Stallion Stampede 1 Mile

How cute are these 3?


Very.

At my kids school, they did a 5K and 1 Mile walk/run.  Since I am trying to recover from some tendonitis, Josh ran with the kids.  They did a 1 mile run and ran the whole thing!  So proud of my babies!!

Recycle Fun Run - Our First Race Together

On April 20th, Josh and I ran our first race together: the Recycle Fun Run.  It was also my first race ever.  It was chilly and rainy, but SO much fun!

Josh's dad also ran with us.  He beat both of us by a long shot, but hey- it was a FUN run!  :)

The Recycle run is fun because they give out shirts and medals leftover from old races throughout the county.  Josh and I both got shirts from the Layton Thanksgiving half marathon.  Josh's medal was from a Layton Triathalon, and mine was from the same Thanksgiving race.

I finished the 3.17 course in 31:42 with an average pace of 9:59/min/mile.  A PR  thus far!

Can't wait for more races with my babe!

Becky's Couch to 5K in 8 weeks (in one LONG post)

Week 8, Day 3 

Today would have been my first 5K run, but I have now run it 4 times! Woot, woot! I ran this morning, and it was harder than the last few times. But I pushed through and finished. My average pace was 10:25, a little slower than my last solo run, but that's okay. Today, Josh is registering us for my first race, which is a week from tomorrow. I am so excited! Also, yesterday I registered for the Ogden 5K in May. Can't wait! LOVE running!!!

Our Running Story

Josh & Becky:
To make a long story short, we had our first date in October of 2002.  We got engaged in November, and got married in March 2003.  We have 4 kids, ages 8 (boy), 6 (girl), 4 (boy), and 2 (boy).  After being married for 10 years, we finally found a hobby we both enjoy: running.

Josh:
I started running track back in junior high school and added cross country in high school.  Then in college, I began running longer distances, and was training for the St. George Marathon in 2002.  Unfortunately, I got a stress fracture in my foot two weeks shy of the race that made it so I couldn't run.  But there was a silver lining: that was the weekend I took Becky on our first date.

Fast forward 10 years.  I've run a couple races here and there, but nothing like the good old days.  When Becky started running again, she inspired me to dust off my running shoes and keep up with her.  Now here we are.

Becky:
I really started running in February 2013.  I have tried to get into running many times over the last 10 years or so.  I was so out of shape, that after a mile, I would just about drop dead.  I didn't realize then that I was approaching it all wrong.

Finally, I found a training program perfect for me.  I started running 3 times a week; literally one minute on and 2 minutes off, until I very gradually was running 30 minutes straight.  It took me just over 7 weeks to accomplish that goal, and was worth every minute.  Now I am setting PR's and new goals!  And I love [almost] every mile!