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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 02, 1999

Gender:

Female

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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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Tempo run 15:56....had an issue with the leaves on the ground making my eyes go crazy so I slowed down a little bit at the end. 

I am excited about this run though because I ran smarter today. I relaxed the first half mile and then starting working a bit more gradually, gradually until pushing it hard the last half mile(except when I lost concentration because my eyes with going nutso looking at all the leaves on the ground) I'll blame the leave thing on the fact that I have one nearsighted and one farsighted eye and they are a little imbalanced . Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. Our party went perfectly . I had a fun spread of food. Next year I may ask people to bring something to make it more fun for them to share one of their families treats....I made this incredible apple cider in my crockpot with whole allspice, cloves, cinnamon sticks and orange slices floating in it. It was a classic beauty and actually the hit of the party. We had fun talking and the kids played and watched a crazy ailen movie that is based on a book series that Benjamin LOVES.  

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52:13...not bad for a post tempo run workout. I felt way better overall today than in past times..my body is getting more used to the fast runs...yay!

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The garmin wasn't working today so we had another one of those lost in the dark runs.  

Benjamin is going to run in the state meet today....he is excited....we'll go all together and have a fun family drive to Salt Lake.  

 

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48:45....my partner is a speedster...she likes to push it a little bit which is great because I push it when I'm alone but with a friend I like to relax and don't push it as much...at least she's making us work the way we are supposed to. 

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We went fast today...unfortunately I didn't have the Garmin so we aren't quite sure but we were flying...got a little tired at the end. Sasha will probably write about this too but it's too funny...

Yesterday at FHE Julia taught a lesson about love. She starts out saying," Love is important and people love each other. The most expensive kind of love is....marriage."

Sasha and I were doubled up..how funny..how true...so in honor of this well known fact but not commonly uttered by baby's lips I drew a picture of Sasha and I holding hands. I have a thought bubble coming from my head with images of rings, houses, and other expensive things...Sasha has a frown on his face with dollar signs floating around in his thought bubble...poor guys..they have no idea what they are getting into ...do they?  Sasha and I have had quite a few laughs about it....

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I really embarrassed about all the attention I got the other day when I said we went fast but I didn't know the time. I can barely do two miles under 8 minute mile pace so I know for sure it was nowhere near that...it was just fast  for us...like maybe closer to 9 minute mile pace...I really don't know. Today we did closer to 10 minute mile pace.  

I'm trying to think of what entertaining things happened today besides my run...um..oh...I think today was my stressed out in public day. I was in a huge hurry to get home and turn off the oven...I know...bad but we were only gone 1/2 hour and I am so spoiled by Sasha always being there I kind of forget when he goes to the temple on Wednesday mornings and isn't there...at the computer like he always is. So anyway, we are at the library and I'm in a mad rush to get home and the security guard stops me because the beeper thing goes off. I have five little kids, high blood pressure over the chicken in the oven and 34 items that I think he's going to have to look at one by one. Luckily it only took at second but I didn't try too hard to show my displeasure...I wasn't rude...just kind of begging him to let me go and hoping the guilt trip worked....felt bad afterwards...should I bake the poor guy cookies?  

Then later today I was at Julia's dance recital practice....it lasted two hours so I  took her and a friend for the first hour and another Mom came to take over for the last hour and was going to drive home.

As I was leaving I asked the receptionist of the senior center (that's where the recital will be held) if they could please turn the heat down. She said no. I said could you put a fan in there. (there was a fan sitting behind her and not being used) She got up and left.

A lady comes back and says, "Do you have a problem?" (I will make a note to self to avoid answering this type of question in public in the future...it does not mean that she wanted to help me but was really trying to pick a fight...) I explained the heat problem and asked about a fan...I should have pointed out the one sitting in the office behind us but was too polite.  That's when the trouble started...she wanted to take out her frusturation at all the little kids running in the halls(which of course my kid and friend weren't doing) and I was the target...I got out of there fast after she demanded that I stay there with my daughter and I guess control all the other 60 some odd little ones driving her nuts.  STRESS.......Anyway, I feel better now that I wrote in down and hope that anyone that actually read this far didn't feel stressed out reading it but hopefully just got a good laugh at a weird day.  

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Okay the flying on Monday finally caught up with Amanda and i today..we were both dragging and waiting for the end to come. I usually don't mind adding a little at the end but today I stopped at 5 on the DOT...Sasha was laughing at me for walking the last little bit...oh well. Okay...it's been a rough week. Our stove broke today ... and then I missed Julia's dance recital and she was heartbroken. We went to this two hour rehearsal for it yesterday and I discovered that her class did two dances at the very end. I figured I could show up later and be okay. If we hadn't hit bad rush hour traffic ( which of course I didn't consider because I'm an airheaded housewife who is usually rushing through dinner at that time and not thinking about the rest of the world)..anyway, if we hadn't hit bad traffic we would have made it okay but we just missed it. Very sad. Luckily her friends hung around at the end and the teacher let them get up on stage. What a difference...she went from crying to exuberant in two seconds..she obviously loves to perform....does not get stage fright and is a natural dancer. Her teacher said when she noticed Julia was gone she thought..."Oh no..we need her..everyone watches her to get the moves right." Anyway...sad...guilty mom feelings but nothing traumatic so I'll be content with life...I just like to dramatize things a bit. 

