| 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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| Saucony Mirage Miles: 11.30 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 59.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 59.00 | Weight: 117.42 | |
| | AM - Busted out the road bike for the first time in almost two years! Had to ride a lap around the neighborhood to make sure I remembered how to clip in and out of the pedals. Met LuluWalls at Riverside Park and rode the JRP-Legacy Parkway for a marathon ride - 26.2 miles. We had fun :) |
| Night Sleep Time: 9.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.50 | Weight: 118.50 |
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AM - 4.5 miles, caught up with Jake on his cooldown then added extra. Right hamstring feels too tight and too loose at the same time. Workout today is definitely cancelled...we'll see about tomorrow. I did prove to myself yesterday that I am not a slave to my mileage goals - I was at 69.4 last week and was supposed to be between 70-75 miles. It's so pathetic how much I care about that 0.6 miles that I know makes no difference in my training, but it took a lot of will power not to run! Instead I did a bunch of upper body strength training as my start to "the ultimate beach body in 5 days" (going to the beach this weekend!!). PM - 5.2 miles at 8 min pace. The first mile felt like my left leg went to the spa while the right leg got thrown down the stairs a few times. But surprisingly, throughout the run they seemed to balance and almost even out. Weird, but good!
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| Night Sleep Time: 9.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 | Weight: 117.50 |
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AM - Took a caffeine pill on an empty stomach this morning and was totally wired within 10 minutes. Literally started shaking. Ate a half of a banana to try to settle down, heated my hamstring, then was out the door. 2 mile warm-up. Goal today was 8 miles at MP or as fast (or slow) as I could run without any hamstring issues. Started out with a 6:28 mile. Felt a tiny discomfort in my hamstring but was also hyperfocused on it. Each mile I ran whatever pace felt "safe". Naturally dropped the pace without much effort until the last mile when I decided to run half marathon pace. Splits were - 6:28, 6:25, 6:21, 6:17, 6:14, 6:07, 6:04, 5:55 for an average of 6:14 pace. Two days of easy training feels really good :) 1.1 mile cooldown back home. This afternoon my work is putting on a 5K...my goal will be to break 25! PM - BD Medical Fitness Day 5K. The fitness director misread my map of the 5K (which I totally blame her b/c I know what I'm doing with gmap) so we ended up running 3.45 miles. No one seemed to mind - bonus miles :) I had no watch so ran comfortable - came out to 24:38 for 7:15 pace. There's just something about a "race" that makes 8 min pace end up being 45 seconds faster. Fun times - my group at work dominated but a pretty good crew overall too. No one over 9:30 min/mile!
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.50 | Weight: 117.00 |
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| | AM - JAJAK Run 11.3 miles. Kevin and I dropped the rest of the crew then crushed that 8 min/mile on the 2 miles back to Sugarhouse. I gotta say, I'm excited to have the rest of the day off from running. Don't forget to get your free slurpee from 7-11 today!
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| Saucony Mirage Miles: 11.30 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 9.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 | Weight: 117.00 |
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AM - 3 miles around the block. Planning to do some kind of workout some time today. Fitness Day at work today - Olympics theme. 100 yard dash, race walking, obstacle course, javelin, long jump, etc. PM - Drove to JRP but found a neighborhood loop instead that seemed more enticing for a workout. Had nothing planned for the workout except to start at marathon pace. Warm-up of 1.5 miles then 6:20, 6:21, 6:18, 6:14, 6:25, 5:40, 5:46, 5:45. So 5 miles at MP and 3 miles at 10K pace, 6:06 average overall. I felt awesome today - was really holding back until the sixth mile. It's these types of days when my training is rejuvenated and I get really excited about running again :) Most exciting thing about the run was no hamstring issues! I'm becoming a big fan of the "we'll just see how I feel" tempo workouts.
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| Night Sleep Time: 9.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 | Weight: 117.50 |
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AM - 5 miles slow, half of those with Jake. Using today as my recovery day because I'm traveling to Tybee Island, GA for a bachelorette party. Then heading home (Knoxville, TN) for all of next week. Humidity training! This is a very informative article about Tibial Stress Fractures and stress reaction: the role of bone structure, impact, and calf strength. I would highly recommend reading the whole thing but definitely the conclusions and recommendations for prevention - First, any runner with a history of stress fracture should supplement his or her diet with 200% of the RDV of calcium and vitamin D.
Second, all runners should not make drastic changes in training volume over a short period of time.
Third, all runners should incorporate calf strength and calf endurance training into their weekly routines.
Fourth, you should work to decrease the impact loading on your tibia by increasing your stride frequency by 5-10%, slowing down the pace on your runs
Finally, female runners should examine their diet and review their menstrual health.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | Weight: 117.00 |
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AM - 7 miles in Tybee Island, 7:25 pace. Fun times at the beach!!! PM - 3 miles easy after a day in the sun - walking on the beach, wave-surfing, volleyball, and drinking Pina Coladas :)
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 59.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 59.00 | Weight: 117.42 | |
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