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.
You are one consistent wonderwoman! Way to get in the 5 miles again today! I'm with Lybi- kinda have the day after Christmas feeling. Can't wait for the next race get-together!
But I didn't run a marathon this weekend either....Although I'm sure we would have had a blast together....maybe next year if it's between babies(hard to know with us..we want a million).
I think after my one and only marathon(partly because we happened to go to Nauvoo that next week) I didn't run at all but I don't remember missing it either.
A quick story I wanted to share. Thanks again for talking to me today.
Today was my first Bible Study with Jade; it was wonderful. We read Matthew 1-6 before hand and then today we Shared our thoughts and feelings. It was awesome. For example, we talked about Peter walking on the water and how Christ was there in front of him and still Peter doubted. I briefly talked about Laman and Lemuel and how they were visited by angels and they still rebelled from God. And then I mentioned President Eyring's talk and how he looked for God's hand in each day of his life. And by looking for God's hand, President Eyring's faith and gratitude in God grew. So then I wondered out loud to Jade, if I was like Peter. Heavenly Father is all around me, to give me the faith to "walk on water," but I am distracted by the wind. "Oh ye of little faith!" I need to talk more time to see God's blessings and show Him gratitude.
Another big moment for me was in Matthew 1. Joseph is about to divorce Mary and in the verse is the word, "thought." Joseph was thinking and pondering his situation when he had his dream about Mary giving birth to a baby and they should call his name Jesus. Joseph was doing what President Hinckley has told us to do--think and ponder. Jade pointed out in chapter 2 all the references to prophecies about Christ and what a responsibility Joseph had to take care of his family. She went on to talk about how Joseph was led by dreams and how the dreams helped fulfill more prophecies (like how Jesus would be a Nazarine). And it hit me again! There is no way Joseph could have all this personal revelation without studying, thinking, and praying. Joseph is a great example to me of how to receive personal revelation.
Our next bible study group will be next Thursday at 3pm. We are going to read Matthew 7-12. I talked to Jade and she said it was fine if I invited, Mary Lynn. She is the wife of another MBA student and Lars's friend, Shawn or Sean. We had them over for dinner on Sunday. My guess is Mary Lynn is non-denominational like Jade. We'll see. Like Jade and I, Mary Lynn is new to Iowa City.
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