| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1058.61 | 6.70 | 1065.31 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| The hamstring started hurting after 3 so I came inside and waited a bit and then went out for more.... All 6 of the siblings I grew up with were in Salt Lake today...it was fun to be together. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Did all 5 today...felt pretty good. The hamstring feels like it has for the past month or so...just a little bit tight and irritated. Sasha says it could take up to three months to feel better and to just run slower but keep up the mileage...any other opinions? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| My hamstring felt strong today...no tightness or irritation. I'm excited especially because my partner comes back tomorrow and I want to be ready for her and not slow her down. She gets knee problems and actually needs to go faster for it...being airborne helps. Thanks to everyone for your sympathy. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.10 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| yay...Amanda came home and still wants to run with me. I was worried with all the free time she had she'd have a chance to think over the benefits of sleeping in and getting fat and lazy and would decide running around the block with me at 6 a.m in the freezing winter weather wasn't such a good idea. We went our normal brisk sub 10:00 pace and it felt super. My roommate from college and lifetime friend has been running. She looks beautiful. She has been getting up at 5:00 and running on a treadmill...now that's dedication...what a woman. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I don't know if we ran exactly 5 but we should get a few bonus miles for the weather today. ....sticky icky snow. I don't mind sticky icky snow except when I forget to bring something to hold my hair back with...so icky sticky snow mixed with stringy hair slapping my frozen face....it was probably the most miserable run I've ever been on...thank goodness I had a friend to share my misery. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I need to get Sasha to change slow miles to something like target training pace miles or something more positive. It's depressing to look over my blog and see a long record of all the slow miles I've run. They are just about right miles for me....although slow. Oh well...time with my husband or perfect wording...hmmmm | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Amanda had a test so I ran 3 miles by myself in the a.m and 1.5 with the girls in the p.m |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| My alarm didn't go off so I slept in and left my partner high and dry..so sorry. I did 2 in the morning before Sasha went to the temple. It took us an hour to get there and back...bad bad snow. Then I ran 2 at night home from the track where I couldn't run because Sasha thought we couldn't bring the stroller in even though I knew we could. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| Wow...great run today...we got talking and went extra....gotta go feed my neighbors fish... | |
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| ran by myself...felt good to get out on the trail. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| We had a good run today...nice conversation. I am looking forward to spring though.... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Good run. We got to go out of the trail a bit today. Talked about bits and pieces of stuff from life...dentists, bishops, husbands, kids...mostly kids...in-laws....house cleaning...personality types. So fun to have a good talk while you run. Yesterday I camped out almost all day (in between real life of cleaning and cooking...which I did my duty towards) and read. Have any of you tried read the series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I know it's for children but I have loved reading it as an adult too. I see it from a different perspective as I watch the struggles the family went through. In the book at least the parents are firm but very kind and loving. I think it is a good model of parenting. They expect obedience from the children but when they girls disappoint them they don't have a temper tantrum about it or punish them too harshly. They express their disappointment and punish accordingly. I remember hearing in a conference talk recently that if we really remembered what it was like to be a child we wouldn't be too harsh or too lenient with our children. I struggle every day to maintain this balance and hope my kids turn out just right.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| We ran the 5 in 49 something today...just about right. I like breaking 50 minutes. That's about what my body can handle but it doesn't seem too slow. I am working on a texture quilt...crumpy on the blog gave me the idea. It's usually for babies. But I needed a new comforter on my bed so I decided to make myself one. It's going to be so cool. I have almost 80 different types of fabric on it. Crazy thing is that I am having so much fun doing it that I keep dreaming about it..going to the fabric store picking out fabric...etc. Then my little Julia wakes up this morning and tells me that she dreamt about my quilt too. I'll have to call it the dream quilt. Anyone still reading...I like to make up stories for my kids. I've made up a whole series based on trees that talk and kids that travel the world hearing the stories the trees tell. Started out that I wanted it to be purely educational...teaching them values, geography. Unfortunately(or maybe not) it's turned into a wonderland of creativity where we explore worlds that don't exist....Yesterday's story was Queen Rainbow. Cheesy story but my kids...and even Sasha ate it up. It's about a place where a king has lost his wife and decrees that everything must be frozen all winter long...even the people and the trees....he wants no color at all. The heroes of the story sing him a rainbow song...(without knowing his wife's name) and it reminds him of his wife...Queen Rainbow...of course it ends happily ever after where his cold heart melts and color is allowed back in his kingdom. My kids are probably learning to be silly and make up dumb stories from things like this but maybe they are also picking up things about plot and general story themes. Okay..i'm done. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Another brisk day of running...we got to go on the trail for the first three miles so that was fun. 49:30 The funniest thing happened yesterday. We saw these stripes of light all over the sky. We thought it was some kind of natural effect like Northern lights in Utah...it was beautiful. We told Ted about it (Sasha was busy with a jump start) and he laughed at us...it was just those flood lights that rotate resting but still on all over the city....it did look cool. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I can already tell that my body is in withdrawal...I wanted to run all 5 again at sub 10 pace but...oh....the pain...my hamstring was acting up again. Problem is, my running partner needs to run a brisk pace to help the pain in her knee and she just is a spunky girl and does well with a faster pace. If I run slower I feel so relaxed and happy and it also helps my hamstring. Sigh....gotta find a balance.... See all of you tonight...can't wait. | |
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| Traveling with kids and with my leg still being sore decided to rest completely today. St. George was great. We'll get the team picture posted on Monday. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| did a slooooow five on a few inches of snow this morning. It was not as cold but it was hard going in that slush....wishing so bad for spring especially after a wonderful trip to St. George. Thanks again to Steve and Kendra for their hospitality and lovely party. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I'm going to add another one this afternoon with Juila...they are always so excited to run with me. Well, I told Sasha he couldn't write about the funny thing I did yesterday...I didn't say I couldn't write about it. We ordered our oats for our food storage in bulk and picked them up yesterday(that's a whole other story) We usually fill 11 5 gallon buckets with our year's supply of oats. I guess I miscalculated because the 400 pounds I thought our family needed for a year filled over 21 buckets (we still have one opened bag). Those were all the buckets we had for all of the food we store. (popcorn, lentils, beans, wheat, rice...etc) It is one of our favorite times together as a family when we open up those big bags of oats and scoop them into buckets. Even little Joseph could help and cried when we ran out of buckets!! We had fun following the prophet yesterday.... One take on food storage that my sister has is that if she has more than she needs she will take that opportunity to share with neighbors that do not have any food stored in an emergency...so...anybody need oatmeal, granola or any other form of oats...we gotcha covered. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Felt okay today...don't remember the time...hamstring a bit tender with a faster pace. A friend is going to look at it and give me some ideas of how to not get injured worse...will hope for the best. |
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| leg still bugging..very very cold | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Jossee came and scraped my legs today...hopefully I'll get better about remembering to ice my legs after my runs. I really missed not having a partner today. I can run in the dark, I can run alone, I can run in circles around my house...but I can't run in the dark, cold, alone and fifteen times around my house without feeling a little down. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Ran slow by myself on the trail today. I was kind of scared to go out in the dark by myself. I've gotten so used to having a partner. So near the end of my run when I saw a large group of people ahead of me and the mouth of the trail I kind of panicked and wondered if it was a group of teenagers looking for trouble...what a laugh when I passed by a group of adult runners stopping to chat before they went for a run together. Wished I'd had some of them earlier on my run. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Well..so much for my leisurely 11 minute mile pace...Amanda loves to go sub 10 and will unless I whine to go slower....so we did 4.96 in 47:36....I'm tired. I think I must just be older than her...that's it. Whine whine. Sasha is in the doghouse. I went for an evening run and the kids were not in bed when I got back. All you other men know that is against the law of the wife right....kids fed, in bed, house clean before Mom gets back. oh well..at least I got my run in. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Amanda and I have been running at night because her husband is out of town. We have been speeding this week ...today we were doing close to 9 minute mile pace...I'm tired. I can't blabber as much as I like at that pace...I get winded. But it feels good to work hard and hope for good rewards to come...my leg is feeling slightly better....better go ice it though. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| tired...ran with Sasha around the block....he tried to be entertaining and ran slow with me....nice guy |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I was STARVING all day yesterday and I'm tired today. I'm not sure what I did to myself on Wednesday but I'm still feeling it. I have to admit that I am determined that I won't resent my runs. For me the emotional balance in my life is vital to making it happily through my day with my very perceptive and very needy little darlings. I've learned that if I'm going to swim and not sink through my day as a homeschooling natural meal preparing kind and loving mom I have to watch that emotional balance very closely or the balance will tip and I will resent my runs. I want to be able to run and I want it to bring a vitality to life that enhances my ability to get through my day. I realize some days I will be tired and I'm not afraid of that....just searching for the balance. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| ran by myself and just couldn't make myself do that last 100 meters....i know Sasha would laugh his head off at me and probably kick me out the door if he were home....but he's not..he he.. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| It snowed again....we need to live in Josse's neighborhood. I heard she has one of the ATV's with a snowplow....I am so sick of shoveling the snow.....and I'm bad at it...Benjamin does a better job than me. And my neighbors ALWAYS have it down to the pavement....even if they do it at midnight...no sunshine to help melt that last tricky layer. Next Christmas I want a snow blower.... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| I was super tired today for some unknown reason...probably because Fred is coming to visit and that always wears me out when he's in town. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Feeling good today. I made homemade root beer for my kids. My mom used to make it and we always called it Root Beer Koolaid because she just added sugar, flavoring and water....My kids loved it. They had homemade ice cream with it for their first root beer floats ever believe it or not. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| good day...nice 10 minute pace....winter isn't going to end...I can't let myself get hopeful..it's here to stay....I'm trying to psyche myself up for another month or so...is this working on anyone? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Okay my trick on my brain worked...I am ready for another month of winter. ..but come March. It's making me really look forward to our trip south in Feb.... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 nice miles on the trail by myself. I always miss conversation these days because I really am swamped by my darling children during the bulk of the day and miss chatting with friends. I can' t really get together with play groups for my younger children because of homeschooling my older ones. I get out in the afternoons and take my older ones to dance or other classes and enjoy some adult talk there. I'm a talker and could spend the better part of the day discussing ideas. I would like to believe that I am not a gossiper. I try to portray people in the best light. Although I do occasionally air frusturations about difficult people I live by a creed to speak no ill and still try and be fair when I am frusturated. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.80 | 0.00 | 3.80 |
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I woke up in a bad mood. (I am actually usually perky...even at 5:45 when I wake up) I am happy for another day. But last night Jacob kept me up and I guess that got me up on the wrong side today. Then I had to face running alone today...I've gotten so spoiled and I dread being alone for 5 miles...it's just a long time. So two cats fighting, one scary giant iceberg sculpture on the fence of some creative souls in the trailer park, two icy puddles that soaked my left foot and two yapping dogs that escaped through the fence made me decide to cut my run short today and try to run with the girls in the afternoon. Fun fun.... Added a little bit by myself and with the Julia. Luckily I had a play/homeschool date set up with my friend Yulia who is totally laid back and great to be around and help you cheer up. Sasha teasing me about the dogs didn't help my mood. Although he did give me some good advice that I think will help me not overreact in the future. He basically told me that most dogs are not taught to attack people and will run away from you if you scare them off. I guess I should only fear for my life if I run into a pit bull or the likes.
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| 50:33 good run | |
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| I thought I already posted this today...but it wasn't showing up...here we go again. 49:36 felt really good today..I love those days and wish I knew how to reproduce them every day. Yesterday was one of those tired days. Somebody said something to me that got under my skin a little bit and I ended up taking it personally. Anyway, today was a great day and a great run. I made the most delicious cinnamon rolls ever, took my kids to the library, had a date with Julia, read a million stories to my kids and was smart enough to tell Sasha to put the kids to bed so I could come veg downstairs.... I'm almost done with my "dream quilt" I have to finish one more strip and sew the last two strips on. I'm going to have a quilting party and invite friends in my neighborhood and friends from the blog to come, eat , talk and of course quilt...little or no experience needed because I'm not a perfectionist myself and don't really care if the stiches are perfect. I was debating on how to quilt it because it's such a unique quilt. I decided on letting each person do whatever they want with each square...so hopefully at least squares that are touching eachother are quilted differently....if you are reading this Josse or Michelle or anyone else with quilting knowledge let me know what you think. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| Beautiful run. 50:33 sub 10 pace. We tried to slow down but ended up speeding up even more...we chatted and really enjoyed our run. Nice to have Amanda back. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| We were tired this morning because we ran faster and at night...only 10 hours ago. So...we were dragging through the last..oh 2.5 miles...ugh. Benjamin is having a b-day party today. I'm excited for it. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.10 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 50:53 for 5.1 Felt good when I woke up but a little bit winded on my run...guess I shouldn't talk so much...Sasha says he'd be tired if he talked as much as we do when Amanda and I run together. I have plans to ignore my kids as much as possible and finish the quilt top... My sister saw it and said it was ugly...I told her it was supposed to be ugly..it's art. (does that make sense?) | |
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| 49...ish...a little bit off...we went sub 10 and I felt tired at the end...I am getting old. It was sooo freezing today. My hands are crazy hands....I think all my warmth goes there. I can have freezing parts all over me but my hands are sweating. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| hungry....52 minutes..and it didn't feel slow...I hate that Announcement.....I finished the quilt top...I'll buy the filling or whatever you call it today and as soon as my grandma calls me back I'll know when I can start quilting it (I'm borrowing her frame) I'm shooting for the week of March 9th. Sasha has to show me how to post pictures and he's busy busy...so...i'll get the picture up in a few days. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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Gonna do two more this afternoon with my girls. I taught a lesson in my ward about eating whole foods. Mostly went well. I was a little nervous for some reason. Usually I don't mind speaking in front of people. I was fine once I got warmed up. At the end this lady that gave me a hard time the last time I spoke on Food Storage gave me a hard time again. I asked the women to bring the most unhealthy thing they had in their house to be donated to science.....Only a few ladies brought things and the lady that I dubbed the winner or the Biggest Loser because it was the unhealthiest didn't mind when I threw the packet of ramen noodles in the trash.....that was part of the game and part of the point. Ramen noodles is a great example of cheap really really bad for you food. I happen to love them and grew up on them but they are full of everything that is bad for you and nothing redeeming except you won't starve if you eat them. Another thing that I talked about was Cream of Chicken soup. That has just about everything bad for you in it too and is a staple in every Mormon cookbook ever printed. I challenged the women to buy one healthy thing instead of a processed food they usually buy. Buy a bag of blueberries instead of those blueberry poptarts....for example. Maybe you ladies on the blog can try this too. Eating whole foods can be more expensive but you can make it work if you spend less money on processed foods.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| 49 minutes Felt good to run with Amanda after she was out for her wisdom teeth. Poor thing had to go in twice and it's been harder recovering this time. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| The fast running mommy and fast running daddy (otherwise known as Sasha) have a joyous announcement to make...Sometime in October our fast running family will have a little addition. We are expecting our 6th child!!! So looks like one more chick will be slowing down a bit for a very good cause. We are overjoyed. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I woke up kind of feeling panicky about when I'll have to stop running with Amanda.. She can't handle a slower pace because it hurts her knee. In a few weeks I'll be too slow for her. I'm sure it will be hard the first couple of days and then I'll get back into a schedule of going by myself. It was good while it lasted...sigh.... That for me is probably the only hard thing about being pregnant this time. After having 5 children I feel I've been through some rough times and can weather some more. My older kids are very excited to help and my younger ones will be okay.....as they have brother and sisters and Dad to help them if Mommy is having a bad day. We always find out what we are having. I like to get ready for the baby and call it by the name we've picked out and all that....so I'm counting down the weeks to the first visit and then to the ultrasound.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Feeling okay so far ....just a little lightheaded if I don't eat right away but not the strong urge to eat and the sickness if I don't that I'll get in a few weeks I'm sure. I really have fairly good pregnancies. I'm more tired and tire more easily but I function fairly well for most of the time..first few weeks are rough and last few weeks. Then after the baby is born I completely stop functioning and concentrate on nursing and trying to take care of myself. Pace was still 10 minute a mile..no slow down yet. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.08 | 0.00 | 5.08 |
