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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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I felt so strong for a little bit this morning...then I kind of crashed a bit a the end. I was doing 2:30 quarters for the first half of the run of so. That is definitely not my goal right now but when it happens and I'm not tired I don't mind. 

The rolling hills at the end just kind of slowed me down and wore me out.

I'm looking forward to a week of quilting...I love it.  

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I'll do another 2.5 this afternoon with the girls. I ran out of time before I was starving for
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did another 2.5. Sasha told me he encouraged a young guy he knows to bump his miles up to 30 a week because his pregnant wife can do it through morning sickness. This week has been better than last week. I'm sure I still have some rough days ahead of me but I really like the peaceful happy days I've had so far this week.

I bought some new maternity clothes and some fat pants I can wear when I'm too big for my clothes but too small for maternity. I'm bummed I can't find my maternity pants anywhere.  

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I feel like life is going well. My children and I planted our spring garden the other day and yesterday we cleaned the car in and out. It had gotten to the point of super super super super super disgusting(yes...I needed all those supers) After a winter of barely cleaning it because it was too cold to stay outside long enough to clean it (we only have a carport) and then a trip to Arizona it was beyond gross. Now it looks sparkly clean and I feel happy I actually did it...and that was after a trip to the zoo in the morning...wow glad I'm feeling okay.

I still have moments or times where I'm yucky but I'm getting better for sure.

I'm going to run more this afternoon with the girls.

 

Was feeling great when I ran another 1.5 with the girls. Ran out of time before we had to go to the library. I thought about running the last mile really fast while they were in their classes but you aren't supposed to leave the library so I didn't want to stretch the rules.

 


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Got in all 5. Felt a little bit dull running around the block but not too bad. I need a new training partner but it's hard for me to feel like I can run with anyone because I have to go slow. 

Got some new shoes last night. I took all five kids to the mall with me. I promised them we would play at the cool indoor playground after we bought shoes for Mommy and Sunday clothes for Joseph and Jacob.

Much to our great dismay, the playground was GONE!!! There was this stupid sign that said something about needing a sponsor. Okay..I need to vent about this. Why in the world would they need a sponsor for a playground that was already there...built...low maintenance. Did it cost millions of dollars to clean it ?  Any enlightenment on this would be good because my kids are so sad and they are sure that the mall managers are money hungry sharks. So we contented ourselves with playing on the rides that cost 50 cents to make go but are still fun to play on while they are sitting still.

 My sister is coming today and we are going to paint easter eggs...yay...I love doing this.

I'm feeling very grateful that I'm not super sick anymore. I really have fairly easy pregnancies. My mom told me that she was on this great morning sickness medicene that of course they found to be harmful in some way and have taken off the market. She says she was incapacitated and could not have had six kids without that drug. My sisters get really sick too. I feel lucky but I also feel that it gives me more responsibility to have more kids. Not that I'm the best mother or have the easiest time with all the other things that happen between teething, tantrums, potty training and beyond but at least my pregnancies aren't too bad.

 

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2.5 around the block. I got up early enough to go 2.5 on the trail before Sasha's posse showed up bright and early but the Easter Bunny needed some help so I didn't get out until closer to 7. I've decided that I can't handle running around the block by myself for more than 2.5 miles. If I'm lucky and Sasha doesn't run until 6:30 then I can get 2.5 on the trail and then finish at home...I don't mind that...but 5 miles around the block by myself in the cold and dark........

So I've noticed with this pregnancy that I am markedly less tired than I was with the last two pregnancies. The only other time I was feeling this good was when I had been running 5 miles a day like when I got pregnant with Juila....and actually I'm less tired and less sick when I'm pregnant with a girl. The boys inside me just wear me out more I guess. So I'm thinking that running 5 a day is like magic for my body and I'm feeling grateful for running and grateful to be in shape.

So again I'll finish my run with the girls this afternoon in the sunshine...they love running with Mommy. Juila runs a perfect pace for me so it works out great. Jenny doesn't mind running slowly because she can talk my ear off.

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