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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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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. :) 

 

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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. :)

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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.  

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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. 

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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.

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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....

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