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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 21:01, 9/11/2010

10K: 43:49, 7/24/2010

15K: 1:21:00, 5/22/2010

Half-marathon: 1:41:41, 8/28/2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

Now that I'm (almost for sure) done having all the babies, I'm working on building consistency and seeing how fast I can get in my old age. ;)

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to be a healthy and relatively injury-free runner for the rest of my life.  

Personal:

I'm married to Eric (Faceless Ghost on the blog) and we have very active daughters and one dog. I have a PhD in sociology and demography, and I'm incredibly grateful to have work that is meaningful and that builds on my academic experience. I run because it makes me feel strong and it helps to keep the crazy away (there is a long history of abuse and mental illness in my extended family).

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 73.39
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 372.79
Girly Altra Lifetime Miles: 366.08
Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 175.92
NB Orange Lifetime Miles: 13.50
Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Total Distance
3.65

I was totally going to run last night. I even made it to the gym parking lot. But Elliott's 5 months old on Friday and I had decided that I'd stop pumping for her at 6 months and I was pre-sad about it and some people going into the gym saw me crying and then I was embarrassed so I went home. 

But today in my class some students were talking about the Halloween Half and their times, and I thought to myself, "Self, you should have run that race." So I was all sorts of motivated to run tonight. 

Speaking of running and babies, lots of times I feel sorry for myself because of all the fatness I got when I was pregnant. But the other day I noticed that I was only about 10 miles lower than Eric for the month, and I realized that he's had to sacrifice a lot too. I'm proud of him for still doing something every day, especially since most of the time it happens after midnight.



Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.65
Weight: 111.40
Comments
From RAD on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 00:30:34 from 98.202.23.178

Those darn kids bring us more heartache than we can really handle sometimes. Sorry it scared you away from the gym. I've done a fair share of crying in classes and on TM's. I just pretend like no one cares even if they see me :)

Dads do make a lot of unseen sacrifices, glad Eric is a good man! You two are amazing parents raising one beautiful baby girl!!!

From catherine on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 00:33:56 from 98.202.112.51

Thanks Rachel. You're sweet. :)

From jun on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 10:16:34 from 205.158.160.209

Are you guys coming over the the Half Prego Half Marathon and 10k? We need to hang out again.

From catherine on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 10:58:33 from 98.202.112.51

Jun - I think so. I think Eric keeps meaning to email you.

From Faceless Ghost on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 13:45:26 from 128.187.0.181

Jun--yes, Catherine and I will be there. I'm planning to run, but if it's too cold I'll probably just eat :)

From Toby on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 19:12:29 from 199.101.224.254

Ummmm....fatness and 111 lbs don't go in the same sentence :) Don't be so hard on yourself! Enjoy the different "stages" motherhood brings. Nice run!

From catherine on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 01:48:31 from 98.202.112.51

Thanks Toby :)

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