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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
77.65
Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 19.70Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 4.40Adidas Adizero Miles: 8.70Asics Speedstar Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 58.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 58.50Weight: 116.37
Total Distance
5.75

AM - 5.75 miles meandering through neighborhoods. Easy 7:45 pace. 

Anyone want to run an 8 mile tempo with me Tuesday morning at 6:20 pace at Liberty Park??

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 116.00
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Total Distance
12.20

AM - 10 miles around Sugarhouse, a nice zigzag through all the neighborhoods. I haven't slept very well for about a week now and it's getting really frustrating!

This is me 2 years ago finishing a half marathon (I'm also at my highest weight here - I look gross!). Can you believe I can run 36 minutes faster than that now??

 

 PM - 2.2 miles, easy.

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 116.40
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Total Distance
11.30

AM - Tempo Tuesday.  The alarm clock went off way too early this morning, but I finally was able to sleep well last night! :) Ran 2 mile warmup at 8:30 pace, then tempo.

Goal: 7-8 miles at 6:20-6:25 pace.
Actual: 7 miles average 6:22 pace (6:25, 6:21, 6:24, 6:22, 6:23, 6:21, 6:21). 

It was a long workout! I wanted to feel like I still had some left in the tank (mostly as a mental confidence booster), so I was content with 7 miles. Glad that's done for the week!

I did feel a little twinge in my hamstring during the run. I don't think it's anything to be overly concerned about, but I definitely need to massage and stick tonight.

PM - 1.8 miles around the block. REALLY excited that I only have to do easy horsepark loop in the morning.

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 116.40
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Total Distance
10.00

AM - Horsepark loop 4.4 miles. I must've needed a recovery run b/c my average pace was 8:30! Felt good to go slower and not worry about pace. 

 Looks like it's another SNOW winter!! I just hope it waits to snow until after the trials.

PM - 5.6 miles easy, no watch.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 4.40
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.80
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Total Distance
13.10

AM - Horsepark loop again this morning, easy. Slept in 30 minutes accidentally, but still ran so I got to work a little late. Running is more important, right?

Just heard that Lance Armstrong is doing the XTERRA National Championship Triathlon at Snowbasin on 9/24. Pretty cool!

PM - Track Workout! 2-2-4-4-8-4-8-4-8-4-4 with 200m jog between reps. 200s in 41, 400s in ~1:22 (5:28 pace), 800s in ~2:49 (5:38 pace). Ran the 200s and thought this is not going to be fun. It turned out not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm still not a fan of track work though!

Adidas Adizero Miles: 8.70Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 4.40
Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 117.00
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Total Distance
5.30

AM - Easy 5.3 miles around work 7:45-8 min pace. Tried to throw in some hills in the run since I don't do that very often. 

My parents got in from TN last night, and we are headed to Moab this afternoon. I'm so excited!

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Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 5.30
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 115.60
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Total Distance
20.00

Was planning to run 3-4 in the afternoon yesterday, but there was a ridiculous storm down in Moab!!! Scary for driving too - we actually saw lightning strike the ground! Probably for the best in terms of the long run.

AM - Woke up around 6:30 to go out for the run and saw that it was still raining. Back to bed. Woke up again at 8am and got ready. My parents were going to come bike but it was still cold and gross outside. Ran on the roads (b/c all dirt roads were flooded) from Spanish Valley to Moab and back. Miles 7-17 was a LONG gradual uphill of 1100 ft with a headwind. I was getting discouraged by mile 16. But as soon as we turned around, it was a great 1.3% downhill gradient and finished the last 3 miles in 6:30, 6:17, and 6:04. 7:15 pace average for the 17 miles, 6:17 for the last 3.

PM - Hiking in Moab. Went on a 3 mile hike to Corona Arch which is BEAUTIFUL. Then experienced a little bit of Arches the touristy way, probably hiking about 2 miles there. So much fun!! And we get a hot tub tonight. Pics to come.


Asics Speedstar Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
77.65
Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 19.70Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 4.40Adidas Adizero Miles: 8.70Asics Speedstar Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 58.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 58.50Weight: 116.37
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