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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
28.30
Night Sleep Time: 48.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 49.50Weight: 114.40
Total Distance
4.40

AM - Really excited about my run this morning! Miles were 7:43, 6:50, 6:19, 6:17, then easy 0.4 home. Looked down at the watch at mile 2 to see a sub-7 and I must've gotten a little hyped up. I felt great though - really felt like I was RUNNING today. I had no pain and made sure to focus on form and running within my means. It turns out that my body still knows exactly what marathon pace is!

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
3.30

Flew back to SLC today. Traveling wasn't too bad, especially since I got upgraded to first class on the 3.5 hour flight (extra room to stretch out the legs helped a lot). The mountains and valley are beautiful here with all the snow - like a winter wonderland! It could be a little warmer though :) I ran 3.3 miles around the nearby neighborhood. Good to be back!

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
4.60

AM - Ran a couple miles then decided to do a mile faster. I was aiming for marathon pace but didn't look at the watch until the end and saw 5:55. Not bad! Ran easy for a half mile then did another half mile at 5:57 pace. My breathing was completely out of control by the end and I was wiped. Jogged it home.

I'm surprised that I was able to run even one mile at half marathon pace. I'll be back before you know it! My glute pain has come back in the last 10 days when I wake up and throughout the day, but I'm going to physical therapy tomorrow. He was able to get rid of it before so I'm hoping that's all I need. I know there will be a lot of random aches and pains for another month or two while I'm still healing. Just got to be careful and smart.

Happy New Year to everyone! I'll be working on my resolutions today and hopefully have a good list tomorrow!

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 114.00
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Total Distance
4.00

AM - 4 miles on the Alter-G at 80% bodyweight, 7:03 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 114.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
0.00

AM - Scheduled day off. I've run 16 days in a row so I'm past due for a day of not running. I'll probably do some sort of easy cross training later. 

In terms of New Years Resolutions for running -
Get injury-free
Stay injury-free
Take days off from running regularly
Log consistent mileage throughout the year

This year is devoted to developing a strong base and becoming resistant to injuries...set myself up for a breakthrough year in 2014. 

Just a reminder...this is the time of year when eating Vitamin D rich foods and taking a supplement is very important. No stress fractures this year!! 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 114.00
Comments(11)
Total Distance
5.00

AM - 3 miles on the treadmill. The last few days I've been having some burning pain in the upper gluteal region and distal hamstring into the lateral calf muscle so need to figure out what's going on there. 

PM - 2 miles with Jake then hot tubbing.

Functional Path Training has some great Lessons from 2012

We may think we are training the body but we are really training the brain â€“ To borrow Tim Noakes terminology the brain is the “Central governor” it controls everything we do.

Talent development is not survival of the fittest â€“ It is not about ten years or 10,000 hours it is a process that involves deliberate practice. It is understanding growth and development, individual rates of maturation.

You cannot separate excellence in sport from excellence in life â€“ You can’t be a chump outside of training and a champ in the game. You may get away with for a little while but eventually it will catch up with you.

Important to learn how to ask the right questions â€“ This is the key to learning. Asking questions that are insightful and on point.

You must train the way you want to play â€“ Yes it is about specificity, but it is more than that. All aspects of training must line up with the demands of the sport. Train fast to play fast; if you train slow you will not be able to play fast.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained - No gain without risk. Mistakes are learning opportunities.

Coach the athlete you have not some mythical hypothetical model â€“ Know your athletes, their strength & weaknesses, individualize to the greatest extent possible.

You must train the female differently â€“ There is a whole different endocrine hormonal environment. Strength training is much more important during all phases of the training year. My rule of thumb with the female athlete is more volume of intensity.

Those who achieve at the highest levels are seldom if ever concerned what other have to say about them or judge them to be â€“ High achievers are confident and will stand out from the crowd regardless of criticism. 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 115.50
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Total Distance
7.00

AM - Got to run with the guys crew for about 5 miles - Scott, Matt, Mike, Chad, Jake, and Fritz. Then I ran a little more and headed back to home. Made it to 7 miles today, my longest run since I got hurt on August 4!! Felt great overall...only the last mile had mild aches and pains. Average pace was 7:08 with several 6:50 miles thrown in there.

Afterwards we had a nice breakfast and hung out for a while. Fun times!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 114.50
Comments(11)
Total Distance
28.30
Night Sleep Time: 48.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 49.50Weight: 114.40
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