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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
14.20
Night Sleep Time: 51.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 51.00Weight: 117.62
Total Distance
6.20

AM - Ran with Jake and Allie around Liberty Park and 600S. Felt terrible at first and was finally able to turn it around at 3 miles or so. 

The marathon this morning was great to watch. The course looked hard, with all the turns, loops, surfaces, etc. Proud of the American girls! Lots more track action this afternoon.

PM - 5 miles on the bike while Jake ran (fyi Jake had to roll up his shorts this afternoon b/c the 5" inseam was too long!). Felt like a train wreck - could barely keep up with his 8 min pace.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 117.50
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Nothing. I feel gross - obviously I have issues with not exercising! I'm taking the next few weeks super easy. Exercising less = eating less = no fun! I need some new hobbies.

PM - Strength training/massaging for what seemed like forever.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
2.50

AM - Yoga for 30 minutes. 

PM - .5 mile warm-up then ultimate frisbee double header. We won both!

Night Sleep Time: 10.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
2.00

AM - Went out and ran with Jake on his cooldown, 2 miles. Then yoga for 30 minutes.

PM - Corporate Games Mountain Bike Race. I was in the Intermediate group (only to maximize points) so I did 2 laps on a 1 mile loop. I was a little disappointed in how short the race was... would've preferred more like 10 laps. But I still had a good time. I came in 2nd for the girls :) Mountain biking is one of those things that I would rather do for fun and not race! 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 117.80
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Total Distance
3.50

AM - 2 miles around the block. Woke up with a little soreness in my psoas (probably from the biking yesterday), so it was probably a good thing that everyone bailed on JAJA+++ run this morning. 

PM - Soccer game. It wasn't really a good idea to play, but they didn't have enough girls without me so I did my best. I'll count it as 1.5 miles or so.  

Great thoughts from Functional Path Training today -

The goal of every athlete who competes in the Olympic games is a place on the podium, hopefully a place on the top step. Every athlete who competes in the Olympic games works hard, some have more talent than others. It has been my experience over the years that those who stand on the podium are there because they choose to be there. Michael Phelps, arguably the greatest Olympian of all time acknowledged that there were days when he glided into the wall at practices in the past four years. “And that came out at the moment I needed it the most,” Phelps said, adding: “I’m not going to sit and make excuses. Those lazy finishes were decisions I made.” It cost him another Gold in the 200 Meter Butterfly. It was his choice. Athletes make conscious choices to do the little things, to make the sacrifices, to listen to their coaches and to being comfortable with always being uncomfortable. The podium is lofty territory. Getting there is not for the faint of heart and dilettantes. Many are called and few choose. Make the choice to be great everyday in training and give yourself a chance to stand on the podium. 

  

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 118.00
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Total Distance
0.00

AM - Yoga, core, and foam roller for an hour. 

Big day for the women track today!  

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 117.00
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Total Distance
0.00

AM - Went to cheer on the Running For Trevor team at the Dash for Donation 5K this morning. Fun times!

Shutting it down per Allie's advice....

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 117.80
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Total Distance
14.20
Night Sleep Time: 51.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 51.00Weight: 117.62
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