who am I?

I am a mom to 4

ages 11 1/2 to 20

no I am not old enough to

have a 20yr old

I started running 1 yr ago

weighing in at

163 lbs

I have since lost

15 lbs and 22 inches overall

Why did I start?

The Principal had suggested

we run Bloomsday

sure I said

lets do it

My first 5K on the treadmill

was 58 minutes

I felt like I had won a marathon!

I continued to train for that 12K

and decided to try a 5K

Race for the Cure

in honor of

my cousin Jamie

I then did Bloomsday

and a few more 5K’s

Every time I got out there

I did it for Jamie thinking

she would probably

really LOVE to be running

Jamie lost her battle

October 4th, 2010

My goal is to always run

Race for a Cure

Spokane

and

Coeur d’ Alene

This August I am walking the

3 Day for a Cure

in

Minneapolis

with my cousin Jill (Jamie’s sister)

I am injured right now

and doing PT

for ITBS, Patellar tendinitis and achilles tendinitis

I will run again!

For Jamie.