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June 2010

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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.

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must still be digesting the junk from yesterday...or maybe I caught a touch of the flu everyone has had lately. I still did 4 but needed a few walking breaks for pregnancy issues.  Mary came and another lady from the ward who by mistake told Sasha she wanted to start running again....I don't think she knew what she was getting into...I'll knock on her door for a few times but I'm not into being pushy like my other half. ;)

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I was totally sick all day yesterday. I take naps..occasionally..but I'm really not into naps..I like sleeping at night and getting on with my day.  Well..yesterday I slept for about 3-4 hours and then was zonked all night. It was definitely some kind of flu..but good news is I felt perky this morning and had a really good day today. 

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tough run today..must still be recovering from the tummy troubles. I felt great yesterday and had kind of a crazy day. We started a chess club for our kids this summer and made an open invitation on a homeschool website. I thought Sasha had it covered so I didn't feel bad about getting there 10 minutes late. Little did I know that chaos reigned at home..without Sasha and a roomful of strangers in our living room waiting for the promised chess club. Sasha had taken off to get a friend, not realizing we had a bunch of other people coming. Joseph and Jacob had been extraodinarily naughty..throwing their blankets and torn up junk mail all over the just cleaned living room. I, of course, being the social diva I am, handled it all beautifully and didn't strangle any children. I was tempted, however, when one of the supposed chess participants kept whining to me for water..and not just any water...he wanted it filtered and chilled to be sure...

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Good run. Mary went with me for most of it and got me going at a good pace. I am very grateful to have a partner that is a natural athlete and doesn't need to fight to go my pathetic little pace. Even my prego pace is hard for those completely out of shape.

I made myself a hot sling the other weeks and then discussed the pros and cons of different slings with my friends who are baby gear gormets ...they know they top brands and the ins and outs of all the latest and greatest. I'm not into that because Sasha isn't into me spending money. Although he will save up and buy quality items..it's just different than what they are into..don't know...

I'm also starting on a baptism dress for Julia. My last project with the remants of my wedding dress fabric. My sister did a superb job on making my wedding dress so many years ago. With the leftover fabric I've concocted two blessing outfits..one for a boy and one for a girl and will now finish off with a beautiful baptism dress. Too bad I probably won't be able to squeeze into my wedding dress on Julia's big day since I will probably have some postpardom pounds still on me. :)

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Felt super good today ....oh..I love those days. Did a little piano shopping later today.  We are finally going to make the big plunge and buy a set of keys!  yay! 

I had a midwife appt also today and I only gained 1 pound in 1 month!!!! That is very encouraging because I'm already at the weight that I was at when I had Joseph so I was hoping not to gain much more than that.

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wow..I really slacked in blogging this week and didn't even notice. It was a busy week..something going on every day! I had a HORRID run today. I had so many contractions I had to cut to 2 and stop and sit down a few times. I'm pretty sure I know why it happened today and will make sure and be more careful in the future. I was actually scared for a little bit there. Better take it easy today. 

Everyone in the area be sure and go to the Utah Valley Expo at 3 and hear our own Sasha ..and especially my own :)...speak about correct training practices. :)

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good run..no contractions. felt fairly strong. off to see the runners at the marathon :)

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 I tried something Sasha suggested..run 100meters fast and then take a walking break...I'm sure this suggestion is only for very pregnant women. It actually worked and didn't wear me out. He's just trying to help me actually run and not do my slug pace. ;)

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ran 2 miles slow with a lady in the ward who is recovering from a nasty bout of endometriosis pain but wants to start running again. 

Then 2 miles by myself at a okay pace..didn't stop as much or run as fast as the day before.

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we'll just say I did 3 today..although I covered closer to 4..I had to stop and walk with one of my partners. She's new to running and was up all night with a teething baby. Poor tired lady today. My long time partner Mary decided to call it quits with me today. No hard feelings against me..just against the running trail. She..and a lot of people in my neighborhood as we live really close to the trail are freaked out about a attempted murder on the trail a few days ago. 