| We were speeding today...48:40. I felt fine. I'm a little tired now...which is bad since I need to get ready for the trip but I'm trying to chill a little now so I'll have the energy to finish up the packing later. Can't wait to see Lybi!!! | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Did 2 around Lybi and James's lake in their beautiful Arizona neighborhood. I love the bushes of Rosemary growing around the duck lake. Having lots of fun. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I had the weirdest run today. I was fine when I woke up but as soon as I started running my nervous system gave up and I felt totally exhausted and couldn't run. I stopped to walk several times and finally gave up. I started cleaning out the car from our traveling the day before and started feeling better. I still only did 2 miles because it was getting late and time to come home and take care of my kiddos. Lybi is awesome...I know everyone is jealous that I get to hang out with her. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Had a solid run today. Ran about 10 minute mile pace around a duck pond....got to stare in people's backyards who bought the lake side homes and didn't have privacy fences...I just like looking at how people landscape in Arizona..also found it fun to see who had a citrus tree in their backyard. Lybi and the kids picked lemons from her friends tree and we made fresh lemonade for the bloggers...Benjamin got the credit for most of the work because he juiced most of the lemons...will help from Sam, Jenny and Julia. :) Lybi and I fed a team of tired hungry runners. It was very gratifying to see them sit down to a meal after all the work they put forth....WONDERFUL JOB to everyone on the team!!!! |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Poor Sasha...he so didn't want me to put a zero for today. I was going to not run tonight because the last time I ran at night I had a hard time running in the morning...I think this is because I'm pregnant..doesn't usually happen to me. So I decided to not run. He begged me to try for a 13 minute mile just so I wouldn't have to put zero. We decided I could do it if I ran later in the day tomorrow. I however had to give up all ideas of running when the last straw came. On top of traveling 700 miles with 5 small children and pregnant with my 6th I left my orthodics back in good ol Arizona. I am always very careful with them as they are lifeblood for me. Without them if I try to run or walk in shoes for very long I experience excruciating pain in my shoulders and back. With them I can run forever. I pleaded with the Winzenz's to do their best to look for them tonight. I am so embarrassed that I left them. Last year I left my thryoid medicene and they had to mail that to me too. sigh.....Lybi was so amazing this weekend. I'm sure all of you who know her have experienced her sparkling personality. She was and probably will always be in my mind the most gracious hostess I have ever known. She wants so badly to please and help and has a heart of gold. I felt that way last year too when we stayed with them. I wasn't prepared for the kindness we received there..I was just hoping for somewhere to hang out while Sasha did his Ragnar thing. So...now for anyone who sees this big fat ZERO on my blog..even though I've got plenty of excuses to not run..don't start making excuses to not run or I will never live it down in Sasha's eyes..Just get out and let the run happen...unless you are pregnant with your 6th child and have lost your orthodics in a state 700 miles away that you traveled from that very morning.....is it a deal? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I am ashamed to say that I chickened out of running barefoot. I think that is a privilege for people that really all elite athletes...I would just look like a slow chick trying something crazy. I did okay in my shoes and my back doesn't hurt this morning so I guess I'll be okay until my orthotics come in today...thanks again Lybi. I decided to break it off with my running partner since I started getting sick. I wasn't sick yesterday and nothing so far today....maybe this one is a girl. I am only sick for a week with them. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| I got my orthotics from a lady in a sedan today...didn't know special deliverys came that way but I was grateful and didn't care if a bird dropped it from the sky....at least I have them and can use my legs again. 4.6 in 46 minutes. I think I turned the watch off and missed some mileage there. I turned around at 2.4 so it should have been 4.8 when I got home and not 4.6....I was tired though and didn't feel like messing with my body anymore. I think my legs were a bit sore from yesterdays run without my orthotics. I am not sick again today which is very nice but makes me wonder if it will come back again and I hope I'm ready for it if it does. I got some quilting frames so I'm going to be sending out invitations to my quilting party soon. I'm just going to wait a couple of days to make sure I don't get a full blown case of put off morning sickness and then I'll get started on them. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| I didn't sleep well last night and was dragging through my run today. I am not looking forward to months of dragging...need to cheer up a bit. I am grateful I am in shape as I know it does make my pregnancies easier. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| Feeling sick today....maybe it's really a boy. Ran slow. Looks like the minute per mile slow down is here. It was hard to lose my training partner. I can't help feeling happy thinking of her free to run the trails. Her husband prefers sleep to running so she gets to go on the trail while he "watches" the kids. I'll be happy when the next week or so is over....should be feeling better then. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Got in all 5...still sick but somewhat manageable...I just get really tired of eating all the time. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Didn't mind running by myself quite as much. I'm also getting used to the slower times and not quite so mad about it....It's always a little bit hard to let go but I've learned pushing myself during a pregnancy is not an option. Nice and easy works a lot better. I'm looking forward to this week and hope everyone else enjoys their time this week too. | |
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| Had some decent quarters and some slower quarterrs. Running while pregnant is a mind game in a lot of ways....You have a perfect excuse to stop with every step but you also have the desire to stay in shape and be healthy...it's a hard balance somedays. I've given Sasha orders to make sure I get out of bed on time. I really don't need to sleep in but not having a training partner waiting and of course having the excuse that I'm pregnant have made me lazy...it's messing up my schedule though and I need to be up early enough that maybe I can get on the trail before Sasha and his buddies start their runs. | |
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| I've decided I'm having twins. I can't remember being so hungry with any of my kids. I need to eat like 5 times the normal amount of food so I'm not starving every 1 1/2 hours.....which is about to expire and I'm going to eat my fourth bowl of breakfast. That's after a morning snack of a peanut butter sandwich. I am so tired of eating........ I ran slooooow today because I was starving.....help. | |
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Some skinny people are lazier than heavy people...Not a politically correct statement but this is still a free country. I'm actually just speaking about myself so I guess I shouldn't have made a blaknet statement. I think the first part of my pregnancy is hard on me because I'm naturally lazy about eating. I look at it as more work so I do the bare minimum required (unless it's Oreo Cheescake..that is my one failing). Then when I'm pregnant I have to eat 3-5 times as much and the sheer work of it kills me. It's worse than running to me....mostly because I have to think about every bite I put in my mouth, worry if it's healthy, and then decide if I'm going to like it once it's there.....vent vent vent. I woke up late but feel MUCH better today than I did yesterday. I'm going to finish with 2.5 miles this afternoon with the girls. Sasha fed the kids breakfast and I got three more in...I feel so good today I can't believe I'm in the same body I was in yesterday. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| okay...I just have to say I feel awesome...I'm pregnant with number 6...had some super sick days this week where I made Sasha help me all day one of them(rare thing for me..usually I'm happy for him to blog all day while I slave alone. ;) ....but despite it all I have run 5 miles every day. I am really grateful to Sasha for keeping me in shape and for suggesting the 5 mile a day plan for me. Even though I've had some sick days I feel my overall energy is better than it was with my last two pregnancies. With number 4 I needed to get on thryoid medicene and had a rough time of it at the start. With Jakey baby (number 5) I was more tired I think because I had only been running 2 a day when I got pregnant and slowing down a bit on low mileage just didn't give me that extra kick I'm getting from higher mileage now. At the time Sasha and I both thought that 2 a day just made sense for a busy mom...but more miles really does give you more endurance and you are just in better overall shape. Have a great weekend y'all!! | |
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| 2.5 in the morning by myself 2.5 in the afternoon with the girls. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I felt so strong for a little bit this morning...then I kind of crashed a bit a the end. I was doing 2:30 quarters for the first half of the run of so. That is definitely not my goal right now but when it happens and I'm not tired I don't mind. The rolling hills at the end just kind of slowed me down and wore me out. I'm looking forward to a week of quilting...I love it. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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I'll do another 2.5 this afternoon with the girls. I ran out of time before I was starving for
breakfast.
did another 2.5. Sasha told me he encouraged a young guy he knows to bump his miles up to 30 a week because his pregnant wife can do it through morning sickness. This week has been better than last week. I'm sure I still have some rough days ahead of me but I really like the peaceful happy days I've had so far this week. I bought some new maternity clothes and some fat pants I can wear when I'm too big for my clothes but too small for maternity. I'm bummed I can't find my maternity pants anywhere. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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I feel like life is going well. My children and I planted our spring garden the other day and yesterday we cleaned the car in and out. It had gotten to the point of super super super super super disgusting(yes...I needed all those supers) After a winter of barely cleaning it because it was too cold to stay outside long enough to clean it (we only have a carport) and then a trip to Arizona it was beyond gross. Now it looks sparkly clean and I feel happy I actually did it...and that was after a trip to the zoo in the morning...wow glad I'm feeling okay. I still have moments or times where I'm yucky but I'm getting better for sure. I'm going to run more this afternoon with the girls. Was feeling great when I ran another 1.5 with the girls. Ran out of time before we had to go to the library. I thought about running the last mile really fast while they were in their classes but you aren't supposed to leave the library so I didn't want to stretch the rules.
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| Got in all 5. Felt a little bit dull running around the block but not too bad. I need a new training partner but it's hard for me to feel like I can run with anyone because I have to go slow. Got some new shoes last night. I took all five kids to the mall with me. I promised them we would play at the cool indoor playground after we bought shoes for Mommy and Sunday clothes for Joseph and Jacob. Much to our great dismay, the playground was GONE!!! There was this stupid sign that said something about needing a sponsor. Okay..I need to vent about this. Why in the world would they need a sponsor for a playground that was already there...built...low maintenance. Did it cost millions of dollars to clean it ? Any enlightenment on this would be good because my kids are so sad and they are sure that the mall managers are money hungry sharks. So we contented ourselves with playing on the rides that cost 50 cents to make go but are still fun to play on while they are sitting still. My sister is coming today and we are going to paint easter eggs...yay...I love doing this. I'm feeling very grateful that I'm not super sick anymore. I really have fairly easy pregnancies. My mom told me that she was on this great morning sickness medicene that of course they found to be harmful in some way and have taken off the market. She says she was incapacitated and could not have had six kids without that drug. My sisters get really sick too. I feel lucky but I also feel that it gives me more responsibility to have more kids. Not that I'm the best mother or have the easiest time with all the other things that happen between teething, tantrums, potty training and beyond but at least my pregnancies aren't too bad.
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2.5 around the block. I got up early enough to go 2.5 on the trail before Sasha's posse showed up bright and early but the Easter Bunny needed some help so I didn't get out until closer to 7. I've decided that I can't handle running around the block by myself for more than 2.5 miles. If I'm lucky and Sasha doesn't run until 6:30 then I can get 2.5 on the trail and then finish at home...I don't mind that...but 5 miles around the block by myself in the cold and dark........ So I've noticed with this pregnancy that I am markedly less tired than I was with the last two pregnancies. The only other time I was feeling this good was when I had been running 5 miles a day like when I got pregnant with Juila....and actually I'm less tired and less sick when I'm pregnant with a girl. The boys inside me just wear me out more I guess. So I'm thinking that running 5 a day is like magic for my body and I'm feeling grateful for running and grateful to be in shape. So again I'll finish my run with the girls this afternoon in the sunshine...they love running with Mommy. Juila runs a perfect pace for me so it works out great. Jenny doesn't mind running slowly because she can talk my ear off. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| got all 5 in the morning. 3 miles with Sariah. She and I are going to try and run together. We'll see if we can make it work or not. She's in college and has a pretty busy schedule so getting to bed on time is a challenge. I know I never got into bed by 10!! It was so nice to have someone to talk to as I ran though. Hopefully we can make it work a few times a week. I've got a huge stack of dishes from yesterday's big Easter dinner. We had turkey and some other yummy dishes..it was fun to make and better to eat...now for the dishes!! | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 in the morning. I'm gonna miss running with my girls in the afternoon. I love my kids. They are so full of love and life. I get bogged down sometimes and feel like I need to get away to be happy but really my children are so sweet when I'm tired, they love resting with me and are tender to my needs. Family life really can be wonderful. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 3.2 by myself in the morning.....a dog got in my way...Sasha always gets a good laugh from my dog stories. This particular dog was galloping fast...really fast. I thought it was this dog I'd seen before who always gets distracted playing in the river and then has to run fast to catch up with his owner. So imagine my surprise when about 100 meters away it stops suddenly and starts barking at me. Obviously he was protecting his territory and I was not about to take him on alone. Turns out it was the dog of my previous running partners new partner....not only did she steal my partner but she has annoying dogs too....ooooo...I'm steaming. Okay she didn't really steal my partner but she did have an annoying dog that day. I not being a pet owner am totally unsympathetic to people that have their dogs off leashes and let them terrify sweet innocent runners. Okay...done venting...maybe Brent needs to create some points for not letting a dog ruin your run. I could use some extra courage in that area. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Today was a day of lots of ups and downs. I had my first appointment with my friend and midwife Holly Richardson. She is out to set a world record on kids. She gave birth to four and has adopted 20. Three of whom are still in Africa because of some problem with the US government and Visas..not sure of the details. I wasnt' expecting to hear the heartbeat.....but we did!! I've really got a baby in there...it's always exciting to hear those first flutters! I had a great run for the first four miles of it. I averaged 10;30 pace which is tempo pace for a pregnant lady in my shape. It felt great but then I crashed on the last mile and could barely do 12. After the run I rushed off to be the first in line for the BYU surplus sale. I've dreamed for months and months of buying a large cabinet that I can lock the toys away in so my kids don't get out fifty million different toys while I'm mopping the floor upstairs and can't see what they are doing. I had instructions from a friend who'd been to them before and drove to the spot. I didnt' want to miss the line. I walked around for 40 minutes trying to find the right building thinking maybe I'd gotten there too early. I finally called Sasha and he told me the location had been changed. I didn't check the e-mail she sent because I believed it to be in the same spot...as I'm sure she did too. Anyway, the point of this is that walking around so much right after a fairly fast run for my pregnant body killed my leg...the twinge went to pain and I was limping. When I finally found the right place thanks to Sasha the cabinets were all sold and I walked out hurt and sad.....and without a cabinet....sigh.....
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I think Brent calls these Body Be Good miles. I really killed my leg off yesterday due to various adventures and needed to rest it so I didn't get a longer term injury. I will probably do 2 again tomorrow. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Still babying my leg. I think I'll be ready for action again on Monday. I don't have to play the organ tomorrow so I'll have a fairly restful day today...do some Saturday chores..work on my quilt and play with my kids. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Decided two days of rest and a Sunday was good enough...back on 5 a day. I think I'm mentally and physically over the cabinet trauma. We had a nice day yesterday. I made homemade ice cream, whipped cream, caramel and fudge sauces for fabulous banana splits. I'm hoarding the little remaining caramel sauce for myself. I always take really good care of myself during my pregnancies and eat like a horse....it's starting to show...despite still running 5 miles a day I am about to pass Sasha in weight (which isn't that hard to do) . His nickname for me (in Russian because we try to speak Russian most of the time) is Little Mouse. However when I am pregnant I become the Big Mouse of the family. | |
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Got up a bit late and then had to stop because we had the plumber over this morning. Feeling a little drained from Joseph deciding he wasn't a baby anymore and wanting to wear big boy pants. I was relieved however when he put his diaper back on after his bath. I wasn't ready for potty training quite yet. I need warm spring days where he's outside most of the time and grandma in town so she can help out a bit. Grandma is coming in two weeks. I'll be ready next time. I'll finish my run this afternoon in warmer weather. Finished up..felt fairly good. Sometimes when I run in the afternoon and pregnant my legs hurt a little bit more than normal. Sasha's going to post a party invite for all local bloggers but I'm going to get a start on it here for anybody reading this. Lybi and James are coming up with their whole family from Arizona for her to run her first half marathon. She's running the Provo one and I know most people will be at Striders. I think it would be a shame for her to come all the way up here and not see her blogger friends. Blogger Open House Pachev Residence 339 N 1120 W Sunday April 6th 7-9 Light refreshments will be served Please RSVP 788-4608 Whole family is welcome
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I think now that the morning sickness is gone I'm starting to be able to notice that I am pretty tired at times like I was with other pregnancies. Sometimes I just have to sit or lay down..then after 30 minutes or an hour (sometimes less) I feel better. Okay...so maybe I'm crazy to be throwing a party this Sunday but I not planning on cooking anything for it so it should be fine. I'm still trying to decide the menu...fresh fruit, nachos, cookies for the kids, juice...I think it will be easy and fun. |
