone path, up hills and down hills, and with lots of turns. It was actually pretty fun!

Miles 8-12 were all on the golf course. This part felt like a cross country course! There were so many short steep hills and downhills with a significant turns at the bottom...brought me back to my high school days (although much more enjoyable). I lost the other girls through this section and ended up running the majority of the race with this guy named Dan Vargo (not Dan Varga from the blog, weird!). At mile 11, we were both ready for FLAT. The rest of the course was just that, and we both picked up the pace pretty significantly though the last mile.

I came in 1st with a time of 1:24:15 - right on for my goal. The overall time is a little slower than marathon pace, but the course is rather challenging and at altitude so it felt like the right effort. Splits were 6:24, 6:23, 6:11, 6:24, 6:39, 6:31, 6:35, 6:32, 6:33, 6:27, 6:49, 6:21, 6:26 for 1.1 (5:54 pace).

After a 1-2 minute recovery, Melody, Jake and I went for a long cooldown. It was so nice to finally meet Melody - she won the 5k this morning only 12 days after her marathon! We ran around 5 and I got 19 miles for the day.

The after-race party was super fun. So many friends there! I got to chat with Preston and his wife, RAD, Smooth (so nice to finally meet her too!), Toby, Scott Keate, the Altramaniacs, our very own Dan V, Melody, Lily (who got 2nd in the 5k!), Carina, Riley, Walter (1st master), Jake, and lots of others too.

Oh yeah - I got a sweet champion cup too!


Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 117.80
Comments
From Fritz on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:22:09 from 65.100.192.73

Nice work! Your splits were very consistent just like last week. I do see two sub 6:20 miles in there but hopefully they were aided and can be excused. Will the cup be used as a fruit or ice cream bowl? Or maybe it could double as a plant holder.

From TBean on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:26:18 from 97.117.87.177

Sweet race. Love to see you filling the 1st place slot.

From Jake K on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:28:38 from 67.182.215.126

The cup is already filled with M&Ms :-)

From JulieC on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:28:42 from 67.41.189.12

Way to go Andrea!! Nice win. Glad it could be so even at tempo pace. That has got to feel good!!! You made it look easy :D.

From Oreo on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:38:31 from 71.38.249.78

Awesome. You are a super star! Sweet bling too..

From ACorn on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:40:20 from 24.2.76.146

Way to show Jake how it's done ;) Great job!

From Chad Robinson on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:43:56 from 75.162.246.174

Nice job showing great restraint and scoring the win as well. I think I need you to pace me through the first half of Ogden.

From Carina on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:55:00 from 174.232.208.234

I knew you'd win ;) so fun to meet you briefly this morning!! Great race!

From Dan on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:55:50 from 24.209.83.20

Nice win! Make sure you wash that cup before you drink out it :)

From Tara on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:56:52 from 75.169.138.91

I hope you drink from that cup each morning as a reminder of how cool you are. I admire you Andrea, you are fast and down to earth. The two don't always go together. Great race!

From runningafterbabies on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:58:21 from 71.195.219.247

GREAT job, Andrea. You are such a talented runner. I really enjoyed meeting you and Jake today. Exciting things are going to happen for you this year!!! Have you filled up that cup with ice cream yet?

From Andrea on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 13:59:57 from 67.182.215.126

Carina! Forgot to put you on my list! It's there now :) Nice to meet you (very briefly)...I gotta say, I hope I look like you when I'm pregnant.

From Lily on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 14:09:32 from 67.199.178.210

HAHAHA! I was going to say you should fill the cup up with candy. Yum-o! Nice job today Andrea. Loved chatting with everyone after. Fun times!

From BrandonD on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 14:38:32 from 71.4.74.49

Way to go Andrea :). Nice to hit the goal and get a win in the process!

From allie on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 15:12:34 from 97.126.212.167

you can take the cup with you the next time you go to brazil and fill it with...whatever you want...

way to run, andrea.

