| Location: Provo,UT,USA Member Since: Aug 02, 1999 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: I ran the Top of Utah Marathon in 4:43 after having my third child the year before. 5 K in 24:19, 10 K in 53 minutes pregnant. Survived personal training from my lovable but slightly overbearing husband Sasha for more than 8 years!! Short-Term Running Goals: Break 23:45 in the 5k. Long-Term Running Goals: Stay thin and full of energy. Not be an embarassment to my family full of world class athletes. Personal:
Madly in love with Sasha. We have been married since 1996 and have been blessed with seven of the most adorable and talented children : Benjamin, Jennifer, Julia, and Joseph, Jacob, William and Stephen.
All of our children have run in at least one race, including Jacob and William who did it inside the womb. I enjoy various non-running activities such as: baking, sewing, playing organ, piano and flute, painting, and playing with our vivacious children. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 74.50 | 0.00 | 74.50 |
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| I ran .3 of a mile then biked for about 20 minutes. Sasha and I went on a date last night and for fun I thought we could try a time trial for me. BAAAAD idea. My leg was feeling beautiful..no pain..I was on the mend. 10 seconds into the run..snap crackle pop....now I'm back to where I started. Not that I'm in any hurry to run fast. It just had been so long since I'd gone over 10 min mile pace I just wanted to try. sigh.... | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.80 | 0.00 | 2.80 |
| Finally was able to do a semi normal run today. My leg recovered..my nursing problem resolved....what's next...bring it on ...I'm tough. | | Comments(2) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| good run..good day :) | | Comments(1) |
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| Good day. My leg felt fine. I'm bummed that I can't go faster and still feel tired but at least I can run without pain. I'm happy for Sasha today because both of his training partners that he's been coaching won the half marathon in Provo today. He is happy to see people he helps do well. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Despite getting a root canal this morning my run went fine. I felt like my leg was strong and pushed it a little. Magic is happening in my house right now...everyone is happy and I have a few quiet moments to write in here and think about how lucky I am to have a good family.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.70 | 0.00 | 2.70 |
| Something happened and I didn't get that last lap around the block in. My teeth taste funny...like a bandaid...I've been chewing gum on the non sore side of my mouth to get rid of the taste. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| felt good today. Mowed the lawn this morning. Felt a lot better than last year when I was mowing it pregnant. Sasha would do it or pay someone but I'm weird about it. He mows it crooked and that makes me crazy...and it's just so expensive to pay someone for something that you only have to do once a week for 1/2 hour. I'm glad William is here safe and sound and that I can mow the lawn without killing myself to do it. :) I NEVER take those facebook quizzes but I took one last night. It was the how many kids you should have one. Very dumb little quiz that basically matches your ability to deal with mess and chaos with your ability to be a good mother. It said I should have 2-3...so who should I get rid of? I'm not a clean freak and I can handle a little clutter and grime but who's to say that someone who can handle a lot of mess would be a good mother. I feel really sorry for kids that live with a mom that can handle it and never teaches them to clean up. It also made me grateful that I have the gospel in my life. In a way the test was probably accurate...I did start feeling completely overwhelmed with 3 kids and part of that is probably my perfectionism problem. More laid back ladies probably can handle more kids without going crazy. I have, however, because of my faith and my religion wanted a large family. I think I'm handling it better than a lot of people would. I get compliments on my mothering everywhere I go...but honestly if it weren't for the gospel I wouldn't have kept going and having this family because I would have given up on myself and not kept trying to be a good mom. So can you tell I didn't get a run in with Luz this week? I have to blab on the blog more...hopefully next week I won't have a major medical thing going on. I have in the last few months ...horribly sick kids, insomnia, leg problems, mastitis and a root canal messing with my ability to get up in the morning..we'll see what tomorrow brings. :) | | Comments(3) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Best run yet..felt good the whole time..a little tired at the end but not too bad. getting ready for Easter :) | | Add Comment |
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| good run... | | Comments(1) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| No watch still but I think that it was a 10:30 pace or so...a few twinges in the leg...had to stop and stretch but not too bad. I had a weird dream last night that Sasha bought us a private plane for100 grand...that's probably a good price but I was mad (Of COURSE) because I thought we needed a bigger house before buying a jet...no worries...we aren't millionaires yet.....We'll just be lucky if we can add on a dining room to the back of the house like we've always planned to do in this house. I'm hoping. Right now we are eating with all six of our babies in a small corner in our small kitchen. Someone gave us a corner table so the little ones fit around it but it's a tight fit for adults...sigh...can you be sainted for putting up with a small kitchen? Maybe in America but probably not on a worldwide scale...Like the talk in our General Conference by an apostle Elder Hales mentioned that he wanted to buy a fancy coat for his wife. She replied, "Where would I wear it?" She was serving people in her ward and neighborhood that were struggling with money and definitely didn't want to show off to them. :) | | Add Comment |