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| Had a rough night so I only did 2 today. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Had a hard time getting up this morning. I slept okay but was still pretty tuckered from the sleepless night before. I will try to get some more miles in this afternoon...but I'm not optimistic...when I have extra counts against me that's when I have to say okay..I'm pregnant...take a break. I do however agree more and more as the years go on with Sasha's thinking. Taking a break doesn't always makes things easier. In the long run if you take enough breaks you get out of shape. I am grateful that I didn't take very many breaks before I got pregnant this time. 5 a day really has given me a fairly strong body. So when I'm pregnant and tired running 2 is a break for me. I have a funny story I like to tell about when I was pregnant with Joseph. I only ran 2 miles that day so I'd have the energy to mow the law later. I came home from my run and started mowing..then the Compassionate service leader walked by. I turned the mower off and told her (with my big pregnant belly protuding) that I'd only run 2 miles so I had the energy to do it and that was okay. She gawked a bit and went on her merry way. 2 minutes later the Relief Society president walked by. This time I just kept the mower running, smiled and waved. I finished all 5. I'm proud of myself. I was sick and tired still but I did it. I feel great now actually. I'm excited to see Lybi. I haven't had a lot of RSVP's for the open house/party. Please come if you want to see Lybi even if you haven't called ahead. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I think I should start putting all my miles as fast...I certainly am running for two. I do enjoy a slow pace though. I've asked some of the girls that run fast why they push themselves. I think it was Josse who said, " I just like to go fast." I actually don't. I like going slow and enjoy getting a workout without killing myself off. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I think I need to smell about 2 or 3 whole Ragnar teams worth of smelly yucky socks for how late we stayed up last night. Sasha made the mistake of opening a can of worms with me. I'm a funny chick. If he washes dishes I take it as a personal insult and he better get out of the kitchen...I'm getting better. He asked me how he could show more appreciation...i don't know why but that was just asking for me to think of all the times he hasn't...he's fine but human. Soo...after falling asleep at a terrible hour I woke up about an hour later and started in with the coughing bit again. Oh....I think I'll be better by Thursday or Friday but this has been one of those super annoying sicknesses that makes you soooo grateful for your health. Needless to say I slept in. My Bishop who is also our plumber called to see how it went this weekend having 1 operating bathroom with 12 people in the house. I told him it didnt' bother me. I was raised in a family of 6 kids with one bathroom for the kids (my parents had a nice master bedroom which we were not allowed to use) Sasha on the other hand, although can go in the woods, is very private at home and not into bathroom sharing......hmmmmm...strange creature. My run was harder. I have a hard time running in the day when I'm already a bit tired. Just seems my pregnant legs wear out a bit faster than non pregnant. I had a great time this weekend hosting Lybi and James. Our kids are bored and amazingly enough taking care of my own family seems harder. I still wish I could have made Lybi a birthday cake. I had secret plans to surprise her with one. Man...if I had known it was her birthday today, last night would sooooo have been a surprise birthday party. Everyone wish her a happy one. :) |
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I slept in to make up for the other night and only got in 2.5. I will do the other half this afternoon. Benjamin is in the doghouse right now. What kid doesn't like making homemade playdough with his Mom...my kid...he was complaining about it and after being sleep deprived for almost a week now because of this cursed cough I was none too pleased. Benjamin decided he liked play dough after we made it and happily played for an hour...thank heaven. I finished my run in the afternoon with the girls. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Got all five in this morning....my nervous system is still a little out of whack from the loss of sleep but I got them in and have had a fairly nice day. I met a lady at the library who was interested in healthy recipes...sent her to my portion of the website. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Did 1.5 in the morning and 3.5 in the afternoon. i felt dead in the morning but better this afternoon. I gotta rush to the library..my kids have activities there on Thursday. later | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 3 in the morning. I felt so good on this run. I think my cold is just about licked. 2 in the afternoon. I need to figure out a schedule with Sasha and his many partners that helps me get 3-4 runs a week all in the morning. It's breaking up my afternoon too much to do my runs then. I don't mind running in the afternoon sometimes but seems like it's been every day lately. Part of that was because I was sick and up in the middle of the night for the last week and a half so I had to sleep in. We'll figure something out. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
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I felt great at the start of this run. I don't know what happened on the last 2 and a half laps but I was dragging. We'll chock it up to being pregnant. I actually slept all night last night. No coughing!!! I'm going to have to put that cough in the top ten worst sicknesses (non baby related) I've ever experienced. It was AWFUL. Yet at the same time I'm grateful because none of my children got it so they weren't also waking me up....I'm VERY grateful for that. I'm also grateful in a weird way to have gotten sick because I hadn't been sick for more than a couple of days ...I think ever. It gave me more compassion for my husband and children who often get something that seems to last longer than I feel like nursing. ugh...have to finish in the afternoon again. I don't mind except that I had some projects to work on..Sasha says he'll watch the kids so I can get something done... Sasha took the kids for a drive and I finished my run...sort of...just didn't have the juice in me and was feeling kind of sick to my stomach. I decided that I needed the rest of my energy for the rest of the day. Got in another 1.75 instead of the 2.5 I wanted to. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I got all 5 in but I couldn't beat the 11:30 girl today...sigh. I think that cough knocked something out of me that I may not get back. I'm thinking of cutting down to 4 a day. I don't want to be out exercising for longer than I was before I got pregnant....doesn't make sense somehow. | |
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| Did all 5 this morning. I felt better than yesterday so I think I'll stick with 5 a day for now. I just hope I can beat the 11 minute mile girl again soon. I don't like running slower than 11 right now because I'm not that far along. I have to try and hang onto what I have and not get too slow or lazy. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 on the trail...amazing run...for a pregnant lady that is. I warmed up for oh...a long 2.5 and then I felt great. I averaged almost 10 minute mile pace the last 2.5...felt so good to get those endorphins. yay. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| All five in the morning then. I'm feeling so much better I'm almost scared to breathe and break the spell...no cough...no morning sickness..I'm eating like a normal person again and I ran 52:45...great time again. I made sugar strawberries this morning to put on top of breakfast and Jacob is upstairs screaming for me to put an 8th serving of strawberries on top of his untouched oats. |
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| 52:32 I actually kind of pushed it a little at the end...wanted to beat my time yesterday. I wouldn't really overdo. Mostly I just listen for signs of distress in the general stomach area and if things feel okay there I'm good to go...and if I don't really feel like I'm working too hard. I obviously won't be doing any tempo runs but it was okay to play a mild game of beat the clock. Joseph has decided he's a baby again this morning...after three great days of potty training he thinks he needs a break. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| You would think that I would feel bad about not running that last .10 but I really gave it all I've got and that's just all there was. I may be off a little and actually ran all 5 because my Garmin stopped...but I don't think so. I had to stop and walk what normally is the last 100 meters of my run...I was just done. Sometimes that happens when I'm pregnant and it's okay. I should have run this morning but I stayed up late. I can never go to bed when Sasha isn't there. He did great on his race..be sure to read his report. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| My mother in law is in town. She can watch the kids for small amounts of time. I can't leave them later in the day to run....but if I get up early enough I can get my run done all the trail before most of them wake up. She's an awesome grandma just not used to so much commotion as we have at our house...I'm not used to it either but I'm still in charge of it....the darlings. :):) | |
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| I tried going much slower today to see if I'm not so tired during the days. I've getting drowsy while driving across town. I feel great on my runs but seems like it's taking a little too much out of me. ran 11-12 minute mile pace and it even felt hard at the end...I feel much better today however... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| The baby and I ran a break neck speed of 11 minute mile pace. It felt really really easy. My plan is for the next few weeks,months, years only run what feels easy so I don't crash my car. Actually I really just need to get a thyroid test done. Drowsy driving for me isn't so much that I'm running hard but that there's something funny going on in my body. Sasha probably wrote about the police car driving ON the trail this morning and the funny happenings around the two railroad bridges. The saga continued when I saw a perfectly normal idiot standing on the railroad track..just standing there waiting for a train to come and kill him and probably derail the train and kill many innocent people and cows. Weird. |
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| ran easy and didn't feel too tired today |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| We are going to St George today..maybe just thinking about it is making me more tired than I was yesterday. Since I don't have to drive...Sasha is awesome at driving long distances without tiring. I can sleep in the car. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 2 in Steve and Kendra's swanky neighborhood. Got a kick out of running pass several houses for sale that made Steve's house look very affordable. One was for $1,000,000 and it was on 2 acres of land and had a house maybe 4,000 square feet or so. The one next door had about 100 palm trees planted in a paradisical setting with a industrial type playground for the kids and a house that had to be about 10,000 square feet. It was on 5 acres and didn't have a price listed...It was very pretty to look at as I ran past. 1 mile at home...no palm trees or paradisical settings but my neighbors in the trailer park had a cool sprinkler..does that count. :) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Ran slow and easy..getting used to having to run slower. I'm going into have my thyroid levels checked to see if there's something amiss there and because I need to when I'm pregnant. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I ran 5 on the trail...it will be hard to go back to running around the block when Sasha's mom is gone. Got to see Sasha and make sure he wasn't torturing Josse and Michelle too much. I'm going to the doctor today. Do you think he'll guess I'm pregnant with my 6th? I get a big kick out of telling people and then watching their expressions as they ask me "How old are you?" ..old enough and married for almost 12 years. I think running just must keep me young. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Even though technically I walked about 100 meters of this run I'm counting all five simply because I'm pregnant and I can. My eyes are tired today...I was crying over everything yesterday...I had to run late because I had crazy things to do in the morning that had to be done first thing...the wind was TERRIBLE...and from all directions. I just couldn't stand it on the way back so I stopped to walk for a bit to deal with being tired and pregnant and in horrible wind. I wrote a story. It's called Rose. I had a dream about a girl with a terrible burn on her face who grew all sorts of beautiful flowers. I wrote it all down when I was on our trip to St. George. I just have one more paragraph to write and then I'll be done with my first short story ever...My friend Sarah Barlow has been inspiring me to write. She is into poetry and writing novels. I love telling stories to my kids and have made up an entire series of stories that I tell to them on special occasions(meaning mommy's not too tired or creatively drained that day ) In these stories there are some little kids that have stumbled on a special golden ball that can take them anywhere in the world...or anywhere they can imagine(my kids get to decide sometimes where we go and we've been to appliance world, paper world...you get the idea). Once they are in this place they have to find a forest and sing a special song to see if any of the trees are talking trees. (we used to walk past a tree every day and I would pretend it could talk for my kids). If they find a talking tree then they get to hear a story. The little girl writes them down and the little boy illustrates them. They take the stories home and share them with the children of the world. It's been a great way to teach my kids about creative thinking, geography, history..mostly I just make up crazy stories though to make them laugh..or make me laugh..it's fun.
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| felt good this morning. I found a half dead butterfly on the trail today. I put it in my pocket to take home to my kids. I wasn't sure if it was totally dead so I tried to let it escape...it couldn't fly or even flutter it's wings so I called it good and kept it. I think it's a monarch but I'm not really into butterfly identification. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| You think you are in good shape if you run every day...right? I think my body is very very smart and it only saves energy for running in the morning. If I try anything else like say.....dancing like a crazy lady with my kids...boy do I feel it the next day. I was okay some of the run but for part of it I was reallly really really really slow. Oh well...the dancing was lots of fun. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| I had a bad night and slept in late so I only got in 2.5. I don't know if I'm going to run in the afternoons anymore. I'm just too tired by then and it really is torture for my still fairly little pregnant body. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| The butterfly we caught the other day recovered from the shock of being placed in my coat pocket and flew away happily. I really thought it was injured as I tried to let it fly away several times. We gave it some food and water and it recovered in a couple of hours. Kind of fun. Also, I finished my story "Rose". My estimation of the story is that it is a great story and I think I have a fabulous idea for a series of books for young adults to help them cope with moral decisions they must face as they grow up. I think I'm a great story teller but a terrible writer. If I really wanted to have my stories written down I have a lot of work to do to get them to where I'd like them to be. It was an enlightening process though and helped me appreciate the seemingly effortless work of thousands of authors whose fruits we often enjoy for free (via the library or internet) And last but not least...my run...I don't want to run 5 miles a day anymore...help...I know I shouldn't give up yet but it takes so much longer. I felt fine today and got to run back with Sasha a little bit which was really fun.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I actually enjoyed doing all 5 today...see how fickle I am. I think I've decided to only cut down my miles as I get bigger and really can't be on my feet as much. I'm still barely showing and so I think I'll be fine for now. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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Had to cut the run short. Sasha needed to be at the temple early today. Feeling good...going nice and easy and doing well. I had a lady at Walmart today tell me that I'm a genius. Even if thats a cliche term if always feels good to hear it. In our other house we had a sand box that my kids played in for hours and made lots of messes with. It also was the neighborhood litter box....GROSS. I wanted my kids to have a sand experience without the kitty debris. I thought about building my own with a cover on it but that didn't seem to be up my alley. Then I was going to buy a swimming pool..the hard plastic kind...and make some kind of cover for it. Well my genuis idea came last night and I went to Walmart and bought the supplies today. Have you ever seen those sand tables that they sell for big bucks? Well I bought some shallow rubbermaid containers and filled them with sand and sand toys...stuck them on the table in the backyard...presto....a sand discovery table. I still kind of wish we had a huge sand box all the kids could fit in and sit in for hours but for now we had fun with our purple and green sand in our "discovery boxes." | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Pretty good run today...I'm still slow but I'm doing good. I felt the baby kick for the first time for sure yesterday...and oh..she just kicked again. (not an announcement on sex...not sure yet) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Felt pretty good today. I heard a strange duck on the trail...turned out to be Sasha and his partner seeing how well they could stay in tune while running at different paces.. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Maybe next week I'll get in all 30. It would be nice but it's not a priority. I am on survival mode when I'm pregnant. If I feel like it's going to exhaust me for the rest of the day...I don't do it. I have gotten better with each pregnancy at not exhausting myself. For the most part I've felt better this pregnancy than any other. I slept in today because of a rough night the other day. I just couldn't get up. (sleeping in for me was 7:30...but my kids were already awake and that meant no morning run..time to feed them breakfast) I just can't run the full 5 miles in the afternoon. I'm too tired by that time of day. I got one more mile in. My legs were tired but it didn't kill me. We went on a nice drive in Hobblecreek Canyon. Perfect end to the day. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Something was keeping me from starting today....just really tired. Then I woke up a bit and finished fine. Ran 2:40-2:50 quarters most of the rest of the run....just had a rough start. I am tired today though which is annoying because I usually feel good on Mondays. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I think today was my slowest day yet..I even had to stop and walk for a minute or two at the end....When my body says run slow...I run slow. Can't push myself. I was a bit confused that I never warmed up today. Usually I'll at least warm up on the second half. No such luck today. Hopefully today goes well and I can function for my kids and hubby. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| i guess running slow yesterday paid off. I felt great today. Now when I say great...I still had to stop a couple of times to catch my breath. I've noticed I have to do this and then I can start again and feel fine. I'm trying to tweak things so I don't have to do this but it keeps me running. In other news. I'm getting my ultrasound tomorrow so we may have an announcement....It will either be a Mary or a Bill. Mary is the name that Sasha's mom would have named him if he was a sweet docile black haired female type thing. Instead she got him and just slapped on whatever name she could think of at the time...Just kidding. Alexander is his real name and I think it's a family name too...ooops I guess I should know that.Okay I just asked and he said it was her grandpa. Everyone named Alexander in Russia goes by Sasha unless they are famous and have conquered something. Bill is for a very dear friend who was a lawyer in Moscow and put pressure on the Embassy workers in order to help Sasha get a Visa to come over. He also sponsored him for a year or so. We are forever indebted to him. Literally Sasha would not have been able to come to America and make the life he desired for himself and his family. So we decided awhile ago to eventually name a boy after Bill...so we'll see who this little delight in me turns out to be....Mary or Bill. The kids are very excited. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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I only wanted to do 4 today but instead just slowed down on the parts I was feeling negative. Feel a little worn out today but I'm really excited for my ultrasound...and nervous. You always hope everything is normal but you never know.... Just got back from the ultrasound and....... It's a Boy!!! So I'm gonna have three little boys in a row..sound familiar Lybi...no match for Adam..we'll have to set our sites on Juila and Joseph...they like each other... I think I knew deep down it was going to be a boy but I'm still a teeny bit disappointed that it's not a girl...probably because I've had two boys in a row and was ready for a change. I will love him to bits of course. We are naming him William and I think we'll call him Bill. So we'll have a B name four J's in between and another B...fun fun. I don't really go for stuff like that..especially 10 J's or T's or M's or whatever in one family but it's kind of working out cute for us so we'll go with it.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Warmed up the first half and tried to tell myself to enjoy the slower pace. I've decided after I have the baby too to try and psyche myself into not resenting the exhaustion by telling myself to just relax and enjoy the break from real life and the treasure I'll have to hold..I'm all for positive thinking..it really works. Last half I was energized and felt that can't get enough oxygen feeling..not out of breath but a good feeling like I couldn't get enough of breathing and I don't know...you guys know what I'm talking about right?