From msimona on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 15:18:25 from 75.162.88.11

Nice Job, you looked really good out there!

From Smooth on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 16:35:54 from 174.27.212.157

SO NICE to finally meet you in person! AWESOME race after winning the SLC Half last week and then WON again today! NICELY executed mp tempo run! You are as sweet and kind in person as on the blog!

CONGRATZ!!! Enjoy filling the cup with ice cream for Jake or frogurt for you! :)

From prlman on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 16:49:27 from 24.2.66.149

Nice work you were right on your marks, and some prize money and trophy to boot ...Awesome

From Christi on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 17:04:24 from 174.56.35.183

Great job!!! Thats awesome you won it on your marathon pace! Great splits!

From Rachelle on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 18:10:50 from 66.7.127.115

You are my running idol!! Have I ever told you that? Seriously you are just simply amazing. Congratulations on the win and yay for the giant trophy!! Giant icecream cup? hehe you deserve tons of icecream after your three awesome weekends of racing in a row. Seriously you have no even peaking yet this season....I cannot wait to see what you do next!

From Alana on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 18:31:41 from 69.20.189.206

Awesome job Andrea! You continue to inspire me!

From RAD on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 19:22:37 from 98.202.23.178

Awesome job Andrea! I'm glad things went perfectly for you this morning - that course was a beast! You can tell I'm not a nostalgic Xcountry runner (never "ran" in HS), but I can see how it would be similar.

Congrats on back to back wins, and that cup is just awesome. I'm glad it is filled with yummy treats, and I hope you got some ice cream to recover with. It IS of utmost importance for recovery :)

It is always a pleasure to be in your company!

From Walter on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:44:01 from 24.2.69.110

Andrea, thanks for not kicking my trash. Lol You are amazing and have cleaned up on some cash in the last two saturdays. I could quit my job and concentrate on running! lol You and Jake are so amazing and fun as hell to hang out with! I wished we couldve hung out in Boston. Keep up the great work!

From Toby on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:58:08 from 199.101.229.6

You need to get a storage unit to hold all your bling! Way to represent this morning! Good things are coming your way this racing season!

From prestonmadera on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 22:29:31 from 24.10.186.194

Great race! It was nice to meet you today.

From MichelleL on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 22:34:09 from 202.4.201.39

Great job! That must be encouraging for that to feel like race pace on that course. Its a tough one. I hope you won money in addition to he chalice?

From Kelli on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 23:16:12 from 74.211.0.198

WOW, after 2 weekends of winning, you need to take us all out for dinner! Or at least ice cream. ;o) Great job! After reading the reports for this race, I am not sure if I would love or hate the course.

From Hamdog Alum on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 07:39:23 from 71.82.247.163

Wow, what a perfect workout! Not everyday you get to do a workout and walk away with a trophy and prize money!! Nice race and a fantastic workout.

From Bonnie on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 15:38:04 from 64.119.33.134

Congratulations Andrea!! And good job keeping in your target pace!

From SlowJoe on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 16:39:56 from 69.131.141.92

Ho hum, just a nice MP run and another victory. Great job Andrea, super impressive.

From Lulu Walls on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 19:55:10 from 166.70.240.95

Way to stick to your goal pace and win too! I am impressed like always :)

From Kendall on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 20:16:47 from 65.100.247.159

Congrats Andrea. Glad you and Jake made the trip. Hope to have you back next year.

(I'll personally fill the Cup with peanut M&M's.)

From Superfly on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 16:52:47 from 74.211.21.81

Good win... I have a feeling I'll be saying that a lot to you now that your all healthy.

From Adam RW on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 21:43:08 from 67.182.250.241

I think that cup beats the prize money! Nice win so soon after SLC. You are rocking the UT running scene.

From Dan Varga on Wed, May 02, 2012 at 15:10:31 from 65.44.116.4

Congrats on another great Victory!!

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