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Location:

Draper,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 11, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K- 16:37

6K CC - 19:55 

4 miles- 22:10 

10K- 34:38

15K- 49:57 

Half Marathon- 1:12:03

20K - 1:08:38 

Marathon- 2:35:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay fit and have fun doing some local races.

Get my youth cross country team, www.racecats.org off the ground.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Feel energized. Stay healthy and balanced

Personal:

Four awesome kids ages 4, 8, 10, and 12 years old. Love to run, play, and write. Married to entrepreneurial Aaron.

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One of the strangest yoga classes I've ever attended. Complete with a side of humble pie.

They were obviously a tight nit group, very comfortable with each other, and I was the "new girl."

Started out with political discussion I didn't really feel like diving into, then it turned into a request session where the pupils were suggesting what moves we do. We were trying all sorts of positions I could not do, including handstands and splits.

The male instructor must have been an entertainer in his former life, because the wise cracks were ROLLING.

"Four children! Wow. I was going to ID you when you came in, but you already have four children, so must be of legal age."

"Where are you from? Utah! No kidding! How did I guess you'd say that? How is Boulder for you?" 

"Oh wow, your hamstrings are something else. You can bend your knees in this position if you need to. You must be a runner, huh?!"

"Have you ever done yoga before?"

 

Have I ever DONE yoga before? Was I really THAT bad?

In his defence, he did spend a LOT of time correcting me and trying to help me, as I was the new girl and so obviously less advanced than his other students, but I just felt a little out of place. I didn't realize this class must have been intermediate. I'm banishing myself back to the meditative, peaceful, non-chatty entry level class. 

Comments
From allie on Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 14:54:28 from 24.30.41.119

haha, it sounds like a yoga class i took in college, where everyone seemed to get it but me. the instructor was constantly correcting me and pushing my body into positions that i couldn't do. her name was (for reals) emerald green.

From Nan on Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 15:02:36 from 50.183.126.167

:) I LOVE hippie names. That one is five star!

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 15:28:50 from 163.248.33.220

For some reason, people feel free to make all sorts of comments when they find out you're from Utah. A couple years ago I was checking into a hotel in Minnesota and the clerk says "Utah huh? Are you Mormon?"

Why do they do that? Nobody ever says "Mississippi huh? Are you Baptist?"

Oh well.

From Burt on Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 07:52:57 from 174.17.82.224

Rob, aren't you the only person in Utah that isn't Mormon?

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 04:11:21 from 205.172.12.210

Just had the pleasure of reading this. Hilarious! Yoga and me are not friends.

From Tara on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 09:11:04 from 73.20.0.147

Splits and handstands are for rookies...

I would seriously die in that class.

From Jon on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 10:30:13 from 107.203.52.135

Burt, Rob's wife and kids aren't, either.

From Burt on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 11:01:57 from 71.223.34.108

What?????? Mind....blown...!!

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 11:42:21 from 24.10.247.181

That's right, a grand total of four people. 2.7 million Mormons and 4 Presbyterians.

It's lonely sometimes and a real challenge single-handedly keeping all those Starbuck's in business!

From Burt on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:25:28 from 71.223.34.108

LOL!

From Jon on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 13:05:58 from 107.203.52.135

:)

From AmberG on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 14:57:16 from 64.255.88.204

Nan your post cracked me up!

"Nomaste my friend!"

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