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Congrats to Sasha on his Odgen victory!!! Good pacing yourself honey!! We had homemade carob mint soy ice cream to celebrate. I bought this great little ice cream maker that doesn't need ice or salt and it's very easy to use and pretty quick to make it. The only problem is that it too small for our family. I need to buy another one so we can have more than one little serving if we want. hard run again today |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| felt much better today. i think it was because my hormones were off last week. i got a migraine last night and felt better this morning. I'm going to try upping my calcium when I feel tired....haven't decided how....maybe just another glass of milk on the days I'm feeling extra tired. I'm not really into kelp or sardines. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| After a visit of a month Sasha's mom left today. I cut my run short because I had to say good-bye to her. I didn't feel right about coming back and just getting a quick hug. I wanted to spend a few extra minutes with her this morning. I hope she had a good trip. I know the kids love having her here. I'm sure she'll be happy to be home in her own place with her familiar surroundings. America is a different place for her and of course she prefers home. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| The wettest run of my life. Somehow I've been lucky all these years and never gotten soaked to the bone. It was interesting to experience what I've seen happen to Sasha many many times. I felt okay...my legs were fresh. I'm a little tired now but Sasha is going to go with us to the library today so that should help. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I had a hard time getting through the miles today but then had lots of energy later in the day. I made homemade mint carob oreos and then dove straight into homemade tomato soup with salad and garlic toast for dinner. Sasha and I loved the soup. The kids had to be spoon fed to get them to finish it. ....luckily I had oreos to bribe them with for after dinner. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Average run today. I beat the 12 minute mile girl so that's okay for me. I have plans to try and make these raw flaxseed crackers that Sasha loves. I've never tried anything like this before...you basically just food process all the seeds and veggies together and then glop it onto your dehydrator and check it in a day. I hope they turn out. Sasha really loves these crackers. I've started a new quilt. I had so much fun making my last one I couldn't help myself. This quilt also won't prove to be too glamorous but it will be functional. I'm making a quilt almost completely out of old jeans. I'm going to throw in parts of a favorite jacket of mine that I literally lived in when I was a teenager in Russia. I kind of made up the pattern myself so we'll see how it actually looks when it's done. At any rate. I know it will get lots of use. We love to go on picnics. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| My one rule when I'm pregnant is I stop when I'm contracting...even Braxton Hicks I think are my body's way of telling me to change my activity...so if that means I don't run..I don't run. Tonight I was one big Braxton Hick the whole run and so I only did the one. I rode a bike later in the evening and was fine until afterwards so I think I'll just go to bed :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
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i got 2.5 in around the block in the rain..didn't get soaked as bad this time. The braxton hicks I had the other night really scared me. I researched a little and saw that many women experience them during pregnancy but that it is a sign you should stop. I can't seem to remember getting them as intensely as I did the other night. I even starting doing what every woman does...fearing for my child. I don't know if it's because I ran at night. I was fine today besides just the ol' tired legs from getting fatter syndrome. I guess I'll just have to play it by ear. later: I ran 3 miles total today..woo hoo..I added a big .5 tonight. I'm still paranoid about braxton hicks but mostly it was because my legs KILL me at night. i guess I'm heavier from all the food of the day and my body just groans beneath the extra weight that seems to keep coming on every day. I walked a mile at the race. I couldn't run because I had the double stroller and I'm not into pushing the kids in the stroller pregnant. ( I did do that once 8 months pregnant at a pretty fast prego pace and didn't go into labor or keel over) but I was a bit younger and dumber then. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| i did all 5 miles by myself around the block and didn't die from boredom. i had trouble sleeping last night and so I was determined to get my full workout today. My body is very sensitive to the work rest balance. If I'm lazy I don't need the sleep and I get insomnia...lovely. I had a busy day and felt really good. Drew murals outside with the kids, made lunch, took them to the park, came up with a new chore plan, wrote menus, took Joseph on a date and made cupcakes for him when we got home. He's been asking for cupcakes three times a day for a week straight...he's my little idea man and is so sweet. He'll say, " Mommy, next week can we...." make cupcakes, hamburgers with pickles, go to the motorcycle park, find caterpillars....whatever is on his mind...it's adorable. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I did all 5 this morning and I'm ready for the day. Has anyone ever had waffles and icing? I'm contemplating making waffles for breakfast and smothering them with icing...we have some leftover from the green cupcakes with green sprinkles that I made for my darling little boy Joseph who thinks everything is better in green. :) the icing however is white..:) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.40 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
| I just lost steam right at the end. I sat down and ate some cantelope and then tried to start up again but my pregnant tummy/ligaments felt strained and so I called it a day. Today I'm dreaming of what my little boy is going to look like. I feel like all my kids are really beautiful. I think I'm very lucky. I've been teasing Sasha that I can't have any more children with red hair(aka ones that look like him) because I've noticed that they are a little bit more stubborn and difficult. My brown headed babies have been more shy and obedient. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Made it to all 5 today. I feel like I can handle running around the block, pregnant and by myself if it isn't cold and dark. I'd still love to go on the trail but I don't have the heart to make his running partners run around the block....so I do it. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I got all 5. Kind of disappointing today..no really good part of the run with energy and endorphins...felt kind of tired not too bad though. I'm babysitting 5 kids today. They are probably the best behaved children I know so it shouldn't be too bad but I want to get the house cleaned up a little before they come. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Happy June everyone!! I'm so glad it's finally warm but I have a sinking feeling that when it gets cold in say October I'm going to be very depressed....Of course I will have a new baby to keep me busy so I'm sure I won't mind the cold too much. I'm thinking of starting a food journal on here so you all can see the way the Sasha family eats and if you are interested I can share some of the more complicated recipes I make but haven't posted on the healthy recipe website. I'm not really what you would call a "chef" but I do have a unique way of making things for the diet we have chosen to eat. I also have learned how to incorporate a lot of food storage type foods into our diet. I developed a menu plan that varies the type of food storage food we eat and also plans for easy days and hard days of cooking..I'm not interested in cooking all the time. One weird thing we do is we don't really eat leftovers....sometimes but not always. If you are big into leftovers my plan could be altered. Alot of what we do is fairly repetitive because both of us are happy eating some of the same things over and over. For instance we eat pretty much the same breakfast everyday...sometimes the fruit we do (or don't) put on top varies. Basically we eat either raw oats with fruit or homemade granola on top (or just agave for sweetner) or oatmeal. Sometimes I make things like apple crisp, pancakes or waffles but this is usually according to mood or maybe when I can tell the kids are tired of oats.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Felt better today than yesterday. I got a lot done on my picnic blanket I'm making. It's almost entirely out of old jeans and pants. I cut up my very very very very very favorite jacket that I wore almost every day in Russia (during the summer..it was cold there) and almost every day on my runs for years when it was cold. I'm sure I kissed my boyfriend in Moscow in this jacket and did lots of other memorable things. (Sasha was not my boyfriend while I lived in Moscow...he likes to hear about past boyfriends however because it reminds him that he won and somebody else was in the race) I cut the jacket up because the strings came out of it somehow and it would be veeeery difficult to fix and is unwearable without them. Anyway..I can't wait to explore good places for picnics this summer. We have a plan to combine the evening runs with park/picnic adventures along the trail. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I wanted to turn around early today so I'd get back for Sasha to get to the temple on time. I ended up making myself do all of it partly because I saw Luc and Amanda and that cheered me up and inspired me to keep going. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Didn't feel like going around the block but once I got started it felt okay and I had a good run. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.80 | 0.00 | 2.80 |
| For some reason my legs were really tired today and I just didn't have the mental power to force myself through the pain. The annoying thing is that now about 1 hour after I've stopped they are still hurting. Ah...the joys the pregnancy. I really like being pregnant for the most part because I'm happy to think of the baby... |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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I might have gone more like 4.6-4.8 today ...not sure. It was raining hard in my window of time to run today so I opted for the indoor track since Sasha was actually running later today...thank goodness I didn't have to run around the block in the rain...I think I would of had another low mileage day. My legs hurt for the first half an hour. I sped up for the last half to a nice brisk pace and even started passing people that had been lapping me my first 2 miles...I always wonder at this stage if people realize I'm pregnant or just think I'm fat. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| If you divide my time by two I went really fast today...I'm still struggling with the sore legs. Funny but my legs feel better at the end of my run. I'm going to start taking magnesium and see what that does for me. I really want to keep doing 5 for as long as possible but pushing through the first part is wearing me down. I got to do over half my run on the trail today because Sasha offered to run around the block for part of his run. What a gentleman. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.80 | 0.00 | 4.80 |
| I miscalculated a little bit at the end again. My legs were sore for 4 miles today instead of the usual 2.5 or so...Felt great the last mile. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Yay!! My legs didn't feel like they were horribly sore today. Maybe the magnesium I took the other day helped. I bought some pure magnesium at good earth and not knowing what I was doing downed the stuff straight. It mildly suggests on the back to take it with water......They should have put a warning label that said, " Warning: Burns like heck and some other things if you don't take with water!!!" ...or something like that. It burns....ouch...definitely needs to be watered down for human consumption. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Felt fairly good today..no major leg issues..just the normal complaints...a ligament here a contraction there...Good stuff..looking forward to a full busy happy day. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Great day...no leg complaints at all really. Ran under 59 minutes...which is great for me these days. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.20 | 0.00 | 2.20 |
| Sasha and I knew it would kind of mess up my run for me to go to the Heart of Holladay...but I really wanted to see some of the bloggers...be out in the morning sun with my kids...and cheer everyone on. I was happy to see the people I did and so happy that Kim got into St. George |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| All 5 around the block..My legs were average this morning. I've noticed when they start to tighten up that it helps to stop for a second and just shake them out. Sasha ran the last lap with me and that was kind of fun....it always gets on my nerves how he checks his watch whenever we run together though...I have to yell at him about it sometimes and make him just talk to me. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Today was one of those days where I had to remind myself that running is still good for this ol' body of mine. I remember the first time I ran 4 miles...a few years after Sasha and I were married. I remember feeling like I could run a marathon after that first "long" run. I remember when I started getting faster and the sheer awe I felt that my body could do something that I didn't know that it could. I do like staying in shape...even pregnant. I'd like to think this is my healthiest pregnancy ever. I ran five miles a day on and off with Juila's but I wasn't as consistent. That was before I was diganosed with hypothryoidism and before my energy levels and confidence in myself changed dramatically...it's been an interesting ride these last few years. It's been nice to have running as a constant in my life because I've seen that even though in some ways I really feel like I'm getting older my running shows that things are fine...nice | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| Had to stop mid run to take care of kids waking up. Finished up later but it was getting hot and that scorching morning heat made me stop and walk a bit. Pretty good run though...not too fast but not super super slow. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I can't believe my luck today. Luc (LuzyLew) met up with Sasha on the trail and can to my house to meet me. She was also nice enough to run with me the rest of my run. I ran 1.7 by myself around the block and then another 2.3 with her and 1 mile back home by myself. We were talking a little bit about mental running...something Sasha had said to her. I think there really is a science of running psychology that would be interesting to study. Running with her today I ran way faster for longer than I usually do by myself....and I went on my least favorite set of hills on the trail 4 times without even noticing. My legs didn't hurt and everything felt wonderful. Hmmmmmm.... Thanks for a great run Luc (sp? sorry..)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I had the funniest dream last night. I dreamt that my friend Sara Jarvis and I met up for a run. She is 32 weeks pregnant and still running (she is a national level triathlete). We had so much fun talking together that we ran 19 miles without even noticing. The next day (in my dream) was even better. We ran 25 miles chatting away without a care in the world. I knew Sasha would be impressed when he saw my Garmin. Do you think he noticed I was gone for 6 hours? In real life I ran 5 miles on the trail and had tired legs the whole time...except when I ran into Luz again (still not sure on the spelling) and we ran 1.5 together at the end and I enjoyed learning more about her. You are good for me Luz...I feel calmer around you...nice effect you have on people.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| and very very slow...no motivation today...don't know if even Sasha can talk me into running more later today....just not wanting to deal with the sore legs later.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.30 | 0.00 | 4.30 |
| I had to walk the last little bit. I didn't get quite enough sleep last night and just felt my body shutting down on the last little bit there. Walked home...kept trying to run but felt it wouldn't be a wise thing for my overall health today. As a busy mom I've learned to think about that and not use all of my gas up on any one thing.
I had a brilliant idea I wanted to share with any other moms out there today. I've always been kind of annoyed with the millions of flowers my kids bring me..annoyed mostly because I really don't know what to do with them and I feel bad breaking their tender little hearts beause I'm not overjoyed at the present. Well...my brilliant idea is to be overjoyed at every little flower they bring me because I'm going to start a pressed flower collection of all these little treasures. I don't know if I'll buy a flower pressing kit in the future but for now I'm just going to use the heaviest book I don't read (I used to do it in this huge book of Pushkin's poetry that I knew I'd never get around to reading) Now I can be delighted every time they bring me a flower that is too small to put in a cup of water for a couple of days...I'll press it and start a wonderful collection of happy childhood memories....beautiful idea...isn't it? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| slow start felt okay most of run...a little tired at the end. i feel pretty good today..mowed the lawn when I came home but I'm paying Benjamin to clean up the grass |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| The garmin only said 4.8 when I got home but I turned around in the same place as I always do...I love for Sasha to have running partners but it's also nice to go on the trail for the whole way because his partner is out of town and he could go later. Same ol thing today..sore legs and then stop and go feeling good the rest of the run. I'm wondering how much longer I want to do this to myself but in the end I realize that I really feel better when I've had a good run in the morning. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| Started out slow again and felt good towards the end. I was telling Sasha the only reason I am still running 5 a day is because I almost always enjoy most of the last half of my run...sometimes only the first mile is difficult and the only 4 are fairly enjoyable. Thanks for all the supportive comments...they help. :) :) :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I don't know if was the magnesium I took yesterday or the delighful company of the lovely Luz but...I ran several sub 11 miles today and didn't feel any complaint with it at all...it was the most enjoyable run I've had..since last time we ran together.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Looks like Saturday is becoming my short day...we'll see if I can force myself to do anymore tonight. Maybe I'll squeeze another mile out of this body. My kids are walking in the library parade today....should we all run there? That's what we did last year but then again...I wasn't pregnant last year :)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Got all 5 in around the block. Sasha and Jeff are running longer this morning than usual...probably missed each other after no running for a week. I'm thinking of running Murray Fun Days...anyone gonna be around there 4th of July and want to babysit the kids for 30 minutes?
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Guilty pleasure today..got to run with Luz while Sasha and Jeff did the block thing. I had a nightmare that Sasha was unfaithful...anyone who knows him and how extremely faithful he is knows how hilarious that is...restless sleep in the early morning because of it and felt tired as soon as I started. What a wonderful surprise to have Luz to distract me..I don't think I'll be as tired today because of it. She told me some great stories about being raised by her father, a man similar in personality to Sasha. It's good for me to talk to women that I admire who had fathers like the one my children have. I think she needs to write down some of those stories...she could probably make a book out of it..What do you think Luz? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I guess I should only put 4.5 because I had to walk the last .5. I was getting contractions like crazy. Does anyone want to borrow my adorable 3 year old for a few months until he reaches the age of reasonableness? I made eggs this morning but offered him the old standby oats if he didnt' want them. He wanted oatmeal. Once I gave into his request for oatmeal (even when it was already late and we were all hungry) and then as soon as it was time to eat he said he didn't want oatmeal he wanted oats. He so needs to be the dictator of a small country...does anyone have a small country available without strong leadership... He is also very cute and easily distracted by the joy of finding bugs outside so maybe we'll survive.
My picnic blanket is almost done..I just need to tie it..gotta borrow a quilting frame again for that and I keep putting off asking my friend...better do it soon before all the good picnic days are gone. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| I didn't want a goose egg for today...I really wanted to get up and go running but I forced myself to stay in bed. Joseph had a fever yesterday so I planned on not getting any sleep last night and had him sleep in my room with me. I woke up for every whimper for awhile and then slept sounder the rest of the night. I was happy to have him there so I could respond when it was just a whimper though and not have to have him scream and wake me up. I felt dizzy during the mile I did run and so it seems it was wise to stay in bed longer. I'll try to get a little bit more in tonight |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Well...what can I say...it was too exciting for the kids this morning..I woke them up so they could see the balloons and have our traditional fourth of july picnic breakfast. The only difference was that Benjamin made the pancakes by himself this morning....That's how I got any running in at all....I will I will I will try to run more tonight. I'm starting to get worried about weight gain....no matter what I do I eat more and gain a ton when I'm pregnant...so I need to keep up some kind of mileage mostly because my body is used to it...
i got in 1.5 more with Julia walking and jogging by my side. Luckily she didn't comment on how slow I was going. I told her the baby could come out early if I went fast and she accepted that and didn't talk about the pace. I can barely stand going so slow but when someone is constantly telling you it's slow...oh..it's bad... Hope everyone has a Happy Fourth...we are having a good day and looking forward tonight | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Well I have fond memories of this 4th of July and two burn marks to remember it by....I grabbed the wrong end of one of those sparklers that everyone else let's their children play with....Just for future reference if you are curious you will immediately receive a third degree burn from those hot suckers. I think my fingers blistered in about one second...Im sure I'm scarred for life. Needless to say...we didn't finish the 5 other packages we had sitting inside..Mama went inside to do some first aid. The hot air balloons were out again this morning and I had to suppress several urges to wake all the kids again and share in the joy of watching them rise over the crisp summer morning air. I knew if I got them all up I wouldn't be able to finish my run...again..sigh.. So then when this Smokey the Bear balloon left the normal route and came literally right over our house...about 300 ft up or so...so really close...I couldn't stand it. I woke up the big kids and Jacob was already awake. I did finish however because Benjamin was kind enough to push Jacob in the stroller for me (while he complained about his poor arms aching....) and we got to watch Smokey the Bear and then this great pink pig one float out to the lake side of town.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Phew!! What a marathon today. I'm so glad that I usually run all of these miles. It's much faster. I had a side stitch that literally felt like a knife in my side..lovely...I know... The faster I went the deeper the pain was. I resorted to running really slow and walking a little bit. 1 mile I walked straight because Jacob had already been awake for a long time and I felt bad for him sitting and reading in his bed by himself. So I stuck him in the stroller until Sasha came home. Unfortunately I can' t push a stroller and run while pregnant...I'm not in shape for that...so that mile I had to walk the whole thing.
It wasn't exactly a pregnancy related pain...more gastrointestinal but exaggerated pain because of my stretched out stomach. I felt like I got my energy for the day. If I don't exercise enough I've noticed a severe lack of motivation. I may feel rested but I just don't feel like doing anything. If I get most of all of my run in I feel energized and ready to conquer the world....or at least the playroom and the kitchen. :) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Today was one of the best runs I've had...besides my Luz runs...for awhile. I felt fairly fresh the whole run and almost beat the 12 minute mile girl. Sasha had a fun run today too...dragging Josse in the harness he can't drag his slow wife in. Michelle ran with them today too and had the pleasure of passing Sasha. He blames it on having 100 extra pounds of weight but we all know Michelle is headed for greatness. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Well...first mile started out great..my legs felt fresh and this is a wonderful feeling nowdays for me. Usually I have to convince myself to make it through the first mile or two because I know that it's gonna feel great once I get warmed up. Then I felt some sharp round ligament pains start up half way through the second mile. I sat down on my porch for a few minutes and tried again...agony..I went inside and lay down on my bed for a few minutes and tried again...pain.... Okay so I'm going to call it a day. I will try to be active today and hopefully that will give me the overall fitness I need for the day. I feel lethargic if I don't get enough movement and it's easy to stay put and not get up when you've got a fat little baby on your lap. We are going to go on a nature walk to collect leaves and wildflowers to press and use for a craft project when they dry. Then I hope to get to the water park this afternoon. They have this water park down the road from us that has a little kid section and a couple of water slides. It is only like $3 a person to get in and very low key. It's still a lot of work for me to follow the little ones around and make sure they aren't getting bonked by other kids coming down the slide but my kids love it...we'll see how it works out today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Alot of different emotions in the run today. I feel like everyday I'm able to finish my 5 miles I experience a miracle. I'm grateful I was able to finish them today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I just have to laugh...I can't believe how well I can run when I got a good friend at my side. I averaged 11:20ish pace today which is a nice pace for me nowdays and I felt beautiful. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Still feeling good today. I practiced PMA-positive mental attitude and ...it worked. I beat the 12 minute mile girl and didn't have any really slow miles. I really do feel better during the day when I get a decent workout in the morning. The runner's high lasts the rest of the day. Nice thing about being pregnant...I only have to run a few miles at a slow pace to get it.... |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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I ran one mile..very slow..my PMA the other day backfired...I was exhausted the rest of the day...Then both of my boys woke up and I gave up. I put them in the stroller and wogged with them another mile. I can keep going around the block if Jacob is awake because he sleeps in a pack n play crib that is low to the ground(so he can't get hurt if he tries to get out) and well...he doesn't try to get out. Anyway, when I chekced on things they were both awake and Joseph is 3 and can get out of his bed and make trouble....so...that was that. I ran another mile but I'm going to keep the counter at 2 miles because I only ran 2 miles today and walked one. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.27 | 0.00 | 4.27 |
| Rough day...bad ligament cramps..slow |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Pretty good day today. I started getting the ligament cramps again...I think my body knows it's heading for the third huge trimester. My stomach tries to defy gravity when I'm pregnant by sticking out front and center...I don't carry on the side or in my ribs or hips or the other crazy places some women's bodies hide their babies. Thus..my ligaments sometimes rebel and try to bring my stomach back to earth. The pregnancy belt worked fairly well. I slapped it on when the pain started and ran the rest of the way with relative ease. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| I put the belt on after the first lap today...I'm probably going to be scared to try running without it now. It isn't uncomfortable at all so it's really not so bad. My ligaments started hurting on the last lap and I'd been struggling with fatigue on and off during the run (which believe it or not is actually not usually an issue..I usually mostly have the energy but some weird pregnancy thing gets in my way)...so I called it a day and came in to blog. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.90 | 0.00 | 5.90 |
| So...the last mile was walking with Luz but I'm gonna count it just for fun. I had a pretty normal run today..started out slow...struggled to warm up and then felt pretty good at the end. Sasha is going to try and figure out a way for me to get on the trail more because running pregnant around the block by myself is getting old and it's way too tempting to just give up when I'm passing my house every 1/3 of a mile....when I'm on the trail however I'll need to bring a cell phone with me ...just in case I get stuck. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I've been really good about getting out of bed all week right when I wake up in the morning. So I've been up and moving by 6:00 almost every day. Today..well..I didnt' wake up until 7 and then I didn't get out the door right away and by the time I'd done 2 miles Jacob was out of his bed and according to Benjamin he was trying to hack into my computer downstairs....so...I cut my run short. Maaaaaybe I'll get some in later tonight but I've been having so many cramps today (I think they are just stretching pains but I don't like them) I may just take it really really easy. I always feel lazy when I don't get my 5 miles in...It's funny because most days it really does give me more energy. In other news...I have got my picnic blanket on the quilting frames and I'm going to be done with it (meaning...all tied and bound and ready to use) by next week....It's been a really fun project and turned out lovely. I think it will bring us many years of picnic joys...