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Okay...I'm hopeless...I have no idea how far I ran today...running around the block by myself. I lost count and I accidentally forgot to turn the Garmin back on after stopping to take off my coat. I'm calling it a taper before a possible race tomorrow...especially since I woke up late and I had to push the baby in the stroller...However I am feeling back to my normal self and not overly stressed about cranky ladies or security guards. 

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Now I know why my pathetic run felt okay yesterday. I have a cold that is zapping my running energy. I think in a non running body I would probably be more sick and feel tired during the day. I feel fine..have energy to cook and clean and do things around the house but once I start running...yuck. I knew I was in trouble before my race today when the warm up felt hard and I wanted my running partner to slow down for me...pathetic.

Amanda was hoping to be able to keep up with me. She took off in the first quarter and I never caught up. I ran the first half in 13:40..felt like I was gonna die..then I finally started feeling alive and ran the second half in 12:29. I was totally bummed to be beat by my partner but totally  happy for her time when she thought she couldn't do it. yay for Amanda.......I'm excited for her and thinking she'll be able to do tempo runs with me now.

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Felt great today after a good Sunday nap. I did 15 times around my block with 12 sets of strides....

Garmin on the blitz so I have no time for today.
 

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We didn't have the Garmin again today so we just timed it. With 6 sets of strides (I decided to take Sasha's advice on this one) and not going that slow in between a time of 55 minutes was mysteriously slow. I figure we added a good half mile or maybe more. 

Sasha is going to have a good laugh on me today. I have ALWAYS teased him that he would be the type to go on TV without his hair brushed..

My kids were filmed for a KBYU short little commercial for their Kids Club. I was so busy getting the kids ready I didn't bother to do my hair or make-up...figured they wouldn't be filming me. I did get filmed a little bit but the worst part was that it was one of those close ups where the camera is right in your face and then the camera man said, "Oh...that was good.." You know..woman's pride...gotta look our best....anyway...we had a good day and a super fun time playing at the Tree House Museum in Odgen while a camera man followed us around taping everything we did....What a great way to preserve memories... 

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50:26....felt a little tired after strides two days in a row I guess and not quite enough sleep last night..excuses, excuses..

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Got a kick out of my time and distance today ...51:17 for 5.17....it would be hard to do that on purpose.

I officially finished the quiet book I was working on for my kids...it is a work of art and ...DONE!!!! Yay!!!!!

I'm still not pregnant but EVERYONE I've known for the past year in my new ward who was having trouble getting pregnant is expecting ...even the lady across the street is having twins. :) 

 

 

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I'm tired...but it's a good kind of tired...after working hard and hopefully getting stronger.

I did a mini tempo run today since I'm racing next week I didn't want to do one and I've done a lot of strides this week. I was really excited to try out my new form. I didn't have the Garmin working again so I'm not sure if my times were exact but I think that I can run faster with less effort when I concentrate on kicking my legs back behind me more.

I feel like I'm learning something new about running which is actually very exciting for me after years of in some ways being stuck in a rut that I just didn't have the energy or drive to get out of....

So, I warmed up a mile with Julia in 11:20. Then ran the next mile at about 9:00 mile pace. Picked it up to at 13:12 and finished the two miles in 16:55. We think I did the last 1/2 mile in 7:35 pace give or take a little since I didn't hit the marks quite on. I think the new form is helping. It isn't hard to maintain at a fast pace but when I'm going slow I really just feel like shuffling.  

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Felt very tired today...took two naps

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52:11 for 5.16...actually was a great run today...I feel energized by it.  

Almost turned the alarm clock off, called my running partner and rolled back over. The boys were tag team waking mom up last night and kept me awake for awhile. 

I'm looking forward to this week. I'm excited for the races on Thursday...excited to see family....excited to take some time off from homeschooling and just do what we feel like (which will still be educational...I'm sure...I think I'm going to try and teach the girls how to crochet...they need a long patient lesson to really learn)

And I'm looking forward to turkey..of course. :)

 

 

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I'll make all of you girls jealous today...I got to run with Mik'L this morning. She got up and ran around my block with me at 5 a.m.!!!  She told me this awesome story about how James said to Lybi the day before we came to stay with them back in the wee days of the blog. "Uh, honey, I met this guy on the internet (??) and his entire family is coming to stay with us tomorrow. " Lybi may tell you crazy stories about me slaving away for their family while she lounged around in bed (super sick and I wished I could have nursed her more than I was able to) but that lady treated us like royalty and I am ever grateful to her for one of the most pleasant visits I've ever had. And for all of you that know Lybi you know that she is ...well...what can I say...she's just a special lady and we all love her. :) Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you are all truly grateful for the challenges you have and for the blessings you receive from facing those challenges with courage and faith. I know I am and I'm thankful for the insight I had to marry Sasha...I almost let him slip away. 

Thanks Mik'l for listening to me ramble today..I hope I let you get a few words in edgewise.  

