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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
Mon, Jul 18, 2011
Total Distance
2.92

No, I couldn't tack on the extra 0.08 to make it 3 miles. 

I've decided it might be easier to get my runs in in the mornings, so I went out this morning at 7:00 for what I wanted to be a 3-mile out-and-back. It did not go well. I was kind of tired after having the 2-6 shift with Elliott (she wasn't awake the whole time, but the sleep I got was spotty), and my feet and calves and shins and back were sore from Saturday. And I got pretty crampy (not sure if it was poops crampy or post-pregnancy crampy) after a mile. It was one of my slower runs since Elliott. It ended up being more of a loop that brought me home just short of 3 miles, but I was very ready to be done by the end.

The frustration of being so out of shape has been a good lesson to me. I guess it's okay to get out of shape because of making a person, but it would be a huge bummer if I ever got out of shape just because of laziness.

Speaking of babies, Elliott's going bald. Every time we wash her head or put lotion on some of her hair falls out. Did that happen to anyone else's babies? It seems a little normal according to the Internet, but I'm wondering how long it takes for the new hair to come in.



Brooks Launch - Blue Miles: 2.92
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Lily on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:18:51 from 67.199.178.210

Awww don't worry, all your fitness will return.

My babies all lost their hair. Then it grows back in and it's so cute!

From Burt on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:24:53 from 72.223.88.109

You're a rockstar.

From catherine on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 14:26:17 from 98.202.112.51

Maybe we're all rock stars.

Lily - How long did it take for the hair to grow back?

From Lily on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 15:23:01 from 67.199.178.210

A few months. It's kind of slow but it will come back, promise!

From Burt on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 15:23:50 from 206.19.214.144

It took my son 4 years.

From RAD on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 19:00:22 from 76.27.16.189

Burt, don't scare her like that!!

Catherine, yup, all my children's hair fell out like that too. My daughter was bald for forever (I won't scare you like Burt did), but the others each got progressively better. I think it is more than normal for it to happen, especially the bald spot on the back/sides of the head from sleeping :) My youngest got bald man syndrome. He lost it on the top, but not so much on the sides - kind of funny for a while. But, it does all grow back. Just give it a couple months and be grateful she is a girl and you can put some cute big bows in her hair. No one will ever notice.

Sorry the run didn't go great, but it will come back. Patience, it's not easy, but it IS worth it!

From Burt on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 19:02:05 from 206.19.214.144

Just keepin' it real.

From catherine on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 20:03:47 from 98.202.112.51

RAD - that's what's happening to Elliott (the old man head)!

From catherine on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 20:05:10 from 98.202.112.51

I posted a picture.

From RAD on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 20:11:20 from 76.27.16.189

Poor girl! Well, more like poor mom - she doesn't care :) It will grow back, in the meantime get some big cute headbands that you can find at any 2-bit boutique and doll her up :)

From allie on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 21:21:45 from 24.10.191.18

my mom always tells me (makes fun of me) that i was bald until i was 4. but i do have hair now so it all works out.

the fitness will return! you are doing great.

From Burt on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 21:37:38 from 206.19.214.144

Um, allie...nevermind. You didn't start chemo until you were 6, right?

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