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Provo River Half Marathon

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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 felt totally hyper today...I guess all those sandwiches yesterday did the trick. I ran faster than normal but of course don't know the time since I come from the run how you feel school of thought....I used to get mad at Sasha when he wanted me to wear a watch...now I wish I could just remember to put it on when I go out the door because I would be interesting to know

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I felt a little slow on the first part of the run and felt like putting the last two miles off until the night..that plan was vetoed by Sasha so I went for two more. I actually felt fast and great on those last two miles. I started feeling light and faster a couple of weeks ago before I had a round of mastitis. It took me about a week and a half to feel like that again but looks like it's coming back.

Now for all of you out there that don't know the real story of fast running mommy here it is...I actually am a convert to running .I prefered swimming, biking, or just sitting on the couch. Sasha convinced me (tricked me) to start running when he told me that Hawk Harper's 3 year old daughter Summer could run a half mile in under 4 minutes. Of course I thought that if Summer could do it I'd have no problem. Well, 3:57 was my time earned with beating heart and aching legs. I was won over to the cause of getting myself in shape and had a lot of fun doing it at first. I loved seeing my times get faster and enjoyed the closeness it brought into our relationship. At least it helped Sasha stop trying to talk to me about computers..he could talk to me about running now and that was much more fun.

Now 8 years into the sport I can't honestly say that I'll ever love it as much as Sasha but I do feel that I am a runner. I've run through 3 pregnancies...even in labor once. I've run in the ran, snow, hail and sleet. I've run when most people wouldn't think of being outside in freezing sub zero temperatures. I can't say I love it but I can say that I love the results. I love being trim, I love having people stare when I say I have five children and I love feeling light and fast.....Most of all, I love this blog and the positive influence it has been in many people lives. Thank you all for being part of it. 

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felt a little tired from the humidity....ooo...it's not supposed to be humid in the desert!!

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Ran around the block while Sasha and his friends did 20 miles today...then Sasha added another ....that nut!! Here's the clincher...after Sasha got home from 20 miles he asked if he could take the babies for a walk to give me a break. What a sweet guy!!

I felt really good during my run again today...very strong like I could go fast and far....I love that feeling....couldn't time it because Sasha had the watch...guess I need to remember to buy another one but I've got my brain full of diapers and cottage cheese every time I go to Wal-Mart. 

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I got to have one last run with the best running partner a girl could ever hope for. Adrianne  is moving tomorrow and I shall miss her dearly. I hope she finds another friend to run with that can keep up with her....I barely could.

Still feeling good on my runs. I'm going to run the Provo River Half Marathon this Saturday. I haven't run anything over 10 since my race a month ago or so but I think I'll be fine....just sore for a couple of days or so. 

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2 in morning 2 at night...planning to run the Provo River Half but need to find a babysitter...

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Good run felt fairly strong...I need to really start getting the times but I'm always in such a hurry to get back to my babies that I don't even think about taking the watch.

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Running in Provo River Half tomorrow. Got this great lady in our ward to babysit who also is great on Sundays and helps us with our kids when I go play the organ. 

Hopefully I won't be falling asleep all day after waking up early tomorrow.... 

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I didn't do an amazing job today but felt really really good about the race. It's kind of funny all the things that could possibly go wrong did(well almost). I had to stop for a bathroom trip in the bushes around mile 1. This maybe took 3 minutes or so because I also got covered with about 200 burrs!!!! ACCK!! They were even up my shorts and in my socks..so then I had to stop and get them off...this was time consuming too but I could not run with burrs up my pants...I'm sorry....

Things went well for the next five miles or so..found  friend and chatted...then hit a lovely mile uphill with headwind and I couldn't keep up with the three fat guys that were running in front of me and acting as a nice wall... 

 Then I was okay until about mile 8 when I needed to make an URGENT bathroom stop. I was so distracted about it that I didn't take any powerade at the water stop. So after wasting some more time in the restroom I had a blood sugar crash. I knew it was a blood sugar crash and kept plugging along while I pondered what I could do.