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| Good run again. I'm so happy to be feeling better. We watched a movie for FHE by the Goodman family. They are a singing group that promotes family with music. They have 12 children...nine living. 3 were killed in a serious car accident several years ago. They really are the cutest family ever. It inspired both Sasha and I. We really both have always wanted a large family...and it's nice that we share that common goal. Things like toys constantly on the floor and lack of sleep can dim that dream so it was nice to get re inspired by their music. | | Comments(3) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Slept all night last night for the first time since William was born over 5 months ago. He got his first little baby tooth and I'm sure he'll be trying it out soon..he is my first biter after all these babies! Was feeling a little sorry for myself for some reason this morning...I guess all that sleep gave me thinking energy which I used for dumb stuf like that. We had a dinner party last night that was kind of fun. I worked hard for it and hope that my kids had a good time. It was our Easter dinner and so I made special things like cinnamon roasted almonds, jello jelly beans (with fruit juice and unflavored gelatin) and a raw dessert one of my health nut friends gave me. It tastes like recesses peanut butter cups. (I guess I should put this in my recipe blog but I'm too lazy today) The crust was made of oat flour, almond flour and dates all ground up in a food processor. The next layer was peanut butter, coconut oil and agave. The top layer was carob or cocoa powder, coconut oil and agave. It is very good and with the right ingredients very good for you and a great decadent dessert for a weight lost program that you don't have to feel guilty about. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| didnt sleep too good last night...got some dental work done yesterday...and there was just too much snow for my tired heart.... | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I just wanted to go two today but made myself do three. William woke up when I left so I hoped that he could entertain himself for a little bit in his bed. He was fine when I got back. We went to the Church art museum yesterday and it was fabulous. The church has put together an excellent exhibit of art and church history all combined...very interesting. | | Comments(3) |
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| felt good today..I'd say the fastrunningmommy went fast....super fast. okay maybe not super fast but at least I felt like my leg would let me pick it up a little today. Sasha's old running partner Ted made his debut return to the team today. It made me think about how much his wife really really really doesn't see her husband and how I shouldn't complain about my stay at home husband who maybe goes to a race every once in awhile. | | Comments(1) |
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| Easy 3.....felt kinda hard because I ran later and it was hot for me...I'm used to the cold... | | Add Comment |
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| I felt so good today...like myself again. I finally called the doctor back and communicated with him about my thryoid problems...he finally got the picture that I needed extra monitoring and I think things are starting to look up. It's been a lesson in patience. I'm excited for this weekend and most of you should know what I'm talking about (wink wink)...if you don't ask Marion. ;) | | Comments(3) |
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| felt pretty good...the weather is great..I think my thryoid is on the mend and I made strawberry syrup last night for our waffles this morning...how much better can life get than that? :) | | Add Comment |
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| Good day...was able to get up early because Mr. Billy slept all night!!! The waffles were such a big hit yesterday I'm making them again today. This has been such a good week. ;) | | Add Comment |
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| tired today but had a fun run bc my little julia came along | | Add Comment |
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| felt okay...a little sore legs...from my rest on Sunday and my easy run on Saturday??? My little ones teamed up and woke me up about 10 times last night..fun stuff Thanks to everyone who made Sasha's surprise party so fun ..
....that's what the wink wink was on my blog last week. He loved it and we all had a good time sharing good food and running talk...what else? | | Comments(7) |
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| Felt really good today!!! Funny thing is though..even though I thought I was going 'fast" I totally got passed by people who looked like they were going so slow!!!! Oh well...good to be feeling good!! | | Comments(1) |
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| I got to run 1 mile with Jeff's wife Kimia..she is such a doll! We may try running a little bit each morning to help her get motivated to get and stay in shape. | | Comments(1) |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 74.50 | 0.00 | 74.50 |
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