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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
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45.70
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9.10

AM - Wheeler Farm loops with Jake, 9.1 miles at 7:50 pace. We got out late because we watched the Olympic Marathon (3 Americans in the top 10!) so it was pretty hot. I was pretty tired from the long run yesterday. 

PM - Climbed the south ridge of Superior with Jake and Amiee (~3000ft). I think we were all pretty exhausted from lots of running this weekend, but it was still lots of fun. 

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Much needed day off. 

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Total Distance
6.10

AM - Wheeler Farm loops with Jake. Still feeling a little rough from so much over the weekend.

PM - Strength class for 35 minutes. 

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Total Distance
6.80

PM - First time on the track in maybe 3 years?! Ran 8 x 200m with equal recovery jog. Gotta start somewhere!

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Total Distance
10.00

AM - 5.2 miles to work. First run commute! It's not too bad, will probably try to do this once a week. 

PM - Ran home from work. 

Finally went back and updated the blog from our 2.5 week trip to Europe. Lots of great shots. I didn't run much but walked/hike A LOT! 

 

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5.00

Lunch run with Devra, 5 miles. 

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Race: Dash for Donation (3.107 Miles) 00:19:05, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
8.70

Dash for Donation at Sugarhouse Park. We do this race every year because it's for a good cause and Jake helps to organize it. I think we were both dreading the race a bit because it's been a long time since we have tried to run faster than easy pace. Gotta start somewhere though!

We ran a 2.6 mile warm-up then got started. Within the first quarter mile is the steep hill. By the time I got to the top I already felt exhausted. My legs felt fatigued and I was breathing way too hard. A new girl to the area (Kat) took the lead ahead of me and I remained about 10 ft behind her until about 2.5 miles. I maintained a pretty consistent pace with 6:14 and 6:18 through the first two miles. On the very last hill of the race, the girl started slowing so I took over the lead. Last mile was 5:55 (more downhill) with :40 for the last 0.1. I honestly didn't think I was going to catch Cat, but I think the altitude finally got to her. 

I ran pretty much the same time as I did last year. There are some key differences though - last year I was only running 3-5 miles/day, was completely rested, and Jake ran with me (= pushed me to run fast). The past couple months I have been consistently around 50 mpw (except for the honeymoon which I would argue was harder and more exercise). Basically, I'm running on tired legs and with no speed at all. So I'm taking this result as a huge positive. With a little more time, a little speedwork, and some rest, I should be able to run sub-18.

Jake and I ran a 3 mile cooldown with Kat. She just moved here a few days ago - ran at Eastern Kentucky. New running buddy :)

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45.70
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