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I felt pretty good today. I'm kind of wondering if I'll get cramps all morning. I've had them after the last two runs I've gone on and didn't like that too much. I got to run with poor Luz today...I say poor Luz because Sasha saw her on the trail and coerced her into running with him for a little bit. Well..at least she got to see me at the end...:) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I ran .5 with Luz yesterday and was abnormally tired at the faster pace (yes even though i'm pregnant..it was still abnormal) I was also abnormally tired last night...I hadn't overdone it. I'd gotten even sleep the night before so I should have felt okay. I cut my run a little short today because I realized that I'm coming down with a cold and I'm going to try and keep it at bay. I don't think it will get too bad because I had a bad one in March and it's uncommon for me to get really sick that often. I did however finish tying my picnic blanket yesterday...just have to bind it...It will be so fun to use it. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.90 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| i walked a lot of the last mile because of crampiness in the general baby delivering area...I had cramps a couple of times last week and need to watch for that. Otherwise pretty decent run. I felt so great on part of it and was going 11 minute mile pace for awhile feeling good. Sasha is leaving for Des News tonight. Boy...I remember the days when we had to get up at 2 or 3 in the morning to get him to the start of the race......I was very tired every pioneer day...not as tired as him I'm sure but it's a toss up...watching kids or running a marathon...which one is harder. After my one and only marathon I was very sure that it was WAY easier than any one dinnertime with my then three little children...no body was screaming for more food...I didn't feel like yelling at anyone. I just ran..talked to people drank water...and ran some more. I was remembering this race this morning that I ran shortly after having somebody...Julia maybe. There were these fat girls smoking right before the race...annoying...and then to make things worse they had the gall to run..right after smoking!!!! They started out fairly fast and oooooo...I was NOT going to let them beat me....Maybe it was the sulky creature in black behind me this morning that reminded me of those smoking chics...I did beat them BTW ....I'm sure they lit up afterwards to drown their sorrows.... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Can you tell I've hit my third trimester...It probably is partially mental but I think I hit it last week officially and my mileage is starting to drop. Today I just felt I needed a day of rest again to nurse the cold I've got and also both of my little ones were awake when I checked in after 2 miles...soo...it was unfortunately time to stop. I'm thinking of cutting down to 4 a day as a rule just because the crampiness the last few times has got me thinking maybe 5 is a bit much for this big ol body...we'll see.... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I have officially decided to run 4 miles a day as my maximum run...I know my mileage is slowly going to go down from there. I kind of mourned it and felt a little sad I wouldn't see the part of the trail I do if I go 2.5 out. Today was a rough run even with only 4. I felt so good starting out but then had to walk on and off after 2.6 or so because of major braxton hicks. Now I feel worn out and will try to lay down for a little. On the bright side it was fun to be on the trail today and I saw a million EFY kids or something...also some "famous" BYU track stars. Although I'm a teeny bit tiffed at some of the wanna be track stars that were running with the track stars....they almost ran me off the trail...really. They were all huddled together (10 of them or so) taking up the ENTIRE trail and could not break up the pack to pass a sweet little pregnant lady. I guess I'll forgive them because I should and because I have to say...you can't tell I'm 6 months pregnant from behind...or even overweight...all of my baby weight is front and center..perfect little basketball. Sasha just gave me the runner's spin on this phenomenon .....he says brushing shoulders with a wanna be track star is normal track protocol...I guess I'll just hope that someday it makes me faster. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I ran more today. No braxton hicks or ligament problems and no track stars to brush shoulders with either. Got up late so I had to run in the heat (you know 75) but that morning sun can be brutal. Now I've gotta think of some fun Saturday chore we can all do together. I'm trying a new method of Saturday chores where we work together on a big job. I used to give them individual jobs on Saturday. Now we do those jobs during the week and do a big job together. The problem is thinking of what big job my little kids can all help me with and we can all fit in the room to do. Hmm....last week we weeded...the week before we cleaned the kitchen cabinets...and the week before we cleaned out the basement.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| I'm guessing on the distance. I must have turned my Garmin off and then didn't measure quite right. I may still go more than 4 on Mondays because I often feel fairly perky after a nice Sunday rest and feel I need the extra. I went sloooow today and felt like I needed more at the end once I really did start moving faster. Ted's wife Elizabeth went with me and it went quickly as we talked the miles away. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| AAARRGGHH...I have a crazy body. I haven't been able to sleep enough the last two nights...strange for me. Usually if I miss sleep one night I'm super dead asleep the next night. I felt terrible yesterday and then couldn't sleep very well last night either...My cure? Go for a faster run and get that energy out. I have noticed with my body a fine balance between exhaustion and ability to sleep at night. If I am not tired enough I wake up at 5 in the morning...or worse 4. That's usually my signal that I have slacked on the running when I shouldn't have. Maybe I still need 5 miles sometimes...I don't know. The problem is that I'll get braxton hicks and get worn out sometimes and overdo...it's a hard balance running pregnant but the health benefits are definitely worth it.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Ran with Elizabeth again. Real nice to have some company..although I wonder if I was talking too much. I've never been accused of not having anything to say..that's for sure...Oh..except those first awkward conversations with a boy that liked you and would call you on the phone and you'd both make some kind of comment now and then...I've never felt a lack of conversation from myself. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 48 something for the run today...not bad for 27 weeks pregnant. I felt perky today...no contractions...no ligament pains...things are looking up. I'm so baby hungry I need a few projects to keep my mind off the fact that I still have 13 plus or minus weeks to wait. I finished my picnic blanket and thought...okay...no more projects. I'm working on updating my kids scrapbooks. I on purpose only do a few pages (I hate wasting money on scrapbooking stuff...just a few pages to represent their childhood seems good to me)...sorry if I've offended any die hard scrapbooking ladies out there but I'm just kind of stubborn about it. I am however enjoying what I've done in their books and can see the lure of the habit. So the next project I want to do is pretend that we are moving and get rid of STUFF that we are never going to use again and organize the stuff we do have so I know what we have and all that.
I have plans to pack up all the toys except the cars, blocks, dolls and kitchen toys so Sasha and the kids will have less clutter to deal with when the baby is born. Hey...then for Christmas we could just take out all the toys from storage. ..just kidding...I would never do that.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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I'm preblogging today. I woke up at bit late...you know...7:13...that is late for me..and by the time I'd done my morning waking up routine and was out the door my little one Jacob was out of bed and ready for the day. Now I'm waiting for Sasha to come back and then I'll go for a late..hopefully not hot..run. I got my run in. We had one of our cars at a shop about 2 miles away. So I ran 2 miles and then ran to the car shop. The guy in there couldn't believe I'd run there..you know..pregnant..people are funny about it and it makes being pregnant and in shape especially fun. Nice place. He says to me, "You know, one time your husband told me that I could be a good marathoner" with this totally incredulous look on his face. I laughed and said, "Isn't he a great guy!" All of us on the blog anyway know that he is determined to convert the entire world to running. Maybe we'll get that car shop guy yet. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I had a bad fall yesterday at the swimming pool. I totally slipped and fell while I was getting in and injured my tailbone. I just don't feel like doing any extra impact on it today. I'm pretty sure it's not broken or anyhing serious because the pain is fairly lowkey. I can feel the pain still though and that worries me a little. It's been throbbing and sore ever since it happened yesterday at 3 in the afternoon. I'm putting ice on it and will try to take it easy today.... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I'm just guessing on this. I walked today because I was still trying to nurse my sore muscles from the fall I had on Friday. I think I'll give running a try tomorrrow. I'm entertaining two families today...busy busy....One is a highschool and college friend...that I haven't seen for about 12 years....wow..can't believe it's been that long. He is married with 4 kids and I've never met his wife so I'm excited to meet him. I think he and Sasha will get along beautifully and I'm excited to talk to his wife. They homeschool,eat healthy and she's had homebirths so we'll have some things to jabber about while our children play. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Tight calves today but otherwise a good run. I feel like my cardiovascular system is still in fairly good condition...it's my changing body that holds me back.....overall felt pretty good and I'm grateful that my fall wasn't worse or kept me down longer. Don't try this at home: Yesterday I was feeling the beginnings of mastitis(a yucky infection that I didn't know pregnant women could get). I have had success treating this at home before with garlic. So I was very diligently popping in whole cloves of garlic and eating them straight. The last clove I ate I guess I did on an empty stomach...baaaaad idea. I was in my room when my body rebelled and I nearly lost my cookies (or I guess my garlic). It was nooo fun. I was too weak to make it to the kitchen and get something in my stomach but luckily I had a few pieces of molasses licorice in my bedroom...it worked..I didn't throw up and my mastitis symptoms are totally gone this morning. Moral of this story...never never never never eat garlic on an completely empty stomach.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| My calves were still tight today but not as bad. I ran slower the first mile. This guy on the trail made my day. I often wonder how people can look at me with my big pregnant belly and not doubletake. He grinned at me this morning and said, "You are a hard worker." When I get good honest compliments like that I can live off of them for a few days at least. I need to introduce him to the blog...I think he's the type to love the fun community we have. I see him everyday and he seems really nice. Of course I am wisely hesitant in talking to strange men.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Elizabeth brought James to run with Sasha this morning (that's her teenage son) so we wogged around the block together. Calves felt better today but we were going pretty slow. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.30 | 0.00 | 2.30 |
| No reason for less miles today except that somedays I just feel like I'm done. Okay...the reason just walked into the office...Jacob is awake and so I'm done. :)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.30 | 0.00 | 3.30 |
| Did 1.3 around the block by myself before I dragged all the babies out of bed and took them to the Provo River Half Marathon today. It was so fun to see some bloggers. Especially fun to see all the guys from the team today come in the top 6 places. Congrats to all of them. Especially to Walter who said that the 7th guy was on his tail and he gave it his all to make sure he beat him so the top 6 places were our ST. George Running Center/ Fast Running Blog team...Yay!!!!!! I did two more miles on the trail near the race with Kim Lee. She is so pretty it's always fun to see her smiling face...thanks Kim!!! | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Felt great today...except that I kept having Braxton Hicks and had to stop every quarter or so...besides that my legs and CV system felt like they could conquer the world. And I might have a training partner soon...which would be great....I always love having someone to chat with. She is in my ward and is actually my visiting teacher. She ran until 7 months pregnant...so we already have a lot in common...we are both crazy enough to run pregnant. Her baby is 8 weeks old and she is of course struggling to get back in shape. We'll be perfect for each other. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| No braxton hicks today. Felt a little out of breath at the end. Good run today. I'm kind of excited because I can tell I've stayed in way better shape than any pregnancy...the blog has helpled motivate me through this one and track to make sure I'm not missing too many days...Thank you honey for setting up the blog. I'm about to hit 30 weeks this Friday and that's usually when I'm done running...but I don't feel like I'm anywhere near done...maybe by 36 weeks I'll be closer to being "done"..meaning that my runs or so slow I'm barely moving...we'll see. I'm excited. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Great run today. I didn't have tired legs....oh that is such a good feeling. it's funny but I didn't even feel pregnant today. I know that means I'm going to have a growth spurt...or William is at least and then I will be huge. I usually get pretty big. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Wogged with Elizabeth (Army Runner's) wife and we had a nice time talking about a million things. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Yay! I got to run with Luz today. I missed that woman like crazy..she'd addicting!! We had a great fast run for me ...almost 11 minute mile pace. It just feels so good to run like that and I really can't do it by myself most days unless I'm feeling extra super. Having someone to talk to distracts me so beautifully that I forget (mostly) that I'm pregnant. And today is especially fun to have a good run because I turned 30 weeks today!!! Only 10 more weeks and I'm getting major nesting energy..I want everything to be ready and perfect for the baby. I'm so excited to meet him.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I was so excited because I thought I'd get 4 miles every day this week. But...Jacob woke up and he can climb out of his bed now so I had to stop at 2. We have a busy day going to the Leblow's house in the morning and Salt Lake in the afternoon but I may try to be brave and squeeze some in tonight. I'm sure most of you saw the amazing finish for Michael Phelps 7th gold. It was so incredible I still have goose bumps. I truly believe that my Sasha has as much determination, desire to be the best, dedication, love of sport and all that good stuff...but for some reason ...I think Sasha calls it the mysterious quality X some guys have it and some guys don't. Wow..is all I can say. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Ran with Elizabeth again today. I didn't know she was coming so I was still in bed when they got there...We talked about kids and first kisses and weird stuff. I have this great first kiss story that I love to tell people. It's much better in person but the story basically goes like this. My brother and his best friend took me into his room and locked the door. They shoved clothes under the door and told the other kids that were banging on the door to go away because we were doing a surprise play for them. Then Michael(my brother) told me that Brad like me a lot and wanted to kiss me like they do on "Love Boat" They were 11 and I was 8. I was still at the age where I closed my eyes when people kissed on Love Boat...I didn't know anything about kissing!!! Being young and a pushover..I agreed. I closed my eyes, held my breath and tighted my lips. Brad kissed me for awhile(I just remember it felt like a long time to hold my breath) and that was that. THEN......my brother...probably realizing the trouble HE'd be in if my parents found out said, "Okay Sarah, now if you don't want me to tell Mom and Dad that you kissed Brad you better do everything I say." I was too young to realize the weeks of slave labor this blackmail was getting me into. To make it worse, for the next few weeks as I swept and did the dishes for him...whenever I complained he would add a new threat. He would say, "Not only am I going to tell Mom that you kissed Brad ....BUT...I will also tell her that you left the freezer door open!!" In our house leaving the freezer door open and ruining all the food inside was equal to whatever death sentence my mother felt like incurring that day...it didn't look good for me. So then one day I guess I had stepped out of line somewhere because my mom started screaming, "SAAAAARAAAAH!!" Oh boy...I was in trouble. I ran to my brother's room where she and my two sisters were helping clean the boy's room. My mom blurted out, "Sarah, Michael just told me that you left the freezer door open." In confusion and tears I said, "No...no...I didn't leave the freezer door open...I kissed Brad" My sisters stared in shock.. ....and my mom headed for Michael who I'm sure by now was half way down the street. Disclaimer: My brother turned out to be a very nice man..math professor, loving husband and father and I have completely forgiven him. I don't know what my mom did to him but she had a talk with me about never being afraid to tell her if I liked or kissed a boy(she had had some adventures of her own in her day and wanted to be in on mine too. :)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Just two today. On my second PB stop(that is private without the virtual ...one of the perks of running around the block) I heard happy I'm awake noises coming from the 2 year old. So I had to call it a day early again. It's okay because I'm taking my kids to the Dinosaur Museum today and I think that counts. Last week I took them to Liberty Park water park..it's a playground with water..fun and free, Seven Peaks, Fat Cats Bowling Alley and Temple Square. This required amazing ablility to feed them quickly while still trying to make something besides PB and J and an ability to completely ignore my house...which I have to say I'm not a clean freak but I'm not a complete slob either and it does bother me to see it dirty and not have time to clean it. I stayed up late on Saturday night because I was not going to wake to a filthy house. Then last night me and the kids cleaned the entire house. My nine year old is amazing...he cleaned the toy room and vacuumed the entire downstairs. Some of the jobs I have them do just as a matter of course..you live here...you help clean up. Then if they are hot to trot I give them extra jobs for treats (like a juice box or fruit leather) to help with the million extra jobs 5 children home all the time create. I think that may be the biggest challenge of homeshcool...cleaning up...
