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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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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.  

Comments
From Katie on Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 10:10:17

Sarah, I think I did not leave my house for the full 8 years that I was having babies and taking care of toddlers! A water park would have been (actually, it still is) unthinkable! Needing exercise on top of keeping up with children and being pregnant....whew! it makes me grumpy just to think about it!!!

Do you swim? Have you thought of swimming while you're pregnant? It's a great exercise. It could allow you to move some blood painlessly and also give you some "me" time.

From sarah on Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 10:51:31

Wow...I hope that I can be in as great shape as you then when I am done having kids...problem is I want a dozen or so...so it's gonna be awhile.

I love swimming. I think it's just hard for me to get over to the pool...but that is a great idea...maybe on days like today I'll supplement my runs with a little swimming if my ligaments or something isn't cooperating but I still have the energy. I'm just curious to see how much fitness I can maintain and if that will help in the recovery. I never really stayed in shape the entire pregnancy.

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