| 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: 3.00 | Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 42.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 42.00 | Weight: 116.52 | |
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AM - Went for a slow walk for about an hour with Jake for post-marathon thoughts and discussion. Jake and I are in the same physical shape today! Kinda funny, and kinda sad b/c he ran a marathon and I'm just pathetically injured. PM - We headed to Sparetime Fun Center in Roy for a little cross training of bowling, mini-golf, and batting cages. Quite the entertainment! Then we went for a jog around the block - I did more of a walk-jog to keep the hamstrings at bay. 2 miles worth of running.
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| Night Sleep Time: 9.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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AM - Ran with Jake except for a couple walk breaks to keep problems at bay - 2.2 miles of running. I'm now at 7 weeks of injury with no real improvement overall. It's getting harder and harder to stay positive, especially because I'm seeing no progress. It seems less likely to me that this is merely a muscular issue. I decided to keep an appointment (that I was originally going to cancel) with physiatrist today just because I'm willing to try anything at this point. I'm getting tired of posting depressing and unexciting blog posts!!! But I know it's important to have this information in the future when I look back and say - thank goodness that's over! PM - Saw the physiatrist. He did an evaluation and could not give a conclusive diagnosis. I have too many symptoms that don't match up with reflexes, strength tests, etc. So we went over options - medication (done), PT/exercises (done), modification of exercise (done), injections, or alternative medicine (acupuncture, herbal, etc). So I might as well give the injections a shot, and the doctor performed the procedure right then...if this doesn't work, I'm leaving it all up to Teena Marie! :)
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 116.50 |
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| | AM - Easy elliptical for 30 minutes and yoga for 20 minutes. The doctor told me not to exercise for two days after the injections yesterday but after some research, I deemed it safe for activities that aren't strenuous and not stress-ful. My back is sore today but that's expected from the procedure. Overall I feel better today...not sure if it's placebo effect and me wanting it to work so badly or if the injections are working. I'll know for sure in a couple days. I thought this was kind of interesting - How to Tie Your Shoes for the best fit...most of my shoes are laced with the open box tie in order to get extra room in the forefoot area. |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 116.20 |
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AM - Gallo-walking. Looks like the walk-jog is where I'll be at for a while. The run was overall not too bad but I'm not taking any chances. Ran 1.5, walk, ran 0.75, walk, ran 0.75. PM - Boot camp class for 30 minutes and a walk around the block. Salt Lake Marathon used me in a photo - they are rubbing it in that I'm injured!!! 
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | Weight: 117.40 |
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AM - Run/walk for 30 minutes or so with JP, 2.8 miles worth of running. A little discomfort, but the walk breaks keep it under control. Maybe do this for a few weeks and see if I can finally make some progress. PM - 30 minutes of weight training. |
| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | Weight: 117.00 |
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AM - Run/walk party with Allie at Sugarhouse Park this morning, 3 miles worth of running. Good times...this should definitely become a post-marathon/season/injury/just-for-fun tradition.
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| Saucony Mirage Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | Weight: 116.00 |
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AM - Horsepark loops with Jake. Ran 2xmile, 2x0.5 mile with walk breaks. Wow - compare to this time last year. Hope I can get back there soon.
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| Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 9.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 | Weight: 116.00 |
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| Saucony Mirage Miles: 3.00 | Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 42.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 42.00 | Weight: 116.52 | |
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