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Got all four in. Last mile with my 5 year old Julia. She was saying things like," You aren't going to tell me to go faster because you can't go faster. It's Daddy that tells me to go fast and I just want to go slow on my runs." Bless her heart. I wonder what it would be like to have a dad training you for the Olympics at age 5...I guess I'll never really know...even though they are my kids. My Dad ran every morning when I was growing up but I don't think he ever even invited me to come with him. It was just not cool in my family to push someone else to do something. In some ways that was good but in some ways I think I would have responded to a little parental pushing and encouragement. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.90 | 0.00 | 3.90 |
| Tired today but I made it mostly without walking. I am currently making a second breakfast for myself...I think the growth spurt I've been waiting for is happening today..gotta go eat. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I so love running with Luz...she is such an energizing person. I always always can run faster (BTW Luz...I felt fine on the second half so no guilting) and I really feel energized after a run with her. She is a fabulous conversationalist and it is pretty much the perfect start to my day..I think everyone should sign up for turns to run with her!! We went after Sasha came home so he was the adult presence in the household. The 5 year old however is the one that best takes care of the 2 year old. I don't think Sasha could take care of him if he wanted to. She is so on top of every demand that he has...it was very wise of Heavenly Father to send another baby to this house...I've got almost more help than I know what to do with between my two little girls. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Some of my ligaments felt weird today and I just had a general feeling I was pushing it when I shouldn't be..can't describe it exactly..well I could but I don't want to on my blog. I'm sure I can describe it in satisfaction to my coach er...husband and he will look mystified by the complex nature of a pregnant woman's body and agree with me on everything I say. I still feel okay so I'm off to Hobblecreek to cheer everyone on...just no more running I think today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| had to do a few tricks to get my miles in...wasn't feeling motivated this morning and my little sunshine girl Jenny was up before me because today is her birthday and she CAN'T WAIT to open her presents. Poor thing....it's nine o'clock and she still has to wait a little bit more for Mommy to get dressed. Mostly it's because I mowed the lawn on top of running....our front yard is okay but our backyard had not been mowed for oh...2 months or so...bad..I know. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Today was easier mentally somehow. Some days I dread the running around the block and some days I just buckle down and do it. I had a few adventures last night that I thought I'd share for comedy relief or otherwise. The first adventure wasn't funny. A girl lost control of her bike and totally wasn't paying attention to traffic (she was talking on a cell phone and riding a bike!). I came within about a foot of hitting her. Luckily I was going slow and paying at least enough attention to see the poor thing. I stopped and got out to make sure she was okay and she admitted to talking on her phone and said she'd be more careful. Shook me up a bit. Then I headed off to hide one of Jenny's birthday presents. We love to go geo-caching for FHE activities sometimes. We decided to combine it with the kids runs and picked a spot about 1.5 miles away from our house with access to the trail. That would be right in front of our own LuzyLew's house. I decided to not bug Luz and just hide it on the trail..although I would have loved to see her. They came and found the present and then started running home while I drove with the little ones. I had left the radio on a couple of times without the engine running so when the car wouldn't start I of course suspected that the battery had died. It was already a little after nine so I was a little embarrassed (but relieved I knew someone) to knock on Luz's door after all and ask for a jump. The jump didn't work and Sasha had to come and rescue us. Two minutes after he got there he had the car running.....<blush>...I didn't have it fully in gear. We laughed about it but I'm still embarrassed. To make matters worse I left my purse on her front porch. I joked that I made it all up so I could see her...she is a fun friend. Hopefully today goes better. ;)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I was having round ligament trouble today so I had to take it easy. I could have gone more miles probably but it just took me so long that I stopped at 3.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| No exploding leg syndrome today...what a relief!! The whole run went by pretty fast. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Best day of the week...got to run with Luz...she is so sweet to take the time to go with me. My kids are crawling on me as I write...gotta cut it short today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Baaaaad ligament pain today. My body is mad at me already for not running those last two miles....that's where I get my endorphins I think. But when my legs feel like they are tearing away from my stomach what can I do...even walking hurts. Better today than on Monday...I don't want to have to stop in the middle of the race. People will probably think I'm in labor if I even show any sign of pain. That used to happen to me when I was pregnant with Benjamin. I think since it was my first and my skin had lots of stretching to do the ligament pains were terrible. (I also think I don't have very stretchy skin either). I would get pains so bad that I could barely walk around the store some days. I'd get to the checkout..my face flushed and contorted with the pain and I'd be clutching my stomach. The clerk would look at me and probably think" Should I call 911?" I got a lot of funny looks and a few questions if I was in labor...sometimes it can be fun being pregnant, right? | |
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Payson Onion Days (3.1 Miles) 00:34:37, Place overall: 91, Place in age division: 18 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| I am CRAZY for running a race this pregnant(I'm 33 weeks on Friday) but it really was a lot of fun and I'm glad I did it. I started out at what felt like a brisk but manageable pace..probably 10:45 or so. My shins started getting really really really tight so wisdom told me to stop and stretch. It was worse than normal. Luckily they loosened up beautifully after a mile and a half or so. My first mile was 10:58. I guess I slowed down a bit because my overall pace was 11:08 but let's remember how very pregnant I am. I can't believe I can still keep up an 11 minute mile. I've never been able to before. The blog has worked it's magic on me too...It is a fun accomplishment and I'm saving the card from this race to put in little Will's scrapbook!! The best part was that the entire family was on the race course today. Marion...bless her heart...ran with my spunky 5 year old who is too fast for Mommy. Sasha ran with Jenny and pushed Jacob and Joseph in the stroller. Benjamin ran by himself and then William and I finished from behind. I am so grateful that I didn't have any ligament pains or contractions. It was probably as perfect of a race for a big ol' lady like me...Sasha has some hilarious things to say about women running pregnant..you should check out his blog for today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Shuffled along today at a slow pace but felt pretty good. The pace I ran the race at yesterday was about the same as what I've been doing on runs with Luz so in a way she gave me my "tempo runs" that trained me for race day!! Thanks Luz!! | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Sasha worked at the temple today so timewise I could only get in three. My kids were angels on Sunday and I was scared something bad would happen this week. This may seem silly but the "bad" thing that has happened is that Jenny has lost her stuffed bunny. The bunny has it's arms sewn together and so she can carry it on her arm. She "wears" the bunny everywhere and we have a rule that she has to keep it in the car when she goes somewhere. I guess she forgot yesterday because we think it got lost at a park and someone or something took off with it...moved it..etc. We've already been to the park twice in the last twelve hours looking for it and will probably go again tonight. I am devasted for her...she is about to be baptized so I'm trying to make this into an object lesson about having a different type of comforter with you all the time. One that you can never lose if you are worthy. I am very very sad for her and hope against hope that we can find it today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I must still be tired from the race....or 33 weeks pregnant. I couldn't get my legs going. Good run all considering but I have to decide how to play the game the rest of my pregnancy. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Well..I ran with Luz today and I have to admit that I think I overdid it a teeny bit...just a teeny. I'm just a little bit tired. Off to my day...have a good one everyone. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| missed morning run nightime is a joke for my legs...they barely cooperated for 1 mile |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.70 | 0.00 | 3.70 |
| I may try to get another mile in when Sasha comes home but for now everyone is awake and I am feeling 9 months pregnant and really unmotivated. The baby's head is down and when he was sideways that was pretty uncomfortable but that little head on your bladder running opens up a whole new world of discomfort. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I felt better than yesterday today...I need to remember this is day to day and not think I'm done just because I have one bad day. I have told Sasha I am not running in labor this time...he always thinks it's so funny to talk me into it...and he is terribly good at talking me into things...I married him didn't I? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.70 | 0.00 | 2.70 |
| I may have actually run closer to 3 but I'm not sure so I'll be conservative. I had a TERRIBLE start today with pretty bad ligament pains. The crazy thing about these ligament pains is that I've really only had them fairly strongly with my first pregnancy and I was the smallest with that one. I've been super huge with my other four...but again this time I'm a little bit smaller-I only measured 30 centimeters at my 33 week appointment. (not a concern if I keep growing...meaning the baby is growing..) So weird...when I'm smaller it hurts more???? I was going to stop at 1.5 and just call it at day...I could barely walk. Then I saw a friend pushing her 3 year old and 5 week old in a stroller. (she ran until like 37 weeks) I perked up and the ligament pains had stopped so I decided to go her way for a bit. I'm so glad I ran into her or I wouldn't have finished very gracefully today. It was fun to talk to her and we talked a little about other women we know that run pregnant or after they've had a baby. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| The last few days have been rough...I think my body is ready to have a baby and wants me to conserve some energy. I still kind of fight against it because I know to have energy you have to put some out. But...Sasha and I both decided last night for me to cut down to 2 and just go easy until the baby comes. I'm sad but I feel it's for the best. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| feeling kind of depressed that my legs have been so sore the last few days and I've had to cut down on my mileage...I'm in for a fun weekend though. Camping tonight, Jenny's baptism tomorrow with most of my family coming. Then on Sunday I get to play my flute for a choir number...I love playing the flute....and then there's the talk I'm giving in the same sacrament meeting and to top it all off I get to give a primary lesson for Jenny's class. Funny thing is I'm excited about it all because it's different and it should be pretty fun if I just don't go into labor. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I had a great weekend. I got to go camping with my kids and freeze to death and not sleep...why do people go camping...all the experts I talked to say that it gets better the rest of the trip. By the second third or fourth night you are so exhausted that you can sleep on rocks with scorpions climbing over you..hmm...sounds fun. I got to have most of my family over to my house for the first time in a long time. I loved being hostess and having a nice time with them. They are a fun bunch. I got to play my flute with the ward choir and after practicing it a thousand times I was so happy to finally play it and express myself on a beautiful instrument. I got to give a talk in sacrament meeting and really enjoyed that. After doing everything the best part was to come back to my kiddos and be glad that I've chosen dishes of peach cobbler and stories and looking and the stars and disciplining and brushing teeth and all those things to anything else I could have chosen. I think I'm the luckiest lady in the world....and maybe the toughest. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I'm getting excited to not be pregnant anymore..and to be able to move again. Slow and easy wins the race. Gotta go get the kids ready for the day. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Tried to pick up the pace a tiny bit but I just can't...weird feeling. Had a dream I was single again and kissing a guy that I used to like. Sasha just laughs when I tell him dreams like that because he knows it's innocent. I am always faithful to him in my dreams...that is comforting. I used to dream I was going to marry someone else but I would always remember at the last second that I was married to Sasha and choose him over the other guy. Theme for the day....don't die running.....Sasha tripped and landed on his chest. He tried to get up and run but his heart wasn't working. He had to lay down and catch his breath. Then he comes home and tells me he was wondering if he'd have to have his running partner call an ambulance for a second there. There is a strange thing that can happen to people.If they hit a certain part of their chest with enough force it can kill them. So nobody fall down and die running...please. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Huh...I posted this yesterday...or so I thought. I was musing about how funny it is for people to tell me in order of a compliment, "You don't look pregnant from behind." I guess it's my nit picky pregnant brain but where's the logic in that statement. Do you know women who look pregnant from behind? Or even better...do you see women who look pregnant from behind and then turn around and aren't and you are surprised? | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Nice and easy..tried to talk a neighbor into doing my run for me. We have some avid runners for neighbors around the corner. Nice people. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| I'm doing another crazy thing this weekend...although not quite as crazy as last weekend...I think I'll dub that weekend "the busiest weekend of my life" I got the idea to let my kids run a yard sale as an educational experience. Normally I just give items we don't use anymore to the local thrift store. We don't have a lot to sell and we aren't very close to main roads so we'll see if we sell anything...
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Nice and slow....felt okay today hoping for no sore legs. Good news...my kids woke up early by themselves today..I've been trying to get them on an earlier schedule so we can get everything we need to during the day done and still have time for important things like cleaning, scriptures, and some family fun at night. I had the worst day playing the organ yesterday. I fumbled over the notes and then I put the wrong registration on for the postlude and sounded like a bass drum. The other organist came up and abruptly told me what I had done wrong. She was trying to be helpful I'm sure but it was just the edge I needed to send me into a crying fit. I stopped playing(everyone was gone anyway) and left through the side door. As soon as I was starting into a good cry another woman came out and said she felt prompted to come outside. She is this cool Native American woman in our ward that is really spiritual. We talked about kids and husbands and how to take criticism....and I felt a little better. just a little over 4 weeks. I can't wait to meet William...I'm considering a water birth again. I didn't like floating around in the water when I delivered Julia but this tub is really small and so you get the benefits of reduced pain without the floating. I just remembered almost involuntarily (because I had decided to not do a water birth again) that Julia's water birth was less painful and I pushed her out faster...we'll see... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| uneventful 2....I'm just trying to run as slow as I can now so I can make it through the rest of my day. I'm thinking of trying to rope my brothers and sisters into pitching in to buy my Mom a nice piece of jewelry for Christmas. She likes sparkly things. Have any of you ever bought one of those Mother's rings with everyone's birthstones on them? Maybe if I can't talk them into it for Christmas, I'll start working on them for Mother's Day. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Got to go on the trail. First time I"ve been on it since I slowed down...a walker passed me today. have a pre-natal vsit tomorrow. Can't wait to see if the baby has decided to stop being posterior..I can't tell..bet my midwife can. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2..nobody passed me today...ha! That's because nobody else walks or wogs around and around my block. Have any of you ever checked out facebook? A bunch of my high school friends have found each other on it and it is giving me a headache. Years ago I decided I wouldn't watch Oprah anymore (she had some porno stuff on her show one time...women in lingerie...crazy stuff)..so she was forever boycotted from my life. Recently I went even further and decided she must have just completely sold her soul to the devil...her magazines creeeep me out. Harsh? maybe? justified..hmmmm.....So Oprah's picture keeps popping up all over the place on facebook and ugh....I just don't like it. I have a super busy day ahead of me which I'm slowing going to get to...I'm off to make zuchinni .....no matter how many times I look that dang word up I can't remember how to spell it!!!!!!!!!.....then do a bit of homeschooling before we head off the the natural gas station (only annoying thing about natural gas is you have to plan your trips carefully), the dentist, the midwife, the "coolest" park for lunch, some stores to kill some time before my appointment to look at pianos that the Alpine school district is selling...and hopefully I can find one that Sasha will let me buy. :)....
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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Someone called the cops on our street about some teenagers disturbing the peace. So when the cop saw two figures clinging to eachother in the dark of the early morning he must have thought he found his teenagers making out. Too bad it turned out to be me and Sasha. I was having such bad pelvic pain this morning that I couldn't even move. Sasha came to my rescue and I held onto him for a second...until we were rudely disturbed by a police car parking in front of us with his headlights in our faces. He got out and I guess couldn't tell how old we were or what we were doing for a second....when he determined we weren't the troublemakers, asked us to keep our eye out for them. Sasha ended up having to get the car to drive me home today. I'm going to try and go out again because I'm sure those weren't contractions now and see if Mr. Willy Billy Boo has decided to move his head up a bit and let Mom walk. Sasha's probably still laughing about the cop thing and I know he's still laughing about what happened to us in the temple last night. As we were walking up he said that people were always thinking he was going to have his first child. I scoffed at that comment and said nobody would think that anymore. Near the end of the sealing session, the sealer asked us, "Is this your first child?" Sasha and I couldn't help burst out laughing thinking of our earlier conversation.... I looked him straight in the eye and said, "Sixth!" You should have seen the look on his face! Nice to stay in shape and keep young! Good day to everyone out there in blogging land. I ended up getting a mile in....feeling okay just a little stressed because I've got Juila's b-day party today and my kids seem to think I'm a robot on their birthdays....maybe we need to slow things down on birthdays and talk about how mommy's 8 months pregnant are not robots.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Nice and easy..challenged some guys from my ward to a race...they said maybe I could beat them this morning..must have been sleepy bunnys. I'm so looking forward to the next month..my nesting urges can finally be realized. No more camping trips, yard sales, b-day parties (i've done two in the last month) or anything else but finishing up whatever it is I want to before the baby comes.