1. Wait for the next aid station.

2. Ask a stranger to please give me a little tiny bite or sip of anything they had to help me feel better...it was really that desperate but I was still too shy to ask.

3. Find an edible plant and eat ....thought about sunflower leaves...I've actually studied a bit about herbs and knew they are okay but didn't really want to find out what they'd do to my body at that point.

Sasha showed up around mile 10 and ran with me until the water station. He helped alot by getting me three cups and carrying one until I was ready for  it. Then he ran with me the rest of the race. The powerade worked and I felt fanastic from then on. I picked it up but 8:30 pace and faster and held it for the rest of the race. Finished strong...didn't eat sunflower leaves and felt overall good about the race.

 

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Yes...that's right my legs felt so fresh after my half marathon that I decided to go for 8.....on the bike...and even that was a BIG mistake....I'm exhausted and in a bad mood...good thing none of you are around or I'd make you come wash my walls for me.  Actually you wouldn't have to because my 4 year old got in trouble for whining at me that she wanted a friend( I pointed out I'd spent 36 months making her live in friends and she didn't like that idea)..anyway..the four year old is washing walls right now.

Sasha told me to eat some honey sandwiches until I feel better....I think I'll watch Sound of Music today and pretend I don't have any work to do while my grass dies, weeds grow and the dishes in the sink pile up.... 

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Muscles recuperating today from the stress of Saturday...even biking was too much....needed total rest today (so I could perform my motherly duties)....sometimes even supermommy needs to rebuild....

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"The run will come out tomorrow...betcha your bottom dollar that tomorrow you'll be able to run" Too bad you can't hear me singing this to the tune of "The Sun Will Come Out" You know..the song from Annie...

I woke up feeling great this morning and loved being able to move again. I ran quite briskly and felt like doing four more but opted for breakfast and time with my babies. 

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Wonderful...my mother-in-law is here...the woman who raised Sasha as a single parent in Communist Russia...amazing and very sweet lady...nothing like Sasha...just kidding honey...I was able to wake up early and go on the trail this morning because Grandma was home with the kiddos.

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Well..between Mik 'L and Sasha I pretty much had to run more today...but I didn't do that much more. I have to say that I do run fairly fast on my runs and didn't know it. My time was 48:48 (fun). Almost everytime I looked at the Garmin I was running quarters between 2:18-2:25. I was pleasantly surprised to see this. I was hoping to get up to no slower than 2:28 a quarter but I was already there...which I suspected but wasn't sure about because I never took the Garmin with me..yay!

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Well, I've decided to make a break from 4 miles a day and start doing five. Mik'L was right....it is a good time while my mother-in-law is here...for two reasons. She is there to feed the kids when they wake up if they are hungry and she helps with things during the day so I can rest more if I need to. I felt pretty good today...I didn't time it but felt like I did 2:18's again for part of it but probably mostly slower today as I didn't have a watch to push myself.  I think for me people can't really push me to run faster..if I'm tired I'll tell them to please slow down...I've got to save some of myself for my day ahead with my kiddos (mostly the 1 and 2 year old wear me down with demands...the older ones are very sweet and helpful). 

 

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did 5 again...felt a bit slower today. My time was 51 something...not too bad considering this is my first week of 5's in about 4 years. I only did 2 every day after Joseph...four kids was a lot and I was still recovering from some thryoid and other health issues. 

 

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For a moment I considered not going five but I really wasn't that tired and talked myself into it. I'm so glad I did. I actually got my best time of the week and it felt easier than Monday. I think it was because on Monday I was surprised that I was running 2:18's and didn't do it every time. Today I ran them a little bit more consistently and got a bit faster time. I saw Sasha on the trail and almost demanded that he stop and kiss me(he was in the middle of an interval and all I got was a nod...sigh...)

