Meet Lindsay

Now it’s my turn…

I don’t know if I could come up with 100 things about me like Valerie, and I am not as creative as Katie, so hear is by best effort at introducing myself.

1. I like lists. (Erin, stop laughing!)

2. I have a great family: husband, Dave and two fantastic kiddos: Kate, almost 1 and Lincoln, 3 years. They are the reason I run.

3. Running has been a new found love of mine. See, I gain monster amounts of weight (65 pound range) with my pregnancies and then have to work it all off. And that is where the running comes in. I am proud to report that I lost the 65 ‘Kate pounds’ in 9 months. As they say, 9 months on, 9 months off! (Please no pregnancy stories about how you only gained 13 pounds)

4. I love to travel. I studied abroad twice in college: Europe and South America. I have been all over Europe, parts of South America, parts of China, Mexico, the Caribbean, Russia… and look forward to more!

5. I am a special education teacher. I currently teach 6th grade language arts, math, and reading. This coming school year I will also be teaching geography and science (with Susie!). I have taught HS American Literature, Contemporary Literature, World Literature, Spanish 1 and Spanish 2. (If I was a baseball player, I would be a utility player for sure.)

6. I graduated from Georgia Tech (GO JACKETS!) with a BS in International Affairs, and graduated from the University of Utah (GO UTES!) with a Masters in Secondary Education. (OK, so I do have to brag a bit here… I graduate summa cum laude. I am proud to be a dork.)

7. I love to learn. If I had the time and the money, I would be a permanent student. I would love to get a PhD someday: perhaps social work, educational leadership, or special education.

8. My car radio is always on NPR. Love it.

9. My husband and I met on a blind date. My first and last. Yes, it was truly love at first sight. We met, got engaged 4 months later, and married 4 months after that. Bliss.

10. Favorite places include: Nordstrom, especially the shoe department, Atlanta (my home town), Georgia Tech football games, my couch with a good book (a rarity!), a secluded beach with nothing to do, and sitting next to my husband on a plane going on a trip.

11. While I do love a good television show, my best free-time hobby is reading. I prefer to read contemporary lit and world lit. I went through a world lit phase where everything I read was about poverty, childhood issues, graft, corruption, and/or the third world. I had to phase in some good crime drama, chick lit, adolescent lit, and an occasional classic to help temper that. I was about to start too many charities at the pace I was going. They were a bit too much of a buzzkill.

12. I don’t like chocolate. I don’t eat it. I don’t really even like the smell. But, I’ll make treats with it. I can’t explain it; it’s just part of me.

13. We are running this race on my 30th birthday. Very cool. Very excited about that!

That’s it for now. I am very excited to be part of this. Thanks to Erin for helping get us off and running. Yippee!
LME

We have 13 DAYS! & This weeks training...

Hey Ladies~

So it is the 17th of June today which means that we have 13 to get this team basically finalized and get registered!  So here is the plan... (unless someone else has a better one)  Everyone who is in please send me an email to info@theribbonspot.com and tell me yea or nay!  I have registered team Running From The Kids and have paid the entry fee so if everyone could get me the money we are set  :)  We are team number 003 :)

We are still waiting to hear from a lot of you for your introductions.... don't be shy we don't bite....

Now on to the training for this week.  Remember this is what they suggest.... modify, alter, do what you need to do to fit what feels right and good into your lives.  I know we are all busy and have the little people home for the summer so sometimes it is hard to get out. Do what you can  :)

Monday:  Beginner... 15 Minutes

Intermediate... 3 Miles

Tuesday:  Beginner... Rest or easy cross train

Intermediate... 4 Miles

Wednesday:  Beginner... 15 Minutes

Intermediate... 3 Miles

Thursday:  Beginner... Rest or easy cross train

Intermediate... 4 Miles

Friday:  Beginner... 15 Minutes

Intermediate... 3 Miles

Saturday:  Beginner... Rest or easy cross train

Intermediate... 6 Miles

Happy running :)

Training for this week....

Yes it is true it starts this week if you are following the training plan they have on the site :) So here is what this week has in store.... Enjoy

Monday: Beginner run for 15 minutes and Intermediate is 3 miles
Tuesday: Beginner rest or easy cross train and Intermediate is 4 miles
Wednesday: Beginner run for 15 minutes and Intermediate is 3 miles
Thursday: Beginner rest or easy cross train and Intermediate is 4 miles
Friday: Beginner run for 15 minutes and Intermediate is 3 miles
Saturday: Beginner rest or easy cross train and Intermediate is 5 miles

Keep us posted on how you are doing! Happy running :)

Meet Katie

I have about 30 seconds to say Hi! and to let you know that I think Erin is the most enthusiastic runner I've ever met. An idea to get to know a few new girls has blossomed into a full blown past time, complete with a blog! thanks for taking the ball and running with it Erin (pun was totally intended;)

I'm older than 30, and have learned that age is a matter of mind. I look forward to running with young at heart moms and feel so blessed to have a body that can put one foot in front of the other. My life is full of chaos and disorganization, even though organization is something I've always felt I was good at. I wouldn't change a minute of the experiences we've had and feel so thankful for the package that is my life..this package includes a fantastic, supportive, fun loving, talented and hot to trot husband John along with 6 great kids ranging in age from 13-2. 4 of our kids are "home grown" and two came by way of adoption. It has been a fabulous ride getting them here, and my every breath is devoted to making sure they have the tools to be good and worthy individuals (okay, some of my breaths are also used talking to friends on the phone, looking at ideas for our house and garden and even making a few scrapbooks here and there. Oh, I guess I also use some of my breath when I sit and watch Arrested Development or the Office, but not as much, so I don't sit down very often. As you get to be my age that metabolism slows girls, and you have to stay on your feet more just to use up those slow burning calories ;)



Having run one of these relays before I can speak with experience when I say the following things:

1. This will be challenging
2. This will be fun!
3. I want to be in the second van (tell ya why later on...)

can't wait to work hard toward something worth achieving. So happy to have all of you work with. And as for those two last few spots; perhaps its time for me to make some long distance calls to sisters and former running buddies to fill them up!

Did you know it's June?

OK, don't want to freak anyone out, but did you know that today is June 1st. According to our training guru/runner extraordinaire, we start training in 8 days! So enjoy those cupcakes ladies, because tomorrow we run! (Well, not really tomorrow, but you know what I mean!)

Let the games begin!

LME