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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 02, 1999

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I ran the Top of Utah Marathon in 4:43 after having my third child the year before. 5 K in 24:19, 10 K in 53 minutes pregnant. Survived personal training from my lovable but slightly overbearing husband Sasha for more than 8 years!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 23:45 in the 5k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay thin and full of energy.

Not be an embarassment to my family full of world class athletes.

Personal:

Madly in love with Sasha. We have been married since 1996 and have been blessed with seven of the most adorable and talented children : Benjamin, Jennifer, Julia, and Joseph, Jacob, William and Stephen.

All of our children have run in at least one race, including Jacob and William who did it inside the womb. I enjoy various non-running activities such as: baking, sewing, playing organ, piano and flute, painting, and playing with our  vivacious children.

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

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

Comments
From Brent on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 21:40:24

Sarah, your kindness shines, something special. Good luck to Sasha.

From Cam on Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 18:47:05

Sarah...I am having trouble posting on the discussion forum and didn't want to crash the party on Sasha's blog right now. It seemed rude right after a marathon. Could you post this somewhere where Sasha and others can see it and respond?

I need some help with some running parameters....

Blood PH (used to measure lactic acid?): resting typical values are about 7.35 to 7.44, varying by individual. How much would/could the blood PH change at the end of a marathon? At what PH would a typical runner be disabled? Does any one have any idea about how to translate blood PH into Lactic Acid concentration? Any ideas about how food/drink during or before racing changes blood PH?

Blood Oxygen Levels: I am guessing that blood oxygen levels as a percent of total saturation are going to stay above 90% throughout a whole marathon...is that right?

Glycogen: What units are used to measure glucose in the blood? What is a typical resting value and a typical level that would force a runner to stop racing? I guess I need upper and lower bounds for glucose or glycogen...

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