My time was 48:10...felt great. 

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Having female issues....so I ran less today plus the bridge that would have let me get to the 2 mile turn around mark that was about 200 meters away had caution tape blocking it off.

I've had some problems this week that haven't really effected my running but was up on and off last night and didn't want to push it today..I think the code word some ladies use is Aunt Flo...She's visited me twice this month and it's been rough.
 

 

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Today is Jenny's 7th Birthday. She LOVES her birthday and pretty much would talk about it all year if I let her. So everybody get on her blog (fastrunningJenny) and wish her a happy one..okay? I either ran really fast today or turned around early....although  I'm almost certain I was pretty close...within a 100 meters...my time was 45:59. I tried to run fast and felt like I was going pretty good...I'll ask Sasha if he thinks I ran around too early.

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I broke 45 minutes today!!! I've got the "I've gotta beat the clock bug" and I feel great. It's a fun feeling to go fast although I realize that the pace I'm running is REALLY slow compared to what true runners train at...it still gives me a thrill.

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Sasha gave me a great kiss today...nice when grandma is home with the babies and you can meet for a nice morning run. Except after that he kept getting in trouble with me for looking at his watch. I left mine at home and just wanted to run easy today after yesterday's race against the clock game. In some ways I think today should earn me more points than yesterday because I ran the 5 miles even when I was tired from the day before.

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Well, I really wanted to do a semi fast run today. My time for 3.89 miles was 36:52 and then my watch stopped working ....and so did I. The worst was that I was sooo tired this morning that I had to rest. I hate taking naps because it messes up my to do list. Of course my kids actually like it when I'm tired because it's much easier to catch a mommy that isn't moving. I lay down in the middle of my beautiful living room...right on top of the oriental rug imported from somewhere that I can't remember (my mom bought it in Russia but I think it was made elsewhere...anyway)...AND I didn't move a muscle while my babies crawled on top of me and I drifted off to rebuild muscle land and felt much better when I got up. 

I probably ran the last mile in about 11:40 is my guess...I slowed down to a crawl..I've got to find a good balance. I don't like being wasted after a run but I guess  a little nap didn't hurt me or the carpet. 

 

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So I thought yesterday's run was bad when I could only run 9 minute mile pace for most of the run...today's was worse..I had the courage however to not turn off the Garmin and face my time like a ...uh...woman...Anway....I didn't push myself at all and ran 12 minute miles the whole time. The deal Sasha and I have is that I keep the mileage up and go what pace I want. I couldn't be trashed again today like I was yesterday. I have a kinda busy schedule during the day and I want to be there for my kids...not falling asleep. So I feel good about my run today but kind of sad that I'm not in the shape to run 9 minute miles every day.

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Well I am very happy to say that I've run  5 miles every day this week. It's actually been a goal of mine for a long time to get back to 5 miles a day. I was so excited by my times last week because I felt like I'd gotten back in the shape I was in before I had Julia. Before I had my third child Julia I was a bubbling young thing bursting with energy and usually pretty happy with life. I ran 5 miles a day averaging 9 min miles and didn't tire from it. I felt really good about life and didn't have many other goals beyond what I had.  After Julia was born I had a hard time.  I was definitely not happy with my life or my sudden change in my energy level. I dragged through my days and had a hard time finding the energy and desire to take care of three little kids.  I have learned a lot since then (Julia is almost 5)...one thing is that the energy problem was due to me having undiganosed hypothryoidism and  a personality that didn't know how to relax admist the serious responsibility of three little kids. I've learned how to manage my stress and I can usually deal with life when I have no energy without going into a serious depression over it.  So in a sense for me to be able to get back to that level that I was at before I had Julia would mean a lot to me personally and I'm excited that I'm half way there. I've figured out how to do 5 miles a day again but I can't figure out how to go faster without getting tired the next day..sigh...I guess 5 kids may slow me down a bit but I'm not ready to give up yet. 

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