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BD 5K (3.07 mi)

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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
Total Distance
22.60
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 18.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 18.00Weight: 116.50
Total Distance
3.00

AM - Main Chute on Baldy + short lap to the top of Collins lift (2900ft). Snow is starting to get not so great except at very high elevations. Day 50 of skiing!

PM - 3 miles at the horsepark with Jake, 8;10 pace.

Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

AM - Strength training for 30 minutes.

PM - Horsepark loops with Jake, 8:00 pace.

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Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles at the horsepark with Jake. PT w/ Danny.

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Race: BD 5K (3.07 mi) (3.107 Miles) 00:20:34
Total Distance
3.50

4th Annual BD 5K. This was a good test to see 1) if my body could handle running at a hard effort, and 2) what shape I'm in. I have only been running for 3 months after a year off from running and surgery 9 months ago. It's been a very long, slow recovery but I'm taking it one day at a time. Anyway, my aim was 7:15 pace - this is a hard 5K course (two loops with 90ft hill), it was hot, and I have not run a single mile under 7:30. 

I started out at what felt like a reasonable pace- the first mile is downhill and was 6:35. Ran up the hill feeling strong and splashed some water on myself at the halfway. Back downhill and hit the second mile at 6:50. Breathing got really heavy up the hill again but kept the pace consistent and mile 3 was 6:50. The course was probably 10 seconds short. 

I was very happy with how I felt running. I had no abdominal or adductor pain at all. My heels hurt a little at the end, but no more than usual. I'm not in good enough shape to get that true 5k-hurts like h*ll feeling but I'm okay with that for now :)

This gave me a tiny glimpse of hope that I may be able to run fast again and compete. That's thinking really far ahead, but it is nice to have that hope back. For now, I'll keep trying to increase my miles slowly and get out in the mountains as much as possible!

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Total Distance
3.10

AM - Strength training for 40 minutes.

PM - Warm-up loop, 5k starting at 8:30 pace and ending at 9:15 pace :)

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.00
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Total Distance
5.00

Lunch run with Devra on the JRP, 5 miles. FRIDAY!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 117.00
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AM - Jake and I woke up early and headed to the Uintas, hoping that there would be something left to ski. No luck there, so we decided to hike to the top of Bald Mountain instead. It's a nice short 4 mile, 1200ft hike with views and a tiny bit of snow left to glissade. 

PM - Biked the Armstrong - HAM - Spiro loop in Park City, ~1000ft of vertical. I was pleasantly surprised with how nice the trail was, but it was still quite a challenge to keep with with Jake while he was running. My mountain biking skills need some work!

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Total Distance
22.60
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 18.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 18.00Weight: 116.50
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