I think I'm going to freeze some peach sauce today. Much easier than canning....so I'm off to Wal-mart for ziplock bags and whatever else I may need. Then we can finish up Halloween costumes....I'm excited because I'm going to let Jenny do most of the sewing on her skirt. I dont' know why my Mom didn't teach me to sew. I've had to figure it out as an adult and although I've come a long way I'll probably never be as good as my mom. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Uneventful 2. No police cars or even neighbors to say hello too. Got passed by some teenagers walking to school. When I picked up my Garmin the other day it had continued to time the last lap from the last time I wore it. As soon as I put it on it beeped and the screen said, "Lap 9 -537 min" At least I'm going faster than that these days. I'm getting anxious for the birth, excited for the baby, hesitant about the pain I know too well and have not forgotten. I think I'm going to do full charged nesting this week. I have corners to scrub and walls to wash so at least those will look clean for the month Sasha and the kids are in charge of the cleaning. I also want to finish my scrapbooking project I started this summer. I have been catching up on the last six years of a scrapbooking strike.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.90 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
| Stopped a tad early because of some braxton hicks. Got passed by a little boy running away from his pet dog that was trying to eat the bread in his hand. Did not get passed by his big mama and their pet dog...phew...at least I've got a little bit of speed left. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I got passed by only legitimate things today...dragonflies, birds, butterflies and people excitedly tapering for St. George. Butterflies are actually pretty dang fast. Our car was going 10 miles an hour on this crazy road at the top of a mountain and we watched a butterfly race past us as if we were standing still. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.70 | 0.00 | 1.70 |
| I turned my garmin off and lost track of where I needed to turn around..so this is just a guess. I couldn't get to sleep last night. I was MAD....for a dumb reason of course...Sasha said one wrong thing and that set me off. I knew I wouldn't be able to fall asleep so I got up and did a million little things I'd like to do during the day but can't seem to get to between policing the kids, dishes, stories, bloggin to maintain my sanity...etc... I think what happens to us is that I get extremely sensitive at night and Sasha gets extremely insensitive. He said that me going into labor this weekend was just as likely as the house blowing up. Anyone that has been inside a pregnant body knows that three weeks before their due date they feel like they could blow up at any second. So when I woke up this morning...my body didn't let me sleep in much...I decided I was NOT going for my run. I was filled with rebellion....okay well...maybe not a lot but I didn't feel like running anyway. I got my shoes on and thought...I'll just go around the block twice so I don't get a goose egg. Then Sasha came home and I could go on the trail. Okay...I'm thinking... I'll just go a mile and then I'm done. Then I started thinking about this weekend and decided I was behaving badly and instead of being a scared lady I would be courageous and face birthing my sixth child without a husband around with no fear. Yes..I was feeling noble...and so I guess I got a little blessing for that because just as I was about to turn around and give in to my earlier rebellion my dear friend from our ward shows up on the trail. Wow! Since I couldn't possibly pass up a good gabbing opportunity and she was just starting and going my direction I went a little further and called it a good day. She is this lady in my ward that really mothers me a bit now and then and I really appreciate her. I told her that she was the most charitable person I know. She is the type that when I'm alone with the kids at a ward dinner will notice, come over and just start helping. I can name numerous times where she has pitched in to help me and has just been a good friend. My sister told me a funny story that had the opposite effect on her...she said she bore her testimony on Sunday and mentioned the challenges of dealing with five children during sacrament (her kids are 9 and under like mine.) She said afterwards this crazy old lady came up to her and said, "Well, just remember that these are the best years of your life. " We both agreed that that was the dumbest thing you could say to a mom struggling with her kids at church.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.90 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
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I felt really energized this morning and beat the 20 minute a mile girl!!!! She had her baby yesterday so she said she wasn't feeling up to running this morning anyway. Busy day ahead...but fun to look forward to tonight. My friend's SAINT husband has said we can go out and he'll watch all the kids. I tried to find a babysitter but it didn't work out so he stepped up to the plate. I'm going shopping for my 72 hour kit. I always try to have a few days worth of food and water in my room after I deliver so I can just take care of myself and the person watching the kids doesn't have to keep coming in and out of my room(increasing the chance of the kids all running into my room and jumping on me while I'm nursing and experiencing afterpains...much worse for me than most people I think...worse than labor!!) Good Luck FRB Runners!!!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| I can't help it...when Sasha is gone I can't get myself into bed on time....I stayed up watching Enchanted(I've never seen it). I didn't wake up much later than normal but 1 mile is all I'm gonna do today. A dear friend of mine went out with me last night and helped me get my 72 hour kit ready for when the baby comes. Her husband watched all the kids for us..what a hero..8 kids!! I feel refreshed and ready to tackle General Conference weekend with 5 restless bambinos!!! | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| I have plans to go another when Sasha gets back. The kids needed me and I got contractions that I couldn't walk through. We'll see what happens. I don't really want the baby to come today because I've got some things that I really need to do this week..dental appt with Joseph tomorrow to get some fillings and as much as I hate being the one to take him...he'll need his mommy. Then we promised to take the kids to Cornbelly's on Friday and as it will probably be the majority of their Halloween fun I really want to go...but of course when the baby comes we will be overjoyed....getting nervous...I had a dream his hands were coming out first and I pushed them back in. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| I'm not sure on this one..not quite 2 but more than 1.5 My midwife is getting a hysterectomy tomorrow so I am trying to take it easy today and well...maybe the rest of the week just in case I get exercise induced contractions and have a baby while she's recovering!!! I wouldn't mind if her back-up came too much but I'd prefer to have Holly. I've decided on a water birth for sure. The way Holly does it is with a well..Kiddie pool!! She has determined through many trials that this particular pool is the best because it is deep enough to sit in for an adult but shallow enough that you aren't floating too much. It has squishy sides so you can lean into without coming up against a hard wall. When I get my sense of humor back about it all I'll write a nice summary of the experience. My stomach feels soooooo heavy. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.90 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
| just a little bit short today..no contractions which is good since my midwife is having a day surgery today...Lots to do..everyone have a great day!! | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.90 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
| The neighbor girl across the street says to her mommy as she watches me go by, "Sis. Pachev sure is running slow" She is a cute little girl that gives me a hug every time I see her because she's so excited that I'm having a baby. I must have overdone something yesterday because I couldn't get up until after 7...normally I'm up before. Then I couldn't get myself out the door. Normally I really do feel like exercising. I ended up going later and actually ran to the library while Sasha drove the kids there. We couldn't have timed it better when we both ended up at a red light. It took a minute for the kids to see me but then they started waving like crazy. That was fun. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I think it may be time to call it good and just do a mile each day until this baby comes out....I'm in the homestretch...I'm tired and need to taper as best I can :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I actually felt rested this morning and felt like doing 2. At my appointment yesterday I had dropped 1 centimeter..maybe that's why I got that lovely bladder pain for half the run...fun stuff. Is it normal to panic every time your husband leaves when you are close? I forget little details like that from pregnancy to pregnancy. As he walked out the door this morning I reminded him to answer his cell phone if I call and to not forget that I am 12 days away from having a baby....give or take. :) Jenny bless her heart had a dream I had the baby on Nov 1..not my first choice. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| I actually felt like going more but just ran out of time. Maybe I'll go do another .5 ..it just takes me sooo long to run any distance. I think I'm starting to relax...last week I was in a panic that the baby would come. Now I feel like I've gotten things taken care of and I can let him come when he's ready. I actually finished a HUGE scrapbooking project I started at the beginning of the summer. I wanted all the scrapbooks to be caught up before Willy Baby comes and so I wouldn't feel inclined to not do anything for him. Well, I can officially say after hours of work to find photos( the worst years were the ones I used my digital video camera as our normal camera...that took forever and the quality was terrible...and I didn't really save that much money...maybe 60 dollars).....I am done and caught up!!!! Now I just have to get in a mode where I print off photos every month or two and scrapbook a few pages for each kid every once in awhile. I like putting most of them in an album but I do want to give each child a scrapbook when they leave home that has some special pages and shows them a glimpse of their childhood. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I felt like going 2 today ...so I did. I keep waking up each morning with the first thought of my day being, "I'm going to be pregnant forever!!" I have to tell about the cool thing I did yesterday. I have always wanted a beautiful blessing outfit for our kids but never been in the mood to pay $50 or more for one. So...I got this great idea..why not make my own? I didn't want it to be a long drawn out project like some of the things I try...maybe I won't be pregnant forever and I'll actually have my baby one of these days. Anyway..yesterday I did it!!! I made a blessing outfit and I'm almost done. I whipped it up in one afternoon!! I went on-line and got a few ideas for what boy's outfits look like. I'm not an expert seamtress(yet) so I decided to try something crazy and easy. I took a pair of newborn overalls and made my own pattern for blessing overalls. All I have to do is find a newborn dress shirt (I used to have one but I think I actually got rid of it because I didn't have pants to go with it..ahhhh). They came out really cute and are actually made out of scraps from my wedding dress (my sister made it).
Beautiful white cute little overalls with pearly white snaps. I still have enough fabric leftover so if we are blessed with another one and it happens to be a girl..I can make a little dress!! Sasha bought me the sewing maching I used for this and many many other happy projects for $50. He didn't want to spend a lot on it because he was afraid I wouldn't use it...smart man....I know a few ladies with singers, berninas etc that never touch the thing. Last week I made two of those nursing covers that are so popular right now. They have a little bit of boning in them so you can peek down at your baby more easily.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Rough night last night...just couldn't fall back asleep so I only did one today. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| I cut it a bit short today because ..I'm crazy and was taking my kids to this pumpkinland place. The corn maze was daring to go into ...even though it's probably the tiniest corn maze in the west it was still...a maze. We cheated and left through the entrance when i got tired. I think I got the rest of my 39 week exercising in. Sasha is on a tempo run with Jeff McClellan and his wife Kimia right now. Jeff innocently remarked that I could probably still be her pacer..a month ago was a long time ago now and I'm not the pregnant chick I used to be. .....only a few more days....... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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I decided to celebrate being 1 week away by running only 1 mile. I'm feeling pretty good..except for the daunting feeling of entering the pregnancy twilight zone...it's the topsy turvy place only people who go close to their due date without the intervention of well meaning golf playing doctors who suggest a induction date...it's the eternal vacuum of not really knowing when and how you will go into labor...doo doo..doo doo... sorry had to be a little dramatic today. I thought about how great my body has been in the past actually and feel fairly confident that my water won't break in Wal-mart. I realized with all 5 of my children I have started feeling contractions after waking from a deep and refreshing sleep. Benjamin-woke up at 4 in the morning to my first contractions and my first labor ever...exciting..painful...the ice that the labor and delivery class teacher had us stick on our arm did NOT simulate labor pains..duh!! Jenny-I woke up around 8 in the morning and lay in bed resting and then pop!..my water broke...while laying in my own bed with noone around to see my wet pants thank you very much. Julia- I woke up around 7 ready for the day of taking care of my two small children and as soon as I stepped out of my room-bam-contractions. This was my cool labor-I had mild contractions the rest of the day (until the broke my water and sent me into instant painful transition around 2 that afternoon) I had her at home and we basically had a party. I went on a few walks, came home and made lunch for the midwife, her assistant, the student, my mom, my kids, me..phew..I'm tired. I loved that labor. Joseph- I took my much needed Sunday nap and woke to some mysterious cramps which turned out to actually be-labor contractions-oh yeah..this is my fourth I should know what labor feels like. Let's see..it doesn't feel like ice on your arm but it does feel like hitting your head on a kitchen cabinet. ....except lower.... Jacob-You guessed it..the pattern here is I was sleeping and then labor woke me up..what a nice body to let me sleep and then go into labor...I went to bed and was actually already at an 8. I had three thirty minute sessions during the week before he was born that got me up to an 8...also a cool way to get to an 8. So I woke up around 1 in the morning (my first middle of the night labor believe it or not ) and I didn't exactly feel contractions right away..more like.well....a baby..trying to get out of mom pains!! Those also didn't feel like ice on my arm...much more painful. Maybe they should pass out liquid nitrogen at those classes....that stuff is pretty cold and might simulate labor sort of. William- TBA...if it feels like ice on my arm I will definitely call up my teacher of that beloved first Labor prep class and thank her-note the lady had never even experienced natural childbirth...she wimped out and got the epidural..hence the silly ice on the arm object lesson...hmmm
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I had THREE hours of very mild contractions yesterday and then they stopped. I'm worried and interested to see what this means. It could mean my labor would be like Jacob's...which worries me because it emotionally drains me to start and stop with contractions...wonder if I should call people...wonder if they will start getting stronger. It interests me because I got all the way to an 8 over the week of on and off mild contractions... I'm not going out today because I had a rough night. I was have contractions/cramps on and off and they kept waking me up. So..maybe today is the day or maybe in a week...the tension is killing me. I've decided to read conference talks to keep my sanity. Have a good one everyone. I just remembered what I did yesterday afternoon that was so funny. My sister showed up unexpectedly and I was so grateful to have some company when I was nervous about the contractions I was having. Right before she left she asked if my stomach shook when I ran. I bragged that I could show her right then if my stomach shook...and told her to come with me. She turned it into a race...the stinker...I kept up with her almost but the 39 week belly slowed me down a little....it must have been a funny sight...too bad I didn't beat her.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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Got some good sleep last night and a nice long Sunday nap yesterday..so I was awake before six and thought, "I guess I'll go for my run today." I wasn't planning on it yesterday. I just want to shut myself up somewhere and sit and sulk. Sasha gave me a blessing last night and the first thing he said was that I would have peace of mind. I believe that I will and that I will stop worrying. Thank you Sasha for being a righteous preisthood holder and having that power. Quote of the day, " Do not be fractious with the children" Joseph Smith to Emma Smith when he was in Liberty Jail. She was pregnant and taking care of her own four children and an orphan living with them. I'll bet if her prophet husband reminded her to not be "fractious", even though she was alone, pregnant and exhausted....I'll bet she was as sweet as pie to those little guys. So at least I've got a husband with me, maybe I'll try to be less fractious today. :)
fractious: tending to be unruly, cranky, irritable. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Still pregnant..dang those ultrasounds are dead on accurate for me. Gonna take my kids to the library today. I'm still functioning pretty good. I need to get some good books for me. I was bored out of my mind yesterday because the only things I could think that needed to be done required moving really heavy things and I couldn't bug Sasha about it and obviously wasn't going to try doing it myself. Does anyone local that might be reading this have a white newborn Sunday shirt I could borrow? I made the most darling overalls for this baby boy and I can't find a Sunday shirt at any of the stores I've been to so far to put under them for when we bless him. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Humph...wish I'd been in bed nursing a baby already...maybe I'll go overdue with this little guy like I did Jacob. The trail was a beautiful mess with all the leaves down from yesterdays winds. I picked up some walnuts from the bachelor pad yard across the street. I'm 99% sure those guys aren't going to try and harvest their walnuts so they can put it in their baked goods for Christmas. Maybe I'll go back with the kids today and we can ask them if they mind us cleaning up their yard a bit. The kids love cracking walnuts.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I so did not want to blog today...I may need to take a break from it until the baby comes because I'm starting to get depressed. In this world of golf playing induction happy doctors it seems people are surprised when you go to your due date. IT"S STILL NORMAL..sorry I had to get that out. I was thinking tomorrow was my due date..that's what my ultrasound said. For some reason my midwife had written down the 28th...I was NOT okay with that. That is way too close to Halloween. After checking me out and seeing that my uterus was measuring 40 weeks and the fact that I've been having contractions on and off for a week she let me believe that my due date is still tomorrow. She says that I'm pretty ripe and she thinks I'll go in a day or two. I ran 1 mile in the morning through some mild contractions and 1 in the afternoon which started the contractions back up.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Well this fastrunning mama is gonna slow down for a few weeks. If you haven't been to Sasha's blog and seen it..William was born Friday morning at 4:34. We are doing fine...just trying to survive and not go crazy. Thank goodness for the GREAT weather. I got to take a VEEEERRRY slow walk to the corner and back. All of my neighbors came out and wanted to see the baby ..that was fun. He is totally adorable. He is just what I wanted...dark hair but looks like Sasha...fun combo. The best part is his ADORABLE dimple on his right cheek...smack dab in the middle and deep like a dimple should be. Another doll joins the Pachev clan...we are overjoyed. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I went for a walk today. I've been going a little bit further everyday. I made it across the street to the church and went around the church. It just feels good for me to get outside and I think that this beautiful weather we've been having has been a godsend for me and my family. The kids have been able to play outside and I've been able to get out walking in the sunshine for 5 minutes. I think my recovery is going about a million times better than ever this time..mentally that is..I've been much much happier. Physically I always recover well. Usually my midwife checks me out and proclaims that it doesn't even look like I've had a baby..no tears...nothing. I think Michelle Lowry's advice to read has helped..I've been enjoying some books and movies. The greatest thing I did this week was to finish the dresses that I started for my little girls last week. I'm still learning how to sew but I LOVE it so much. I'm not really the ambitious type to start sewing dresses two days before I have a baby. It was just that my little Juila came up to me with a picture she had drawn and begged me to help her learn how to sew it. I let her cut out part of the dress but then kind of took over from there when she lost interest. I made up my own pattern again (I have made dresses once before and just did the same ones by looking at them and using them to make my own pattern for the bodice and then adjust it for the sizes I needed.) Anyway, the first dresses I made took me 1 whole month to finish. I started these dresses last Wednesday and I had everything on them done except the sleeves by Thursday night....I had the baby..rested a bit and then finished them on this Wednesday. I was so happy to be sitting and sewing that I think I'll always have a sewing project to finish after I have a baby....it made me so happy to just sit and not have to worry about cleaning or cooking that recovery has been a happy time instead of a depressed and worried about not keeping up with things time. | |
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Really really wanted to get out and try running a little bit today. My midwife appt is tomorrow and I'm pretty sure she'll okay exercise just as long as it doesn't start my bleeding back up...I'm good to go. I didn't tear or even really damage myself at all with this delivery. I'm excited to get back into it because it helps me sleep better at night. I've been sleeping pretty well actually but wouldn't mind even deeper sleep so I can go back to sleep more easily after the 3 or 4 o'clock feeding.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| With no tears and little or no bleeding this week my midwife okayed for me to start running again...slow..but I can do it if I don't bleed a lot from it. Yay!!!!! I'm not really sure how far I went or how fast because duh..I just had a baby and am just playing around right now but it felt good to move my legs a little. Okay...it didnt' feel that good but you know what I mean. I was surprised that my legs were tight..I kind of thought they would feel fresh after sitting on the couch for two weeks. I feel like me and that couch are one...we've really bonded. :) So I went my slow end of pregnancy pace and just was testing the waters. We'll see if I get out every day or not...it's nice that I don't have to push myself but it's also nice that I can get off the couch and go outside for a teeny tiny baby run if I feel like it. I'll start more serious training at the 6 week mark.(meaning I'll try to do 14 minute miles for 1 or 1/2 miles..nothing heroic) Right now I'll just get out for sanity's sake. have a good day everyone. ;)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| I've been running half a mile every day all week and it feels great to be outside again and doing something sorta normal like running...sorta. I have tried going a little bit faster than 20 min mile pace. I think I even got up to 14 min pace for a few hundred meters today. Having a baby really takes a lot out of you...half mile is plenty of course for now. I'm excited to be able to crank up the miles and the speed...in due time...and will enjoy the fact that my run only takes a few minutes out of my day right now. ...especially since half of my time I'm still on my beloved couch nursing my adorable baby...he really is perfect. I can brag here right? All my kids have been pretty cute but I think they really keep comin cuter and cuter... | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| I ran ...really ran today and it felt soooo good. Sometimes at the end of a pregnancy I'll dream that my legs can move and I can run..today that dream came true..yay...goodbye 20 min mile pace for..another couple of years or so until Mary or Bella or Stephen or Matthew decide it's their turn (I have four more names picked out....don't creep out on me..I don't really know if I'll have all four but a lady can dream can't she?) My legs felt great. My whole body felt good except for some pelvic pain that I'll probably have to baby for awhile. I also have to say that it is so wonderful that we are having a late fall. I was so worn out from last winter that I needed a LONG break from freezing temps. Maybe I'll just have to run in the afternoon for awhile to avoid that. Have a good one everybody. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Half a mile feels good now. Well, it doesn't really feel good. It's annoying to run and feel how out of shape I am. Even though I tried to stay in shape I'm not ignorant of the fact that I am far from where I started last Feb when I started feeling that familiar sickness. Funny thing happened at the start of this last pregnancy. In the middle of church I told Sasha that I was starving and had to go home to eat. (note-we didn't know I was pregnant yet) He says he knew right away that I had to be pregnant. I didn't find out until three or four days later and thought it was pretty funny that he figured it out first. I think I'll stick with a half mile for the next few weeks until I can officially start exercising at my 6 week mark. Can't wait to get back. Nice thing is that I've had several people gawk at me and tell me how amazingly good I look for just having had a baby. I can tell all of you out there in blogland that I am chubby and about 30 pounds overweight..so I usually stare at them for a second and try to choke out a thank you. I guess the running helped me a little with the weight but I'm not settling for the fat fat jeans I'm in right now. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| I ran a bit extra today. I wanted to go more but William was awake at home with Benjamin and I didnt' want to leave him too long. My legs felt tight and my back felt a little sore.
