Birthdate: 9-13-1982
Birth Place: Minnesota
Family: Husband, Bacon, and 3 kids, Isaac, Roya, and Meyrah
Personal strengths: My ability to laugh at myself and not take things too seriously
Personal weaknesses: Bouts of laziness... Reason for joining Northstar: I love running with other people and Claire Kamp Dush convinced me to join. I never ran seriously and when I turned 40 I decided to start. I was running a lot by myself and not really training seriously for anything. I had run a trail half but 13 miles was the longest I had ever run by myself. I learned pretty quickly that I can run a lot farther and faster if I have company.
Favorite running shoes: Hoka Clifton 9s
Favorite place to run: Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
Running Goals:
- Short-term: Get back into training after 5 weeks of pretty inconsistent running while traveling this summer. Run the TC 10 mile in 1:30.
- Long-term: Run Grandma's again but finish in 4:20.
Proudest Running Achievement: Finishing Grandma's marathon. I REALLY thought I wasn't going to finish and I got through by shutting off my brain and running with the team.
Typical training week, a month or two before a major race: I haven't really done much training, so there's nothing typical really for me. Before Grandma's the taper really psyched me out and I just got really worried that something bad would happen 🙂
Running idol: I don't have one of these yet but I look up to lots of Northstars!
Injuries: None (so far!)PRs:
- Marathon PR: 4:35
- Half-Marathon PR: 2:01:55
- 25K PR:
- 10 Mile PR: 1:31:47
- 10K PR: 53:26
- 5K PR: 25:06
- 1 Mile PR:
Non-running Hobbies: Travelling, hiking/trail running, reading with my kids, bicycling, playing the bass, mediocre cross-country skiing.
Anything else interesting you'd like to share? Running and socializing is my stress relief and I love being able to do that with all of you! Thanks for the company and motivation.
