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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
Fri, Mar 21, 2014
Total Distance
4.00

PM - 4 miles with Jake at Murray Park. PT: 30 minutes general and Phase 1.

Interesting Correlation Graph of Boston marathoners between first and second half splits from Competitor. Looks like the opportunity for going out too fast is pretty high.

Saucony Cortana Gravy Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 118.30
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:09:06 from 199.190.170.28

Unforgiving course. Hopefully everyone running Boston looks at this.

More charts:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kjh2110/the-10-most-bizarre-correlations

From RileyCook on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:49:49 from 64.134.157.4

I am looking at it, but I'm probably out for Boston now :(

From Jake K on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:55:48 from 199.190.170.28

Hopefully you booked flights on Southwest?

From RileyCook on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:02:54 from 64.134.157.4

I indeed did! So I'll only be out the race entry fee. But we may still go just to hang out, I'm not sure yet.

From Andrea on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:17:23 from 72.37.171.52

Well, stay patient with that knee. There's still a chance that you could race if that knee completely heals up.

If you decide to go but not run the marathon, you could run the BAA 5K instead. I ran it a couple years ago and loved it. Super competitive and great course. Try to break your 5K PR!

From Jake K on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:20:40 from 199.190.170.28

They actually changed the 5K course since you ran it, Andrea... they got rid of the hill! Its almost perfectly flat now.

From RileyCook on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:23:32 from 64.134.157.4

That wouldn't be a bad idea on the 5k.

I am quite certain I will be training again before Boston, but I fear 3-4 weeks of 0-15 miles is just going to be too much to overcome. I'd be looking at 2:30 or slower and why risk doing a marathon on small volume coming off an injury for a 2:30?

From Jake K on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:26:42 from 199.190.170.28

Why risk doing a marathon coming off an injury for anything?

From Andrea on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:33:25 from 72.37.171.52

So you're saying I should probably reconsider running SLC Marathon??

From RileyCook on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:33:56 from 64.134.157.4

Good point.

From Jake K on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:38:21 from 199.190.170.28

You'll be ready, Andrea. After that 6 miler on Wednesday, you just need to take like 14 gels and the marathon will be a breeze.

From JulieC on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 13:02:29 from 63.224.116.71

Thanks for the graph!! I should like to see how 2012 Boston marathon appeared on the graph with the 89 degree temp :D. That one should be completely useless as a guide ha ha. I was injured so no biggie for me but still ran second half 10 minutes slower and added 0.57 miles to the course cause I was confused why it felt like there was a water station like every mile (I ran back and forth across the street to get that add'l mileage)....until I was told later that THERE was a WATER station every mile to make sure no one was dehydrated. You kidding me? I was water and gatorade logged!!! I had to pee like every mile because of TOO much hydration. LOL. But luckily I wasn't racing it. This year I am. So...from the graph...do not sprint the first half right?? Run just slower than race pace and then save room for the second half. That is my goal. 3:10 if it is NOT 80 degrees or higher. : D

From Derek D on Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 17:08:39 from 68.109.132.154

Thanks Andrea. I sent this to my training buddies as well. Allison will be running the 5k this year and it's on Saturday so we will be there a Fri-Wed. Can't wait!

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