Fast Running Mommy

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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Thu, Aug 30, 2007

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	5.00

So I thought yesterday's run was bad when I could only run 9 minute mile pace for most of the run...today's was worse..I had the courage however to not turn off the Garmin and face my time like a ...uh...woman...Anway....I didn't push myself at all and ran 12 minute miles the whole time. The deal Sasha and I have is that I keep the mileage up and go what pace I want. I couldn't be trashed again today like I was yesterday. I have a kinda busy schedule during the day and I want to be there for my kids...not falling asleep. So I feel good about my run today but kind of sad that I'm not in the shape to run 9 minute miles every day.

Comments

From christi on Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 14:19:31

Hey! At least you ran which is more than I can say. Great job getting out there w/ energy to spare. The fast pace will come more & more frequent as you put in your daily 5 milers.

From sarah on Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 14:39:44

Thank you so much..you've been a constant support to me and I really appreciate it.

From michelle on Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 16:29:31

Sara,

It's my ten yr. old that would like her own blog. She doesn't do much running and so it would take me going with her, which is great. Just finding the extra time and energy is hard. But I know developing the habits of good health at an early age is very important so I should really put forth the effort! Maybe if she had her own blog it would make ME more accountable to her. By the way what would be a good amount of distance to start out with her? I really don't know what is best for her to keep her motivated and having fun, while estabilshing a routine?

By the way, I'd take 9 minute miles anytime I could get them and be thrilled! You are entitled to a little R&R! (If that's what you call running 5 miles a day and then keeping up with being the mom to five chilren is...keep up the great work!) :)

From Michelle on Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 23:20:29

Thanks for the advice, due to time we only did a half tonight, but we'll try for one tomorrow, she is pretty excitted about the blog so hopefully that keeps her motivated.

From ebeth on Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 23:34:13

I'd be thrilled to run a 9 minute mile for one mile. Ted sets my goals for me(I wonder how on earth that happened) that will probably be my next goal. I sometimes wonder if our husbands really love us so they want us to be as health as possible or if they are trying to kill us. Ha Ha

From Bonnie on Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 11:41:13

Hello Sarah -

Thank you so much for your welcome message! I look forward to meeting you soon.

Don't think about the pace -- as hard as it is -- just think about how you feel and how long you are supposed to run that day, and run the pace that allows you to do that. It will pay off, you will feel stronger every day.

I know I was always comparing how slow I am compared to Dean (who is 48 and has been running competitively for 35 years). Now I just get over it and run my own runs. It really helps that he is very supportive of me (despite how slow I am comparitively ;-) ) ... we are all at our own levels!

I hope you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Good luck to Benjamin on his race!

Bonnie

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