I am excited because I got to do a little bit of dishes and laundry today. Crazy how much we miss our normal schedule. I have enjoyed the break and will still take it fairly easy this week and probably be back to everything but sweeping, mopping and vacuuming in the next week or two. I have to get one of my kids to vacuum downstairs today because it has reached a new low and it's driving me up the wall. Sasha claims that it doesn't look that bad and I can't get him to touch a vacuum cleaner...maybe I'll beg him tonight because I really hate looking at it and not being able to do anything about it. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
| I almost made it to a mile today but a little bit shy of the half turn around my body told me to turn around. The name of the game now is still recover so no big deal. I will turn up the juice a bit in three weeks. I can't figure out why my back feels sore when I run now. It didn't hurt when I was pregnant. I guess it's just everything finding a place. Now for a cool story. Sasha bought a lot of lettuce at Costco on Monday. We've been eating a lot of salads and my kids LOVE them. I needed to run to the store that is about 2 minutes away and get some other veggies to go with the salad...cukes, tomatoes..the things my garden seemed to produce not too long ago..where did summer go? The kids were playing and the baby was sleeping so I thought I'd just sneak out. Then..bam..the baby woke up (note..Sasha is home so I can sneak out whenever I want..nice). Well, I needed to go right then because it was time for lunch and I wanted my kids to have a salad with lunch. I put the baby in the car and started driving around hoping he'd fall back asleep. No..he was screaming and I wasn't going to be able to go to the store. I'd have to go back home and nurse him for 30-40 minutes..it takes a long time to feed a newborn properly. I was feeling discouraged...I just needed to get a few veggies for a salad. I drove past the house of a neighbor who was standing outside getting ready to distribute food he gets from grocery stores before they throw it away.He had offered for me to come by anytime and get whatever I wanted. His truck was LOADED with veggies..Okay okay...was this a miracle or what? There were the very veggies I needed. I just had to recognize the sweet little miracle before my eyes and swallow my pride. I was scared to death to stop and ask for the food. What if they had already promised it to some starving neighbor down the street...who knew..I could come up with lots for the sake of not having to stop. But...listening to my baby scream and knowing there was no way I would make it to the store today..I stopped. Of course they were delighted to give me the veggies and told me to come back again. Sasha was THRILLED that I had not even spent any money (we are trying a new budget out right now and he's watching the money flow with delight...or I guess he's delighted when it doesn't flow) At any rate..it was another one of those tender mercies of a loving Lord who really does notice little problems in our lives that may overwhelm us. I am grateful for his love for me and my little family.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| very tired today |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| Felt great today. I don't know what was with me yesterday. I've been tired of course since having William but yesterday I was totally wiped out. It may have been from overdoing the day before. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Three times around the block..just like old times. I can tell my body is healing rapidly now. I was able to go a normal pace..more like in the 11-12 range...still not timing it but I could feel that I was moving....so nice to be moving again. It was like being cramped up in a small space for awhile there and I couldn't move like I wanted to..hmm....maybe that's the way William felt too. :) I'm still not quite getting the sleep I need but that's gonna take awhile to get better. He's still a little guy and I've got to be there for him at night. Not quite ready for the cry it out method for a few months. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Ha! i just had to put that this was a "fast" run. Again I think I was close to 11 minute mile pace which is "fast" for me right now. Two more weeks until I need to really run at least a mile a day...still playing around. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| I had a bit of a blood sugar crash this morning before I left for my run...maybe that's why it felt a bit harder today. Even though I'm blogging and running a bit I still don't consider myself training officially yet...I don't think that will happen until I'm sleeping a bit better at night. William is so adorable. He smiles more than any of the babies have before and really isn't very fussy...BUT...he does wake me up enough at night to make the days a tiny bit tired. Gotta love em. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Felt a bit better today. I've got a long road ahead of me but I'm optimistic and excited about it. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.10 | 0.00 | 1.10 |
| went further..a little...typing one handed..stop :) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| ran around the front yard playing laser tag fun stuff |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.30 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| Went a little further. I made a Thanksgiving Dinner today for my little family. I love baking so I guess the "hard" things were fun for me and I really had a lot of fun making it. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| I am so grateful for my body's ability to heal. Although I'm still really slow I feel like I can do everything that I need to again and that things are looking up. I'm excited for the months ahead as I learn better how to manage my little family. I took the Garmin today but the time was so slow I don't think it's fair for me even to post it....I'll wait until next week to start posting times. ;) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.85 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| ran 12min pace..yay...typing one handed again | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Well..I did it..first time for 2 miles. I could have of course done it the day after I had the baby except that I'm no dummy and give my uterus plenty of time to heal. It felt sooo good. My legs were not sore. That is one part about running pregnant that I won't miss....no more feeling like my legs are going to fall apart every time I step on them. I think I maintained a good pace again today. Hard to say because I didn't take the Garmin but I know the feel of 20 minute pace versus 12 and it was on the 12 end again. I'm so grateful to be able to move again. I did feel a bit tired but pushed through it. I'm sleepy now and may take a catnap before facing the rest of the day.
(for instance..i'm rocking William in the bouncy seat as I type and his brother accidently dropped a book on his face...luckily it was a paperback...sigh....) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| I need to vent here a little. My run went terribly. I was so tired. And then to make matters worse I was EXHAUSTED the rest of the day. I didn't have a chance to rest until the afternoon. sigh.... |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.90 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
| I really want to get back to running at least 12 min mile pace but I just can't yet. I tried to this week and it wore me out...back to 16 or slower until my muscles are ready. I think until I'm sleeping better my body just can't run very well. Oh well...I'm happy ..I've got my baby and my kids and life is good. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I'm so tired. I just think I need to make it through these next couple of weeks and I'll be okay...I don't know. I'm kind of confused what to do now because I want to run so I can find that balance of health that I need but I don't know how far and how slow I need to go to get enough but not exhaust myself. I may have to try going back to a mile a day until I'm able to sleep more. I don't have time to take long naps so if I can't get the sleep at night than I'm pretty much just going to be tired. It was easy when I was pregnant. When I was feeling tired I ran slower. When I was feeling really tired I started cutting down the miles slowly. Now working back up is much trickier. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| William had to nurse from 7 to 10 straight last night...When he sounded like he was going to wake up again around 11 I grabbed my blankies and headed to the guest room downstairs. Sasha promised to take care of things and get me when he was tired. Well...this morning my 6 year old Julia tells me that William woke her up this morning (around 4) and she had to wake her Daddy up because he was sleeping through it. Great...so much for my husband baby monitor. I felt okay on the run. Still going slow. I try to start out at about 12 minute mile pace and then slow down when I get tired. I picked the pace back up at the end and felt like I could keep going. That is a very important feeling because I do need to keep going when I get inside. William is going to be blessed tomorrow. I'm so excited to put him in his overalls and little white shirt from Kelli and take pictures. Of course I'm also excited to welcome him into the world with a name and blessing from the holy priesthood that his Daddy holds.
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| I had a great run today. 12 minute mile pace finally felt EASY like it used to. That was miraculous for me. I was beginning to wonder if it would ever feel easy again and if I would recover okay on the sleep I've been getting. William was blessed yesterday. It was the most beautiful blessing I've ever heard and really it wasn't because it was my own child. The sister teaching Sunday School said at the beginning of class that she still needed to compose herself. She had wept during the blessing and the strange thing is that she said she has never cried at any blessing except that of her own children. She is in her 60's and has been to many. It makes me wonder what special child I have been chosen to raise...it changed my perspective on my mothering and made me feel the responsibility I have to make sure these children leave my home as spiritual as they came to me. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 12:30 pace..nice and easy. yay...I'm still so glad that that pace is easy again. i had a rough day yesterday...really tired. Guess my body is still recovering..go figure...I think I was having digestive problems. Sasha says when I feel that way I should come and kiss him and I'll feel better. :) | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| So I had this crazy thought last night. If 12:30 pace felt easy then maybe I could go faster...hmmm....didn't know if it would work. I started out brisk today and was going 10:40 pace for the first mile!! Slowed down a bit but ended up with overall time of 11:12 per mile. Wow!! Thanks for healing body...it will be nice to stay at that pace for a few months until I get my miles up again. Not sure what my goal should be but I'm grateful for little miracles. Sasha and I have been laughing all day yesterday and today about his magic lips.( read yesterdays blog and comments) He ended up running alone with a lady this morning...definitely not my favorite thing and I made sure he didn't tell her about his magic lips. No...he was innocent and she is bringing a friend tomorrow. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.30 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| Pushed too hard yesterday I guess and was tuckered out today. I can't overtire myself because I have post pardom symptoms if I overwork and make myself nutso. Let's keep Mama sane today I say. A heroin and meth addict around the corner overdosed yesterday and passed away. The only problem is that this particular addict was my friend. Her name was Sarah. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl that she and her boyfriend adored...only four days after William was born. We prayed for her and her boyfriend every night. We hoped we could make a difference in her life. I'm still praying that we did.
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| i've only actually run 1 but I'm blogging now because things are mostly quiet. Has anyone seen the doghouse commercial from JCPenny? My friend told me about it but I have a dumb computer and can't load things like that. She said there were a bunch of guys in trouble with their wives for bad presents like an exercise bike...I might like that but I guess it's not romantic. Sasha said he'd get me a jungle gym for my birthday?!? That was supposed to be for the kids. I wanted pretty serving dishes...I guess I'll have to do my own shopping this year. Anwyay...who buys a swingset in December? | |
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| Nice and easy....leg hurting a little |
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| My birthday is tomorrow...sooooo. if anyone wants to wish me a happy birthday....they can....I'll be thirty something for another 7 years after this birthday....I loved turning 30 but 33....that's just the beginning of a long confusing decade of babies and talent shows, homework and ballet class, dinners and breakfasts and all the laundry and dishes in between....do you think I'll remember how old I am in the midst of all of that? I doubt it.. | |
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| Snow...for my birthday. When I was a little girl in Dallas I wished and wished one birthday that there would be snow(it only snowed once a year there...sometimes not at all) My wish came true. I guess that wishing carried over for this one. This is the first heavy snow of the year and my kids are going to be so excited. I already received a wonderful present...my baby slept all night and I got to sleep in my bed all night for the first time in a long time. I was able to get up early and run before Sasha even went at 7...wow!! Have a great day everyone!! | |
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| I'm feeling pretty good today. Nice easy two miles at 12 min mile pace. I got so mad at Sasha this morning...well..not really but I did give him a mini-lecture...he woke up the entire house before I got to go out on my run with his LOUD voice. He has a very loud voice to go along with his loud and interesting personality...gotta love him..I'm not really mad because he has been so sweet and helpful lately but I wouldn't mind if he learned volume control. Can I just say that I love my Billy Bubbles so much!! He is such a good baby. He is sleeping well at night and I really enjoy taking care of him...which is why I wanted another baby..I really love little babies and just love trying to figure out how to make it all work. Things are going well most of the time...When I struggle I just try and be patient and not freak out. :) I got some really fancy smancy running pants from Nordic Track for one of Sasha's prizes. Problem is that I don't really care for the fabric they are made of. I guess some people like this fabric because they make pants out of it. Does anyone in the area want the pants? They are size medium and veeeery fancy running pants. ;) | |
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| 2 good miles in fresh fallen snow....with deadly black ice underneath...Imissing my old running partner Amanda..that lady was at my house everyday in the black of the early morning running in heck frozen over...well I guess we were running in happy valley frozen over...anyway...she was there and I miss her. :( | |
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| I'm getting excited for Christmas. I think I love being a mom at Christmas more than a kid...I have oodles of presents to be excited about giving. This year our children did slave labor for me for about a month and earned money to buy eachother presents. I'm excited to see how happy they will be to give eachother presents. I think it will bond us and them together more to have them grateful towards eachother for nice things and grateful for the experience of sacrificing and being generous. They are such good little kiddies...I'm choked up thinking about my older ones growing up. I think that's part of the reason I want more. 10 is the official number I've always wanted but just about everybody I know thinks..okay not everybody but my husband and my mom (how many more opinions really matter in life anyway?) ...anyway to continue this run-on...just about everybody I know thinks I might as well go for 12. My mom's exact words were, "Would you deny me the right to say that I have a daughter with 12 children." She was kind of joking and being silly but at the same time....I'll take it as a compliment that two very important people in my life who know my weaknesses are confident that I could handle as many kids as I want. William is a doll..He has been sleeping all night and lots during the day too. His dimple is darling...the bubbles that he blows with his sweet little mouth are adorable and we just love him more and more each day. |
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| Sasha took us for an adventure yesterday. We left the house in the middle of a terrible storm...thank goodness we kept our 4 wheel drive van. We headed for Jolley Ranch in Springville and spent twice as long getting there on terrible roads. Once there the gates were closed ..argh..and we had to haul six children, four sleds, one on skiis and a baby carseat with snoozing dreamer inside through a gate bordered by icy river death up a hill and to the sledding area almost 1/4 mile away. I was tough but I have to admit I did yell at my kids for the first time in a long time...I was so scared someone would run off suddenly and slip into the river. Joseph..my wise almost 4 year old observed that they would have to get close to the river to fall in. Later he also said a hilarious thing ....I was still stressed out during the sledding (mostly because I was planning on having the car parked 10 feet away in the parking lot like we normally would when the gates were open..by the way...they were supposed to be open and we had just paid Springville city 200 dollars that morning for the privilege of walking a 1/4 a mile with babies and sleds) so...I was still stressed and when Joseph asked for help I declined. Then in his mostly still baby voice he said with perfect wisdom and clarity, "Mommy, I am your child. " Cute..true and to the point. I helped him haul his sled up the hill after helping the 2 year old Jacob and checking on sleeping baby a few feet away under the pavillion. phew...I slept in today. :)
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| I'm pre-blogging today. I am going to run with a lady in our ward that also had a baby recently...less recently than me but she's not in shape yet so she won't be tempted to run me into the ground. | |
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| Well..it looks like I may have a new running partner. Felicia is in my ward and lives around the corner. She has 3 kids and just had a baby 5 months ago so we have similar situations..I just happen to have 3 more kids. But the older ones don't count right...because they are helpful mostly. :) I've talked her into going out into the frozen tundra of Provo at 6:30 every day for me..we'll see if she lasts. They didn't plow the trail yesterday...stinkers..so we ran on the roads. Got a little bit of uphill in and averaged 12:30 ish pace which was fast on those roads. I am so stinky today because I skipped my shower yesterday...laundry day...no clothes to change into..and I finally felt like I had the energy to get my house back into the order that I like it. Slowly...slowly...slowly I will regain the territory I lost these last few difficult months. We organized the playroom and cleaned every nook and cranny in the kids rooms. Santa Claus can come to our house now. I told the kids he probably wouldn't be interested in bringing new toys to a house with so many toys on the floor...they all pitched in. Mostly I'm worried about what g-ma bought....times 6 is starting to look like a lot of new stuff. ...but I'm excited for them too....hope you have a lovely next two days getting ready. I love Christmas!! | |
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| Well..so much for the new partner...no show today. Didn't think it would happen that soon. I was hoping for a few solid days and then the, "Uh..I don't think I can do this anymore." I'm not sure if I should show up tomorrow or not. I'll still be running and the earlier the better since all my kids are planning on being up at the crack of dawn. My mom was so lucky. My dad would get up early with us. I'm lucky if Sasha is back in time for anything with all the running he does...day in day out even on Christmas..the Scrooge....does anyone want to dress up like a ghost tonight and scare him for me? he he | |
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| Mmmm...I'm already munching on my sugar-free gummy worms from Santa..got up early and got my run done in the snowy mess outside. Merry Christmas from Sarah and Sasha!!!!
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| I'm not sure if I should keep trying with this new partner...maybe she just decided I wouldn't be there during Christmas break and didn't bother getting up. If I can get up early I will. I like getting things done while my kids sleep and to be ready and hopefully perky for them when I'm done. ...still working on the perky part. | |
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| I got up on time, felt good and was excited to see my partner this morning after confirming it at church yesterday....but alas...she wasnt' there. I think I'll keep trying with her just because I think it's good for her to be thinking about exercising everyday and maybe eventually she'll be able to make it a habit to get up on time. She said at church that her baby was up alot last week and that makes it really tough to get up. William wakes up sometime between 3-5 and I nurse him in bed and we fall back asleep together. So I think I'm getting enough sleep to wake up early. I am just hoping to lose some weight pretty soon. I'm not used to being over 130 and I don't like it. I'll be happy with 146 (just threw that number out) for awhile and slowly get back to my normal weight but I've got a few pounds to go just to get in the 140s...phew.... | |
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| Got up and got a wonderful reward..my running partner was there!! She wants to get up early..it's just hard with three little kids who keep you up all night. For some reason her baby has started waking up alot...I'm guessing he's teething...that always ruins my best sleepers. We had a good time chatting for a bit..two miles goes by fast. I think when I'm with her we run around 11 min mile which feels fast to me after all my deliciously slow 12's. Came home to find a fun running group for Sasha. I remember when we lived in our other house and he had trouble finding partners for some reason. I think for a whole winter we went to the Provo Canyon Trail in the mountains together everyday. He would run while the kids and I played in the snow or snacked in the car and then I would run while he loaded them up and drove them home. It worked okay and not that I don't enjoy the company of my family...it just felt like sometimes we were the only people on the face of the earth. We never saw anyone up there...where were they? Skiing? Shopping? Can't figure why anyone else didn't want to run in the freezing cold. Sasha is always happier when he has running friends and I'm happy for him. My favorite partner for him was Ted..Army Runner...that man is the most punctual, most regular partner in the universe for sure. We knew that if he was more than 3 minutes late that that meant he was not coming. I was always grateful for Sasha to have a friend in the morning...he's happier..I'm happier...it's all good. :) |
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| My running partner's little girl should start training with me..she was up..but no mom. That's okay though because I'm going to try and run with Tarzan some today before or after the New Year's race. I practiced the organ this morning instead of running. I wish I had more time to practice and could get really good. It is so embarrassing for me to get up there week after week and let everyone in my ward sing to the tail end of my practicing. Maybe I'll be really good in 20 years. I guess I have to focus on progress but I hate being embarrassed in the process. Sasha just laughs and thinks it's the best calling for me so I will stop worrying so much about what people think. | |
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