catherine's running efforts

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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, Sep 05, 2011

Total Distance

3.00

I decided not to run last week. I was feeling really discouraged about my running issues, and it was my last week of working full-time and my first week of teaching my class at BYU, so I just decided to drop running from my list of things to do.

Speaking of my BYU class (sociology of gender), this semester is going to be harder than last semester. I have twice as many students, and somehow they seem to be a lot more conservative. Last semester I worried that I wasn't feminist enough. This semester I'm worried about the several students (male and female) who have said in class or in their papers that they don't think that women should get paid the same as a man for doing the same job.

After Eric got back from his "epic" ride with his brother, Elliott and I trotted out with the jog stroller. It was my first run pushing the stroller, and it went pretty well. I was a bit slower than normal, but I was glad to have the additional arm and core workout.

Brooks Launch - Blue Miles: 115.40

Weight: 115.40

Comments

From Bonnie on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 17:57:04 from 64.119.33.134

yikes! I am glad statistics is a little more cut-and-dry, it is difficult enough to teach without worrying about how conservative, or not, your class is. One of my favorite classes in college was Sex Stratification (I think we used the book, Women and Men in Society). The professor was so scattered and always came in a little late and a little harried. She was always traveling (she was a consultant with the world bank and lots of other places). I thought her life seemed so cool, it is one of the reasons I decided not to be a MD and instead decided to go into research ;-). Now that I am very much like her, I realize it is not as "fun" as it looked ;-)

From Kelli on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 22:44:26 from 71.219.67.175

Hmmm....interesting that some women would have that take when it comes to this class. My two nieces are here from AZ at BYU, one of them might be a bit like that. I bet she is in your class!!! (Kidding, there are so many students that is not likely!)

I took a Women's Studies class when I was in school at the University of Utah and we had to write a paper about what we would be IF we our current study was no longer a choice (so for me, what i would be if I was not studying to be a teacher). I wrote my paper on being a mom and I thought I was going to be lynched!!! Back then, it was all I wanted (I was already a mother to one child). Anyway, it can be a touch subject. I am sure it is a very different class at BYU than the U. ;o)

Now, if I could go back, I would have many more answers to that question (cause I have already been a teacher/still am and I am a mother to 5 so that one is checked off!) Oh the possibilities....but at the time, I just wanted to be a stay at home mommy!

From Jody on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 22:49:58 from 75.141.131.35

Interesting topic. I am with Bonnie, I work full time + some and travel and it is not fun. I live for weeks when I am home and with my family. However, as a women in the workplace - the expectations of women are higher than men. If a man chooses to leave early one day to spend time with his family - he is a good family guy. If a female does that, she can't balance work and home life. Sorry, on my soap box.

Good luck this semester, interesting topic, especially at BYU.

From Kelli on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 23:01:08 from 71.219.67.175

OH my, if anyone understands that topic, it is YOU, Jody!!! You are so busy AND you have the kids to take care on top of it. Being a working mom is no easy task, and you have all of that traveling on top of it (something many women, me included, could not pull off!!!)

From Jody on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 23:04:04 from 75.141.131.35

Interestingly enough, I just came across this article in the FW Star Telegram. This is what drives me absolutely crazy. Women want equality and I am all for it, but then we ask for more.... This is the problem - Equal is Equal, not equal is what ever I want...

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/09/04/3337005/we-still-have-a-long-way-to-go.html

Sometimes, we as a gender, do ourselves no favors...

From catherine on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 00:36:49 from 98.202.112.51

Bonnie - Social statistics is my other favorite class to teach (though after this semester it might be my *only* favorite) because it's so straightforward. R-squared is the same for everyone, regardless of how they see the world.

Kelli - I think some students feel pressure to not say they want to be a stay-at-home mom even at BYU. On the first day of class I ask everyone what they want to be doing in 5 years, and hardly any of the women say they want to be an at-home mom even though it comes out later that there are many who are hoping for that instead of getting a job or going to grad school. I'm glad you got to reach both your goals!

Jody - That was an interesting article. I left my full-time job because after I had Elliott I needed more flexibility and the corporation I worked for didn't do flex time or telecommuting. Three of my male coworkers also had children during the past year. They asked for more flexible work schedules too, but they're supporting 3-5 kids each and can't quit or go part-time. Fortunately they each have stay-at-home spouses. Hopefully the efforts of women like those in that article will promote family-friendly arrangements that men can take advantage of so that they, too, can better combine work and family.

From Lily on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 11:18:11 from 67.199.178.210

Wow, I'm glad I'm not the teacher. Messed up.

But on a good note, glad you got a 3 mile run in. :)

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