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.

what the therapist said

 

It wasn’t as bad as I had expected

No boot for my achilles

I got a really ‘cool’ foam roller

for my left IT band

He basically said

you started running

liked it

liked the endorphins

but your body mechanics

don’t support running

SO

we need to get it so

it all works together

my core

and

my

hips

need major strengthening

Crosstrain

stretch

roll

PT 2x a week

because I live so far away

work at it at home

I told him my goals

my races this year

my 3day in August

and

he didn’t laugh

at the idea of

a few Tri’s

actually said it would be

good!

So that is where I am

my calves are screeming

because I had to do calf raises

whatever

I will run again…..

just not right now

Happy New Year~2011!

To all of my new running peeps….Happy New Year!