I may as well give the knock out punch now!
Posted on 06/30/2009 10:12:49 AM PDT by curth
From the August 2009 issue of Runner's World
When did you start running? I grew up in a running family. My parents caught the running craze in the mid '70s and we grew up doing family runs. I've been running now easy for 35 years.
Do you remember your first race? My dad was a track coach and he'd get all the neighborhood kids together and take us to Anchorage for track meets when we were very young. Anchorage is 50 miles from Wasilla. And ever since we were little we'd do 10-K races as family fun runs.
So you grew up running with your siblings? Yes, and my siblings and parents were better runners than I. My mom and dad were marathoners and one of my sisters is a marathoner. Dad ran Boston a couple times, mom would win her age group or at least get a ribbon in the big races, and I would just try to keep up.
Sounds like your skills were more suited to basketball? Well, I appreciated the fact that in running I needed guts more than anything. I could do fine just being really determined. I was thankful that I didn't need a whole lot of skills to run.
And running was your first athletic activity, even before basketball? Yes. My parents instilled in us that fitness and running were going to be a part of our lives growing up. My siblings and I are all still very active. A lot of days I look forward to getting out to run and think and plan.
Was there ever a period when you didn't run? Only when I was too pregnant to run. During each of my five pregnancies I worked out until right before the babies were born.
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Not me. I'm still using that picture where she took off ...
her glasses.
You mean, it's better than this one?
LOL!!!
At least I have good taste in women. ;)
If she were an ancient civilization, she’d be Babe-ylon.
I think thatis where my mind was
I may as well give the knock out punch now!
I’m having a cardio workout just FReepin’!
Oh my gosh !!! You are the hero of millions of Freepers !!!!
LOL!!! ;-)
LOL!!! Y’all are cracking me up!
That gives me even MORE reasons to vote for her!
Wow, your daughter is very talented! Looks like you have a running family!
So I saw you recently did a 22:11 5K AND won your age division! Not too shabby!
I used to do the decathlon for about 12 years or so, but was always a distance runner at heart. The 1500 was always my best event, and I still hold a bunch of meet records for the 1500 in some of the decathlons I did.
I even held some records for the overall decathlon (college and conference). Now, I just stick to running when I’m not plagued by an injury or two!
Amazing how someone can look so good at her age and have her figure, especially after all her kids. She is gorgeous!
This is the closest I can find to it on the web at the moment. The one I have was cropped a little and cleaned up:
I think thatis where my mind was
I think we all know where your mind was... ;^)
Beautiful scenery... and Sarah looks good too.
Covet... no. But you can (and should) admire her all day long. Nothing wrong with that.
Dang. How am I supposed to get any work done the rest of the afternoon??
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