Have a great day everyone.  

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sick babies...up all night...almost at ER...everyone okay but barely fit in run today...race tomorrow....

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Race: International Thanksgiving Day Race (4 Miles) 00:31:57, Place overall: 161, Place in age division: 6
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I beat my PR on this race!!! I think I may have beat my 5k PR but not sure. I was flying(for me) but the best part is that I got that great runner's high and felt wonderful the whole race. Maybe I could have gotten a little bit faster time with a miserable race but I'm happy that I felt good and still finished strong....last quarter was 1:46 after a side ache slowed me down. 

Had a great Thanksgiving with family and am looking forward to our first annual cuddle scripture study Thanksgiving tradition with my babies and hubby.

later 

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Didn't feel too sore.  Kept up 10:30 pace for most of the run. Felt good enough to make a bunch of pumpkin pies for our party with the Leblows. 

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51:28

Amanda and I actually got to go on the trail today. When it's dark and I have someone to talk to I actually don't care where I am. It was fun to do something different.

Jacob woke me up about 10 times last night(not an exaggeration) and Amanda woke up dry heaving....we still were able to do 2:28 quarters chatting most of the time.  

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I'm such a baby. I started out feeling fresh and then got tired towards the end. When the watch said 5 miles I made Amanda walk with me the rest of the 100 meters to the house. 

Jacob is still restless at night and that wore me out a bit. I'm determined to not take a nap however today.I've needed to nap for almost a week and a half now between the two boys being sick for so long. 

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Jacob was restless again last night. Sasha saved me by putting him to sleep twice after I had already put him down about 4 times......

Run went okay. I got tired the last mile or so. Having a training partner really helps on days like these. I can just talk and almost forget that I'm running.  

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50:08...recovering from the race and felt pretty much back to normal today.

Funny story for the day. We took Joseph(our 2 year old) to see Santa Claus at the mall. He said, 'I want to sit on the bunny's lap"  After sitting on the grandpa's lap and telling him all his christmas wishes, Joseph's eyes were opened. Matter of factly he stated later in the day, "Santa Claus is not a bunny."

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Happy Anniversary to me and Sasha!! 11 years, 5 kids and one really really cool fast running blog. Things are going great. 

5.12 in 50:01. Amanda and I have decided that most days we need to be going sub 10 because it just feels better.

Tribute to my husband in honor of our anniversary.

Sasha and I met 15 years ago in Moscow, Russia. When I first met him I was utterly convinced that he was an American and simply would not believe him when he told me in perfect English that he was indeed Russian through and through. Our friendship progressed as I lived there with my family for two more years. I was very impressed with him after getting to know him while he tutored me in math for a few months. He came almost every day and saved me from failing Trigonometry. I remember thinking one day....and the thought came as a sudden bubble in my mind...almost involuntary. "I could marry this guy someday" He left for BYU and I stayed in Russia, we wrote letters and that is when the relationship blossomed. I actually had sworn to myself to never marry a Russian and many of our ex-pat friends frowned on our friendship.

He left for his mission and I came to BYU. We wrote again but this time I wasn't interested. I was in a flirters heaven and I think I dated more than any other girl(except one) that I knew. The other girl went on Monday dates which I abstained from since I was in charge of my family home evening group in my ward and had to obviously be at the meetings.

I nearly missed my chance to marry Sasha...I fell in love with someone else and almost marrried him. After breaking that off I started thinking about what I was going to do with my life and Sasha came back into my mind. He was on a mission in Salt Lake and I had moved to Salt Lake so we weren't allowed to write eachother. I couldn't talk to him so I continued to be distracted by other boys.

When Sasha came back from his mission, distracted as I was, I somehow knew deep down that he was the one for me. When had never even held hands before so I actually just wanted to know if I was...well attracted. As soon as I saw him I knew and he proposed to me after being together an hour....I didn't say yes right away..it's not that fairy tale of a story.

I guess the tribute part comes in that he is the most honest, hardworking, wonderful man..yes of course we've been at eachother's throats sometimes but really as we mature and try to just be unselfish and more Christlike we have a great marriage and I am really thankful for him.   Love ya honey.  

 

 


 


 

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I'm in Salt Lake at my sister's house. I had about 5 million things to pack and brought everyone's toothbrushes and everything else but my running shoes. I wasn't sure that I'd be here the whole day but plans changed and I'm staying over night. I think my body will enjoy the rest but it feels weird after running so consistently. Sasha and I had a wonderful day on our anniversary. We had some adventures...meeting famous people, seeing people pass out and having someone mistake me for someone else...again. It's happened my whole life but it has happened the last three times we've gone out together without the kids in a row. People don't seem to say anything to me when I have the kids because they are usually looking at the kids I guess.

The first time it happened in this sucession of three I came up with a fabulous comeback. The guy says, "Is your name Sally?" I said, "No, but I'm sure she is beautiful..." Sasha was so surprised that I had the daring to say this to a stranger...maybe because I caught the guy off guard with my sharp wit. I don't know. Anyway...it was fun and I'm sure I have many chances to use that line again and again because...I have one of those faces. :)

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