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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 went for a walk today. I've been going a little bit further everyday. I made it across the street to the church and went around the church. It just feels good for me to get outside and I think that this beautiful weather we've been having has been a godsend for me and my family. The kids have been able to play outside and I've been able to get out walking in the sunshine for 5 minutes. I think my recovery is going about a million times better than ever this time..mentally that is..I've been much much happier. Physically I always recover well. Usually my midwife checks me out and proclaims that it doesn't even look like I've had a baby..no tears...nothing. 

I think Michelle Lowry's advice to read has helped..I've been enjoying some books and movies. The greatest thing I did this week was to finish the dresses that I started for my little girls last week. I'm still learning how to sew but I LOVE it so much. I'm not really the ambitious type to start sewing dresses two days before I have a baby. It was just that my little Juila came up to me with a picture she had drawn and begged me to help her learn how to sew it. I let her cut out part of the dress but then kind of took over from there when she lost interest. I made up my own pattern again (I have made dresses once before and just did the same ones by looking at them and using them to make my own pattern for the bodice and then adjust it for the sizes I needed.) Anyway, the first dresses I made took me 1 whole month to finish.  I started these dresses last Wednesday and I had everything on them done except the sleeves by Thursday night....I had the baby..rested a bit and then finished them on this Wednesday. I was so happy to be sitting and sewing that I think I'll always have a sewing project to finish after I have a baby....it made me so happy to just sit and not have to worry about cleaning or cooking that recovery has been  a happy time instead of a depressed and worried about not keeping up with things time.   

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