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Location:

Saint George,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 09, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in September 2007 - 4 months after baby #8 was born.  Since then I have finished two 5Ks, three 10Ks, three half-marathons, and I completed my first Marathon with at time of 4:48- the Phoenix Rock-N-Roll - Jan 2009!  Marathon #2 showed GREAT improvement - the Saint George Marathon 2009 with a time of 4:10 - YEAH!!!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to run more marathons, finish injury-free, go dancing afterwards, and mostly have a LOT of FUN!!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!!!  Someday I want to be able to consider myself as something other than a beginner.  :D

Personal:

I am happily married, have 8 children, and am madly in love with my awesome husband!!!  Besides running, I love performing on stage, and have recently become re-involved in the theater, after a LONG break to have children.  Last summer I did my first show as a PAID professional actress!  I teach piano and voice lessons, and homeschool my kids.  Life is grand!

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Ben and I got up at 4:00 and ran a very slow 5 miles....sometimes you got it, and sometimes you don't!  :-)  Poor Ben was very patient with my sluggishness, but I let him go the last half mile so he could get in a bit of a real run.  Then I downed a power shake, loaded up my bike, and drove to Ivins so that the girls and I could do our ride out to Gunlock Reservoir.  Even though we all ride at different speeds, it was fun because I could go my pace and then wait for the others to catch up at certain points along the route.  I will now consider myself as a "real" cyclist, since I had my first "forgot to clip out in time" accident, and took a small spill on the side of the road.  Luckily for me, I was ahead of everyone, so no one was there to witness my foolishness - hahahaha!  :-D  And since I also had my first "need a bathroom but will have to be content with behind a tree" experience a couple of weeks ago, I also now consider myself a "real" runner!  We finished off our workout with a nice restaurant for breakfast....since any workout with food at the end is always more fun.  It was a great morning!

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Comments
From ben on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 23:29:48 from 4.254.238.252

The run wasn't that bad this morning. I adapt... I'm having a slow week, so it's all good! I love YOU!!!!

You are almost a real cyclist... when you learn to change your own flat tires, then you are a legit biker!!! :O

And... when you crap your pants while running, then you have truely graduated to real runner status!? :)

From rattletrap on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 23:46:49 from 70.192.149.127

You guys crack me up :) I tell my wife the same thing about changing her tires. However, I don't know if anybody would want to be a real runner by that standard:

http://www.philosophyofimage.com/2009/04/demotivational-poster-glory-running-a-marathon-with-explosive-diarrhea/

From ben on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:11:48 from 209.33.248.15

Hey rattle... I think all wivies are about the same!!? I can't believe you haven't had the 5-alarm crapper warning while running. One good thing about it... my times always seem to improve!

From rattletrap on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:31:18 from 70.193.183.158

I had a very close call once, but I was able to make a pitstop before it was too late :)

From eightkidmom on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 16:02:16 from 4.254.238.169

What is all this potty-talk on my blog?!? LOL!

From eightkidmom on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 16:03:36 from 4.254.238.169

Anyway, as of last weekend, I HAVE changed a flat tire...it just wasn't on a bike. :-)

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