Fast Running Mommy

International Thanksgiving Day Race

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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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Thu, Nov 22, 2007

Race: International Thanksgiving Day Race (4 Miles) 00:31:57, Place overall: 161, Place in age division: 6

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
1.00	4.00	5.00

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

Comments

From Jamie on Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 21:04:00

Great job Sarah. It feels good when you do your best, huh! Keep up the great work!

From Michael on Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 21:48:45

Way to run Sarah - great time - I think thats about 5 minutes faster than I ran it the last 2 years

From Lybi on Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 22:36:53

Yea sarah! That is so inspiring to me that not only did you get a PR, but you also felt great. I want that too! Guess your higher mileage and consistency are really paying off!

From sarah on Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 23:12:33

Thanks guys...it was an awesome race. I was scared because I've been doing tempo runs at 7:50ish pace and worried about going fast for four miles instead of 2....but it felt wonderful...I didn't feel like stopping or even slowing down.

From Brent on Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 09:09:49

Sarah, 50 commando points, great PR, awesome. The magic of race day.

B of BS Rools out

From Sylvie on Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 20:10:33

Thats a great race congrats! Did the cold play a part?

From sarah on Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 09:23:48

Thanks for your comments everyone. I did much better this year for one main reason. Last year my baby was only 4 months old and I was only running 2 miles a day. It was our plan to keep me on 2 miles a day since 5 kids is a lot of work. I'm grateful to my running partner Adrianne who lighted my love for running again. And for my partner Amanda who keeps me going now.

From Maria on Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 19:35:11

Sarah, congrats on a great race and PR! You're doing great keeping up with kids AND running so consistently. I should learn from your example.

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