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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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I guess i'm getting old..I love the rainy summer we've been having because it's so much cooler..can't stand the heat anymore even though I was raised in scorching hot Dallas Texas...of course it would get so hot outside that we stayed inside watching TV most days..

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forced myself through the miles today..dragging..not sure why..just life I guess. Some days you drag and some days you fly. 

 

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4 by myself

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got all 4 in and had a blueberry sunrise picnic pancake breakfast as we watched the balloons rise in the horizon..onto the parade..the festival and fireworks later..super fun day

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I'm used to 4 now and I can feel myself slowly slowly edging towards my old self..

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good run...bad mood..not mad at the kids or anyone in particular just one of those stay out of my way days....

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I am such a wimp..I need to get up earlier..the scorching heat by the end of my run...it was probably getting up to 77 or so..maybe a little less..was dehydrating me. 

side note..one of the things that was bugging me a lot yesterday resolved itself quite nicely..the other is still in construction but life isn't perfect of course... 

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didn't have 4 in me today and I've got a race tomorrow..of course I'm running Sasha's race. :) 

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Race: Fast Running Blog 5 Miler For Strong Families (5 Miles) 00:45:54
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Well..I did it..I have 6 kids and I can still run a race in a decent time!! I feel like I paced myself almost perfectly . My time was just under 46 minutes and boy did I work for it. 

It may sound crazy but in some ways racing has now become harder for me than labor. 

Have any of you seen that movie from the 80's with Lily Tomblin and Bette Midler where there are twins switched at birth..I think it's called Big Business..I am like the country mother having her 9th and 10th child now..calm..barely noticing the pain..seriously. But at the end of the race I was panting and moaning and had to sit down and whine for a few minutes. Not that it was all that fast..I hope to run faster..but I just haven't had to run faster for a long time..every pregnancy does that to me no matter what shape I'm in before the pregnancy.

Anyway, I got a prize from my husband for that time...he's promised me a waffle cone maker...now if only I can find time to sit down and shop for it. ;) 

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legs were sore but I did it..I did all 4 and didn't wimp out!!!

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Eventful 4 miles alone. First I had to deliver some borrowed tomato cages to my neighbor..that took a few minutes..About a mile into the run I came upon one of my old fears..a dog..alone with nobody around to call him off. I HATE stray dogs..they have bigger, scarier teeth than dogs on a leash or at least with someone nearby. I chickened out and turned around. Then I saw some guys going about my pace and turned back around and followed them..at least if it was a mean dog he'd probably go for them first..or they could protect me. Okay..so it was a perfectly nice dog but when I'm all by myself I don't want to take any chances. 

Then next event happened at what we call the rooster house. I decided to turn around there today because the tomato cage adventure made my run a little shorter. As I was turning around I noticed two teeny tiny boys maybe 1 and 2 outside in their jamies by themselves. No biggee...except there was a pool outside full of plenty of water to drown in that they could almost fall into..tough call. Do I go bang on the door of this probably totally responsible Mom(from the look of the yard and the house very nice people live there) or do I let the kids possibly drown? I stopped some other ladies for advice and decided to go knock on the door. As I was running away to go around the corner of the trail to get on the street I notice a dog appear in the backyard..he follows the babies to the front yard...Is this the babysitter? Can dogs babysit? Well, he wasn't there at first and I guess the parents sent him outside to watch the kids..I chickened out and went on my merry way praying that I wouldn't see a scary headline later today.


 

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crazy broken up run today..didn't feel too good

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Sasha made me grab the watch today. He has a new theory that if you train slower than 10 min mile pace adding miles won't improve your overall performance as quickly as sub 10..makes sense. I've heard some miles referred to as "junk miles" by elite runners. I know for some of us just making it off the couch and out the door away from family and responsibilities is a major accomplishment in and of itself. That said, today I tried to run faster... in the past I usually have trained around 10..that seems to be my comfort zone when I'm in my best shape. Still getting back there. My first 2 miles were in 20:40 and then I slowed down and then I picked it up at the end. Feel pretty good..a little tired...making dinner for a friend that had a baby now. :)

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good run today...Sasha met me with Benjamin and I was able to hold 8:40 pace for over a mile no problem..that felt great!

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Mr. Billy woke up and so I pushed him for 3 miles..I was hoping I'd find Sasha and Jeff coming back but they started late and went the other direction so I was stuck doing all 3 miles with the stroller....1 more mile after William fell back asleep with Julia. 

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pretty good..a little tired from being up a little bit last night..couldn't push it as fast as I wanted too..but heart just wasn't into it..literally. 

Tomorrow is Jacob's 3rd birthday..He is so excited for is Dirtday and he says it in his baby accent...fun stuff..gotta go wrap presents.  

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Good run..ran first mile with Kimia on the slow side and then sped up quite a bit to I think close to nine or faster ..kept that for 2 1/2 miles and then cooled down at about 11 min pace to home. 

I have to brag that I have the distinction of probably being the first wife ever to hand craft a chip holder for her husband so he could run his race with five fingers.  

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I may run more today depending on if I'm able to eat normally. I've been fine the last few days just didn't feel like blogging and forgot and was busy with life. I have the flu or food poisoning or something along those lines..not pregnant..I never throw up when I'm pregnant unless I'm sick. Sasha always asks me if I'm pregnant if I'm the slightest off from normal crazy guy.  

So I was up all night with being sick  and couldn't get out of bed of course this morning.

Right after the worst sick episode I was laying on the couch mustering strength to go and get the baby. I said a silent prayer that I would have the energy to get up. Just at that moment he stopped crying and said the sweetest words baby lips can utter..., "Mama.." I got up. :) 

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Felt much better today..thank you body for not being sick anymore...i kept up an easy pace..didn't want to overdo today. :)

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I felt really strong today...yay!! Gonna take my kids swimming..maybe twice. i'm excited for the race tomorrow. It is to commemorate the life of Susan Chapman's (seesuerun) brother and to fundraise for the widow and 4 children still at home. Our heart goes out to them and we are donating time and money..please take time to think of them this weekend and donate or race. Thank you!

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