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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
Total Distance
15.20
Night Sleep Time: 53.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 53.50Weight: 116.00
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Hiked in Canyonlands...planned to do the Syncline Loop at Island in the Sky but got turned around and ended up doing a short out-and-back (probably for the better!). Instead of our epic hike we found a great viewpoint and relaxed instead :) We did another very short hike before heading back to SLC.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
3.50

AM - Ran for 1.5 miles, then the run/backwards run for the next 2 miles. A lot more forwards than backwards :)

PM - 3 miles of hill repeat walking with a few short jogs, took about 46 minutes.  

We had a great time down in Moab over the weekend...after so long in this injury state, I just reaally needed a fun adventure with friends. A few pics - 

 

 

 

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.50
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Total Distance
2.50

AM - 2.5 miles of running/backwards running. 

PM - 1.5 miles of walking at Sugarhouse Park. Walking is 10x more boring than running. 

Injury Update: I'm making a little progress...the injury is much more at bay than it was several weeks ago. Obviously, only running (forward!) for a mile at a time is not where I want to be but still an improvement. The past couple of days I have started to feel symptoms of IT band tightness - I'm taking this as an okay sign because 1) it's different from the terrible hamstring/hip issues and 2) I know how to treat IT band and am not running enough to really irritate it. My new goal is to be able to run 5 miles pain-free by my birthday (November 3). 

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
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AM - Elliptical for 25 minutes then 15 minutes of yoga core. I have to be really smart right now and not do too much because it could make or break whether I keep making progress or regress back into this injury cycle.

PM - Boot camp class for 30 minutes at lunch. Walked a lap (1.8 miles) around Sugarhouse Park after work.  

Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 116.00
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Total Distance
3.10

AM - Out with Jake and back home. Ran 2.2 miles straight and 3.1 miles with only one backwards running section. I might just be able to run the entire Utah Fittest 5K in 9 days!

PM - Weight training for 20 minutes at lunch. After work, walked hill repeats while Jake ran them.  

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 116.00
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Total Distance
3.10

AM - Ran 5K straight!! No backwards running, walking, or other silly stuff :)

Went to the doctor that did the steroid injections into my spine this morning...as you've probably seen on the news, there has been a huge outbreak recently of meningitis due to tainted steroid injections. My doctor told me that the injection I received was from the company that had these tainted injections but it was not the same drug. Still, I should go to the emergency room immediately if I have any symptoms. Scary!

Good luck everyone on races this weekend!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 115.70
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Total Distance
3.00

AM - 2.3 miles with Jake on his warm-up for the race. Felt really good this morning. Watched the race then ran 0.7 more to get 3 miles. 

PM1 - Hiked Mt. Aire with Jake, Allie, James, Kevin, and Hannah...that is a steep hike! 1.8 miles with about 2000ft of vertical.  

PM2 - Rollerbladed alongside Kevin and Jake on their shakeout for 5 miles.

Lots of exercise today - I hope this wasn't too much!!

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 115.80
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Total Distance
15.20
Night Sleep Time: 53.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 53.50Weight: 116.00
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