Karon's Running Motivation

I know most of you don't know me, but I'm really excited to be a part of your team! Tiffany and I met our Sophomore year of college because we lived in the same apartment complex. Her now sister-in-law was one of my best friends in high school! We've been getting together with our kids for almost 4 years.

I've been married for about 5 1/2 years and have three kids: Ashlyn (4), Carter (2) and Audrie (3 months). We live in Southwest Orem . My husband, Brad, works at ancestry.com (he's only been there for about 4 months) and I'm a stay-at-home mom. I am NOT crafty or a good cook or very athletic, but I like to read and I like to run.

This is our most recent family picture.

I, like Tiffany, have given myself a little incentive to get out there and run the miles. I've decided that for every mile I run, I get $1 to spend on running-related stuff. This includes running clothes, running shoes, and even race entrance fees. As of today, I've only racked up $38, but I'm hoping that the amount will start increasing at a faster rate as my endurance improves. I think these running gloves will be one of my first purchases.

My goal is to get out and run three times a week and to do yoga or pilates as cross-training. I also have some more baby weight that I'd like to lose, so, I'm working on that too. It has been slow going!

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you!

Vanessa & Tiff, Sandy City Turkey Trot 2010

My Running Motivation Confession by Tiffany

I call it a confession because I don't really think I'll be able to do it...

Introducing, Operation Run to Disney World!

2,277 miles

of which I've done 32.9! and while that seems like depressingly little, it does put me past Spanish Fork and on my way to Price.

Basically it's a fun way to log my runs, especially fun because I like to travel. And if crazily I were able to actually run the 2,277 miles to Disney World, I have every intention of going there for my prize.
For now, though, I'm focusing on the closer goal of leaving Utah in about another 258 miles.

If Forrest Gump did it, so can I!!!

Oh, and here are my running goals as of right now. Run a minimum of 3x per week, a minimum of 5k per run. I'm undecided whether I'll use winter treadmill weather to work on incline or distance...probably both, but I don't have firm goals. Run in a race 1x per month, 5ks through Jan. then 10ks through May (because that's great motivation too). My next race is tomorrow! Wish me luck!