I saw a cop patrolling the trail and wonder if they will start doing that more often now. It does have some great places to hide with all those trees. I know for sure there are plenty of spots you can't see a person at from the vantage point of the trail. I just can't live that way and prefer running on the trail to the roads.  Anyway..I probably can't really keep up with this partner because she is a natural athlete who could be a very talented runner if she wanted to train. She ran slow with me and other ladies we run with for the company. 

I think some of the other ladies may keep running with me but there is another that is pretty upset about the trail violence so we may be doing loops around the neighborhood for awhile. 


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ran 2 miles with GeriAnn around the neighborhood. I really prefer the trail but it seems everyone I know is very worried about the trail after a violent crime was committed there recently. Today is birthday party day. Joseph and Jacob have a superhero b-day party where Benjamin will appear as the villian trying to take about life, liberty and ....the birthday cake.  Jenny and Julia will go to their friend's party in Alpine. Only William wasn't invited to a party today..maybe next year baby. :)

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woke up late today..that was nice..but the baby woke up early and so I decided to cut it short..busy day with 2 b-day parties and a ward party at night. 

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felt good at the start then sorta died...now I feel like sitting all day..maybe I'll find a good book..if only I could talk William into letting Mommy sit and not getting into anything dangerous. :)

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I only did 3 today because I just wimped out and felt too pregnant..now I feel that feeling of..whoops..didn't run enough today and I've got too much energy. Gotta love my body. I do my 4 yesterday and then felt worn out and try to cut back today and my body wants more!!!  BTW..pray for us...the VC's of Sasha's main client in California laid everyone off outside of the California office...so it was either move to California or find something else.  Waiting for the something else.....

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pretty solid today. Felt kinda tired starting out but then I warmed up and kept going at a pretty good pace for all 4. So everybody in my ward freaking out about the trail has gotten to me...I studied up on people using something called wasp spray. Turns out the wasp spray is just that....stuff they sell at home depot so you can kill wasps or other flying pests. I don't know how I feel about using it on another human being..even if they are attacking me. People that teach self-defense have started to advocate it because it sprays further and more accurately.  Then I also read that maybe there are pepper sprays that also spray at a long distance. Gonna check into that. 

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I was so emotional on the run today. I was crying while I was running....luckily when I got home I realized..yay...it's friend day and we got to go to my friend's beautiful home in Alpine where the kids had art classes and we played all day. She made homemade donuts with soaked wheat dough fried up in non-hydrogenated coconut oil, topped with sucanat frosting...delicious!

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needed to cut it short today...feeling like the emotions have evened out today. I've accepted Sasha change in employment and wondering what new challenges await us. :)

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I'm so slow now!!! but I still feel like I need to keep up the mileage as best I can until the end. I really feel like I'm just kind of wimping out at the end of this pregnancy. Usually I feel okay to be pregnant and have the baby inside not messing with my sleep but I'm starting to feel that urge to just get the baby out....it's going to be a long 8 weeks....

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Felt pretty good today. One of the blessings of keeping the Sabbath Day holy and resting. I usually feel good on Mondays..not always...

My partner is having trouble with endometriosis and it's breaking my heart for her. Never realized how it can be such a day to day struggle. 

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slow and steady wins the race right? This baby is coming soon and I'm getting excited to meet him. We've had a lot of changes in the past few weeks. Our good friends the Leblow's moved to Kanas. Ted..or Army Runner is going back to Iraq.  Sasha great training partner Jeff..also on the blog and a very talented young man...is moving at the end of July. His wife is my best friend right now so I'm going to miss them alot.  Then Sasha got his new job at Percona..and it's totally different than the jobs he's had in the last 5 years or so..much more involvement with the guys he works with...maybe that will die down a little but I don't think so. I'm happy for him...I worried about him never going into an office. I was glad he at least had this blog for interaction.  I know he's a guy and loves being in his cave but he's human.  And then of course we will have another child. I try not to wonder how I'll manage. I know I will and I know the children will help me but I know it will be hard.  Brave girl. :) 

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