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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
Totals
Total Distance
35.50
Saucony Kinvara Plum Miles: 14.70
Night Sleep Time: 52.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 52.00Weight: 114.36
Sun, Dec 29, 2013
Total Distance
5.20

Continued the trend of my comfort route Old Stage Rd and back. It is quite hilly (as is everything here in Knoxville) but an old favorite from the high school days. Averaged 7:05 pace for 5.2 miles with the last mile at 6:15 pace. I need to run 4.3 miles the next two days to hit 1000 miles for the year - not impressive mileage but still worth something!

Headed back to SLC tonight...it's going to be rough getting back into the work routine tomorrow.
 

Saucony Kinvara Plum Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Mon, Dec 30, 2013
Total Distance
4.50

4.5 miles on the treadmill during lunch, 8:10 pace. 

Saucony Kinvara Plum Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 114.00
Comments(1)
Tue, Dec 31, 2013
Total Distance
8.00

Ran 8 miles with Rob, Jake, Allie, and Devra on snow-packed Jeremy Ranch Road.

The lowlight of the year:

The highlight of the year:

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 114.00
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Wed, Jan 01, 2014
Total Distance
0.00

Substituted running with skinning/skiing today. We hiked up Grizzly Gulch (~1600ft) and then skied back down. Afterwards, we relaxed in the sunshine for a while to enjoy the clean air and beautiful day. Great way to start off the New Year!

 

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 114.00
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Thu, Jan 02, 2014
Total Distance
4.30

Lunch run outside, 4.3 miles. The weather was great - cleaner air, warm and sunny. No watch today, but I ran one song hard (which turned out to be 0.83 miles in 4:38, 5:35 pace).

My New Years Resolutions for this year are basically the same from last year with a few additions. 2013 was a hard year for me, both mentally and physically. I would love to get back into serious training and racing again, but my body is not ready. I don't know when that time will come - it could be a couple months or a couple years. The last time I was stuck in an injury cycle, Jake and I hiked the 221 mile John Muir Trail and I was cured. So, maybe a big backbacking adventure this year?! :) At any rate, I really want to enjoy this year and make up for all that I missed out on last year.

Continued Resolutions from 2013:
Get injury-free
Stay injury-free
Take days off from running regularly
Log consistent mileage throughout the year

Added Resolutions for 2014:
Have more FUN and go on more adventures 
Eat healthier with a lot more vegetables

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Jan 03, 2014
Total Distance
5.00

5 miles with Jakers.

Allie and I are meeting Saturday morning at Highland High 9am if anyone wants to join us. Strict easy run policy applies. 

Saucony Kinvara Plum Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 114.80
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Sat, Jan 04, 2014
Total Distance
8.50

Snowy slippery 8.5 miles with Tara and Allie around Millcreek, 8:05 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 115.00
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Totals
Total Distance
35.50
Saucony Kinvara Plum Miles: 14.70
Night Sleep Time: 52.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 52.00Weight: 114.36
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